Slum Rehabilitation Authority Cell
Shri Bhushan Chaudhari,
Deputy Director of Town Planning (D.D.T.P.)
As per Section 17(3) of the amended MMRDA Act, 1974, the Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA, has been empowered as deemed Slum Rehabilitation Authority for the purpose of implementation of Slum Rehabilitation Projects required to be undertaken for the persons affected by MMRDA projects. Under section 17(1) of the said amended Act, as per Section 17(3), MC, MMRDA, is holding the powers of Slum Rehabilitation Authority and thereby all the powers of Chief Executive Officer, Slum Rehabilitation Authority under the MR & TP Act, 1966. Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA is thus a "Deemed SRA".
SRA Cell has been set up in MMRDA to scrutinize the Slum Rehabilitation proposals and to grant subsequent approvals as per Development Control Regulations applicable and as per Slum Rehabilitation Guidelines. Under this scheme, except for some exceptional Slum Rehabilitation Projects, most of the Slum Rehabilitation Schemes have been approved on private and open land for the Project Affected Persons (PAPs). The rehabilitation tenements in S.R. schemes are constructed by private developers in lieu of Land & Construction Transferable Development Rights (TDR). Therefore, MMRDA gets these rehabilitation tenements free of cost.
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Scrutinizing the planning of Slum Rehab Schemes & approval to the same – issuing Letter of Intent, Layout approval and approval of building plans - IOA, Commencement Certificate at various stages of construction, Occupation Certificate.
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Approval of TDR recommendation proposals in various ongoing and completed S.R. Schemes.
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Planning & designing of various amenities in implemented Slum Rehabilitation Schemes.
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Suggesting the specifications regarding elevation, water proofing and other combinations along with the quality of construction work for the buildings under Slum Rehab Schemes and executing the Tripartite Agreement.
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Internal correspondence with other Divisions of MMRDA.
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Site visits to various S. R. schemes.
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Attending court matters & filing affidavits for the same.
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Disposing of RTI applications.
- Regulation no. 33(10) of DCPR - 2034 governs the development of S. R. Schemes.
- Prior to the establishment of SRA Cell in MMRDA, around 31,900 tenements were got constructed by MMRDA as a PIA from the S.R. Schemes approved by CEO, SRA.
- Since the establishment of SRA Cell in MMRDA in the year 2003, MMRDA has constructed a total of 222 nos. of rehabilitation buildings comprising of a total of 34,966 nos. of tenements for rehabilitation of Project Affected Persons (PAPs).
- A total of 18 nos. of rehabilitation buildings are under ongoing S.R. schemes which will generate a total of 5,846 nos. of PAP tenements and construction work is under progress.
- MMRDA has completed construction work of 410 beds Maternity Home-cum-Hospital at Lallubhai Compound, Mankhurd which has been handed over as an amenity to BMC.
- Amenities such as School, Police Station, Maternity Home, Hospital etc. approved by MMRDA are completed and handed over to BMC.
