The state, in a bid to give a much needed push for the completion of long pending 1,200 slum rehabilitation projects in Greater Mumbai, has proposed a slew of initiatives. In some cases where tenants are not eligible under the slum rehabilitation scheme, they will be covered under the Prime Minister's Awas Yojana. This apart, the government will put in place a strict eligibility and financial criteria for builders and developers to complete slum rehabilitation projects in a time bound manner and they do not languish for long. The government will also set quality norms that will have to be followed by builders for the dwellings to be offered free under slum rehabilitation scheme. Sanjay Kumar, additional chief secretary of state housing department told DNA, "These 1,200 slum rehabilitation projects are stuck up not just due to paucity of funds.

Source: dna November 09, 2017 03:00 UTC