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CASE STUDIES
and dialogue with concerned composed where the cause departments within the ULB
stakeholders such as potential would be the proposed (including the TP department,
beneficiaries, Pradhan intervention and the effect slum rehabilitation
Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) would be the desired outcome department, and all land
department and concerned to provide security of tenure. records departments) (2)
Urban Local Body (ULB) A citywide database provides the community. This
officials. During data a detailed understanding approach established a
collection and iteration of of (1) Land Ownership (2) level of familiarity with
solutions for the vulnerable Dwelling Densities (3) Land the concerned officials that
settlements structured Reservation (4) Land Rates (5) proved imperative for smooth
interviews were undertaken Tenable and Untenable Slums implementation stages of the
with PMAY officials, local
authorities, developers, (6) Potential Extra Housing project.
and beneficiaries to identify Stock. The information The information generated
the current scenario for collated and analysed through data collection and
housing. It helped identify provides a holistic view of surveys to identify vulnerable
hurdles encountered during the city that can be leveraged slums was leveraged, in
implementation and gave for judicious planning of land order to propose solutions
an insight to the top down use. that ensure judicious use
approach towards affordable
housing schemes that lacked The inclusive approach for the of land. The vulnerability
an inclusive approach and project ensures that through matrix was prepared by
judicious utilisation of land. (1) socio-economic surveys, placing settlements in rows
(2) group discussions and and pre-decided parameters
METHODOLOGY FOR dialogue with the community pertinent to vulnerability in
PROPOSING SOCIAL the aspirations of the urban columns. Within this matrix
HOUSING SOLUTIONS poor and their expectations scores of 1 to 4 were awarded
from a housing scheme are to each category for each
SA’s core principles advocate taken into consideration settlement. The total of all the
the preparation of a while proposing solutions.
citywide database that can be scores then provided a final
leveraged to develop holistic In order to gauge data on vulnerability score. The score
1 indicated least vulnerability
slum
such
demographics
solutions for the informal as family size, occupation, while the score 4 indicated
settlement. Slum level data financial condition (such as highest vulnerability. The
is methodically collected, income, expenditure, and vulnerability matrix enabled
meticulously organised, loans), tenancy arrangement, the available resources to
and presented using a plot ownership, proof of be focussed on the most
coordinating base map. This land ownership, willingness vulnerable slums. Solutions
ensures that an accurate profile to participate in a housing are first proposed for the most
of the surveyed area, whether programme family level data vulnerable slums that ensure
a city, a neighbourhood, or an for all mapped dwellings was they are first considered for
individual slum, is generated. collected. rehabilitation.
With an up-to-date and
accurate profile valid theories The different stakeholders This stage included (1)
of cause and effect can be involved were (1) the different understanding methods of
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