Slum Rehabilitation Project ofChandigarh Housing Board –

Innovations and Good Practices

Ankur GargSDM Chandigarh-

cum-Additional CEO,CHB

Chandigarh : IntroductionFounded in 1952, capital of the North Indian

states of Punjab and Haryana

Spread over 114 sq. km

Total population of about 9 lakhs

Slum population of about 1,20,000 spread over 18 notified colonies and consisting of 23,841 families

Chandigarh Small Flats scheme, 2006

SLUM PROFILE OF THE CITY

The present slum families estimated at about 23841 located in 18 slum colonies have been identified through the Biometric Survey as per below noted details:-

S.No Colony No. of families S.No Colony No. of families

1 Ambedkar 65 10 LBS 697

2 Gursagar 140 11 Madrasi 3167

3 Janta colony 1063 12 Majdoor 158

4 kabari 65 13 Nehru colony 1815

5 kalyan 89 14 Pandit 455

6 Kuldeep 144 15 Rajiv colony 786

7 Kumhar 1852 16 Sanjay 243

8 Labour 5185 17 SBS Moulijagaran 717

9 Labour 6970 18 Sahapur 230

MADRASI COLONY

Chandigarh Housing BoardSet up in 1976

Constructed a total of about 45,000 houses till date – housing almost 25% of city’s population

17,269 units constructed already for economically weaker sections and slum rehabilitants

Nodal agency under the Chandigarh Small Flats Scheme, 2006

EIGHT LOCATIONS FOR REHABILITATION

• 9.38 acre land in Sector 38 (West) • 9.24 acre land in Sector 49 • 21 acre near Mauli Jagran- II • 134.04 acre in Maloya- I • 130 acre in Dhanas • 6 acre in Mauli jagran - I • 3.67 acre in Ram Darbar • 51.65 acre in Malloya – II • In the Second Phase, 19360 units are

planned to be taken up in Mauli Jagran- I, Mauli Jagran- II , Maloya- I ,Dhanas

Salient Features of The New Policy – Chandigarh Small Flats Scheme 2006

– One time solution to the existing problem of squatters and slum settlements

– Execution within a tight and specific time schedule

– Allotment initially on licence fee basis, ownership rights to be provided after twenty years

– The design of the dwelling unit has been made in such a way so that there are no incidental spaces, leaving no scope or possibility of violations and/or unauthorized occupation of govt. land

– Each dwelling unit will have individual water, electric and sewer connection

Salient Features of The New Policy – Chandigarh Small Flats Scheme 2006

Eligibility Criteria

The name should appear in

- A) Bio-metric survey conducted by the Administration and

- B) Voter list of year 2006- C) Voter list of the year in which allotment is

made

Grant under JNNURM

S. No Name of the project

Total Project Cost (Rs. Crores)

Central Share (Rs. Crores)

State Share

(Rs. Crores)

1.

Rehabilitation of 6368 families (Phase 1)

136.01 96.02 39.98

2.

Rehabilitation of 19360 families (Phase 2)

428.92 300.10 128.83

Best Practice 1 – Detailed socio-economic survey

A detailed socio-economic survey of the proposed beneficiaries carried out

Scheme parameters, like flat design and license fee designed accordingly

allottees not only passive beneficiaries of the growth process, but an active part of it

Socio-economic Survey – Key issues identified

Majority (90%) of the slum families are nuclear in size

Average household size is 4.5Average monthly salary levels reported by 85%

of slum population ranges between Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 3,000

Average monthly expenditure reported by 90% population is between Rs. 700 and Rs. 3000

90% of families are in a position to generate a monthly disposable surplus of Rs. 1,000 pm

Best Practice 2 – Change in mode of allotment

Earlier, all units allotted on hire-purchase basis, and were highly subsidised– Large no. of people thronged the city in the

expectation of getting a cheap house– Rehabilitants encashed the subsidy by

selling of the unit and went back to slums

All allotments now done on affordable monthly license fee basis, with the option of owning the house after twenty years

SECURITY OF TENURE

As a part of Chandigarh Small Flats Scheme-2006 the possession will continue to remain with the beneficiary for 20 years

Allotment in the joint name of both i.e. husband & wife

Eviction only in case of allotment based on false information or non payment of License Fee

Security of tenure (contd.)

Option of conferring of ownership rights after 20years to those who have been in continuous and lawful occupation of the flat

Provision of Appellate Authority against any orders of the Competent Authority

Best Practice 3 – Promoting excellence through IT

Detailed bio-metric survey of the 18 notified slum colonies– Exact no. of families ascertained– Digital photograph of the family and thumb

and finger prints of the head of the family captured electronically

Put to rest, all possible claims and counter claims as regards eligibility

Best Practice 4 – Simplification of Procedures

Allotment done through a camp at site involving officials from :

– Estate Office Chandigarh– Municipal Corporation, Chd.– Engineering Department, Chd. – A scheduled commercial bank– Notary public– Chandigarh Housing Board

Helped reduce the time, money and effort required considerably

Best Practice 5 – Promoting excellence through IT

Development of a comprehensive software

SRISHTI (Slum Rehabilitation for Improvement, Security and Hygiene of The Inhabitants)

Back

SRISHTI – Benefits that accrued– Processing time for an application reduced from 6

months to 2 hours (2700 applications already processed in 20 days)

– Workflow based automation – no chance of skipping of queue as regards allotment process

– Digital photograph and fingerprint of the allottee captured and printed on the allotment letter and possession slip

– Digitized databases of voter list of 2006 and bio-metric survey integrated thus reducing search time considerably and doing away with the need to submit any documents.

– Better post-allotment allottee account management

Best Practice 6 – Promoting excellence through IT

SMART CARDS for all beneficiary families

- Will help check the identity of the allottee at any point of time

- Payment history record – automatic generation of notices in case of default

Best Practice 7 – Simplification of forms

A simple one page application form

No enclosure, attachment or proof required

Affidavits done away with, self-attestation to suffice

Single page allotment letter, possession slip and license deed

License deed not handed over to the allottee

Eliminated all middlemen

Best Practice 8 – Innovations in flat design

Community oriented lifestyle recognised – layout adopts street interface approach with a common front court

No incidental spaces, leaving no space or possibility of violations or encroachments

Single multi-purpose room provided – can be easily converted into two; flexibility of choice

Earth quake resistant designDirect access to sunlight, and individual water

and electricity connections in all flats

Flat design

4'-6" x 3'-0"SHEL

F

4'6" X 4'-6"

10'-1 1/2" X 15'Room

BATH

VER5'-3" X 8'-9"

W.C.

Best Practice 9 – Relocation plan in place

Scientifically prepared detailed relocation plan to minimize dislocation

Prepared well in advance to eliminate any element of surprise

Land freed from slums put to optimal use