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CASE STUDY


         stages of project completion –  home loan application often gets  •  Automatic Lift Provision :
         construction, project development,  rejected.  Also,  even  if  they    JMC makes sure that there is
         plumbing,  electricity  etc.  A  qualify  for  home  loans,             proper automatic lift facility
         shortage of around one crore  beneficiaries  face  trouble               which is available to every
         skilled workers poses a major  arranging the minimal down               beneficiary.  The  digital
         challenge      towards       the  payment required to avail the         Generator  set  facility  is
         achievement of a mammoth goal  complete benefit of the CLSS              available in case of common
         of PMAY. Towards this,  steps  scheme.                                  electrical supply failure.
         such as development of training    FACILITIES PROVIDED               •  Natural Calamity resistance
         centres across the country;and     UNDER AHP IN JMC                     (lightning or earthquake) :
         internationally  recognised                                             The  houses  are  made
         certification      to     skilled   •  Parking  facilities:  As  an      lightening proof and are also
         professionals may be taken.           essential  part  of  a  house     earth quake resistant.
                                               where a vehicle too needs a
             In    addition     to    the      roof, there is parking facility  •  Fire Safety Provision: All fire
         developmental challenges, there       available for every house and     safety provision are made as
         are some challenges with respect      every flat owner in Jamnagar.      per  the  current  rules  and
         to  the extension of the CLSS                                           regulations of the fire Act.
         under PMAY to its beneficiaries.    •  Children play area (Green
         These are:                            Space  environment):  A  •  Internal RCC Road Network:
                                               children play area adds a lot     An  internal  RCC  road
         Unmaintained property records:        of fun to your living. Let your   network is provided in all
         Under  the  CLSS  scheme  of          children run about, explore,      PMAY sites of JMC.
         PMAY, beneficiaries can avail          learn and grow healthy. It's
         interest subsidy on home loans        the best place to socialise with   •  Water  Supply  and  UGD
         or    direct     subsidy     for      your neighbours too. JMC          Network: Water supply and
         construction or enhancement of        approved sites gives the best     underground network are
         their existing homes. However,        experience to its beneficiaries.   provided  to  all  housing
         presenting      proper      title                                       schemes  along  with  the
         documents of properties is a       •  Solar Water Heater: All the       drainage facility.
         prerequisite to availing either of    new sites of AHP in Jamnagar   CONCLUSION
         these subsidies. With poorly          Municipal Corporation have
         maintained property records           been provided with solar       To make sure that tomorrow's
         and absolutely no record of slum      water heater facility. So the   cities provide opportunities  and
         dwellers,  majority  of  the          members have access to these   be er living conditions for all, it
         beneficiaries are left in a lurch.     facilities without any extra   is essential to understand that
         Possible  solutions  could  be        cost.                          the concept of inclusive cities
         effective digitisation of all land   •  Security    system:     JMC   involves  a  complex  web  of
         records and bringing the two          provides security facilities   multiple  spatial,  social  and
         (land  and  housing)  ma ers          including, on-site security    economic factors. Provision of
         under a single umbrella.              personnel and a secretary      affordable  housing is one of the
                                                                              key pillars of building inclusive
         Unorganised working sector:           with    its    maintenance     and resilient cities. The Jamnagar
         The scheme largely caters to the      commi ee  for  all  PMAY       Municipal Corporation is well
         EWS and LIG segments of the           projects.                      poised to provide house to every
         population, who are invariably     •  LED Campus Lighting: LED  needy individual by the end of
         employed in the unorganised           Campus Lighting is provided  2022 so that they live in a be er
         sector.  With  no  record  of         at  all the awas site locations.  space with all the facilities.
         employment or income, their




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