Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 9 : The Centre has asked five City Corporations in Kerala to prepare a detailed plan for slum-free urban development and submit immediately, as part of implementing the ambitious Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) to address the problems of slum dwellers and urban poor.
This direction was given by Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Aruna Sundarajan, after assessing the progress made by the state in rolling out the RAY in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kochi, Thrissur and Kozhikode Corporations, official sources said today.
Kudumbashree Mission is the nodal agency for executing the project in the state.
Surveying and mapping of the existing slums in the five Corporation areas, assessment of the growth of the cities with a 20-year perspective, necessary legislative and administrative changes required for urban land expansion, changes proposed in the town planning regulations, and actions to obtain commensurate lands or virtual lands will be part of the detailed action plans to be submitted to the Centre.
The Joint Secretary said the Centre had decided to spend Rs 5000 crore in the next two years under the Rajiv Awas Yojana across the country.
The Centre would provide financial assistance to states to assign property rights to slum dwellers for provision of shelter and basic civic and social services for slum re-development and for creation of affordable housing stock under the RAY scheme.
Kudumbashree Mission is the nodal agency for executing the project in the state.
Surveying and mapping of the existing slums in the five Corporation areas, assessment of the growth of the cities with a 20-year perspective, necessary legislative and administrative changes required for urban land expansion, changes proposed in the town planning regulations, and actions to obtain commensurate lands or virtual lands will be part of the detailed action plans to be submitted to the Centre.
The Joint Secretary said the Centre had decided to spend Rs 5000 crore in the next two years under the Rajiv Awas Yojana across the country.
The Centre would provide financial assistance to states to assign property rights to slum dwellers for provision of shelter and basic civic and social services for slum re-development and for creation of affordable housing stock under the RAY scheme.
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