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Figure 3: Household Size Figure 4: Employment Type Figure 5: Type Of Occupation per unit and the built-up area
was 12.7 sq.m per unit, the
3 4 5 Daily wage workers HH Maid super built-up area was 17.8
Rickshaw Puller
6 >6 Salaried workers Shopkeeper sq.m per unit. The dwelling
Non-workers Factory worker
Construction worker units were extremely small
to accommodate an average
10% 10% 10% 6% household size of 5-7 persons
28%
22%
20% 20% 20% (figure 8). No assigned
parking space was provided
70% 11% within the colony, and over
40% 33% a period the area has become
congested. There was a
Source: Compiled by Authors (Primary Survey, 2020) garbage disposal issue all over
the site. Few illegal dwellers
potential to save money pucca, but have a low quality had taken hold of dwelling
because most people make of construction, with chunks units due to personal political
between Rs 2000 and Rs 5000 of cement and plasters falling influence. In some dwellings,
per month. The majority of off. The corridors require the original allottees are not
revenue is spent on food artificial illumination even staying and have encroached
and transportation, and during the day because they on other slum locations and
ultimately, 50% of the income are quite packed and dark let-out the resettlement unit
was saved mostly for medical being doubly loaded (image for rent at Rs 1000-1500 per
expenses and the marriages of 3). month.
their children (figure 7).
The total population catered The beneficiary’s contribution
Housing Condition after by the Chetla BSUP project is was an integral part of the
Redevelopment 2160 housed in 480 dwelling project and that contribution

The ownership of the house units in 10 blocks (figure 8). was to be taken by the
was in the name of the wife or The unit, which was provided, state government in the
co-jointly owned. It was a G+4 had a common multi-purpose implementation of the project.
structure, with no provision room of size (3.2X1.5M) 10.08 The slum dwellers were
of elevators (image 1), with sq.m and kitchen space of 1.8 important contributors to the
each apartment costing Rs. sq.m. A common toilet was vote bank. Hence, their right
2,50,000/-. Initially, the slum provided of size 14.5 sq.m. The to housing was protected by
dwellers used to live in single- total carpet area was 11.8 sq.m
storied hutments, with plots Figure 6: Household Monthly Income Figure 7: Monthly Households Expenditure
having sizes varying from
15-35 sq.m, where 95% of <2000 2000-5000 FOOD HEALTH
5000-8000
8000-12000
EDUCATION
TRANSPORT
the houses were kutcha with >12000 SAVING
terracotta tiles roof. Though a 7% 20%
large household size had to be 10% 20%
accommodated, yet, the size 15%
of the unit that was provided 20% 50%
after the reconstruction
was quite small (12 sq.m). 48% 2% 8%
However, all the units are
Source: Compiled by Authors (Primary Survey, 2020)

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