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CASE STUDIES

Figure 9- Typical Dwelling Unit Layout With respect to the ISSR policy in
this selected site, slum dwellers
have very little or no clarity in
the policy and eligibility. Lack
of knowledge of the scheme and
financial conditionality and the
occupancy status of the eligible
households in the flats has led to
fear and confusion with respect
to the possibility of permanent
eviction from a settlement that
its residents have built over
the course of the last 40 years.
However, many are optimistic
and ready to upgrade and
manage in high rise apartments
in a hope to provide a better
standard of living to future
generations.

Figure 10- Typical Dwelling Unit Layout of a Rented Unit EXPECTED BENEFITS
TO SLUM DWELLERS
The sorry state of slum needs
an urgent intervention and the
slum dwellers would benefit
in numerous ways under this
policy as they would get pucca
habitable houses having carpet
area up to 30 square meter with
two rooms, kitchen, bathroom,
balcony and WC against payment
of prevalent cost as approved
by the government from time
to time. The beneficiaries
will be provided basic civic
facilities like safe drinking
water, sewerage line and
electrical connections. Facilities
of Anganwadi, health centres
and other social infrastructure
as per provision of Master Plan
of Delhi will be provided in the
area. The beneficiaries will be

SOURCE - Authors allotted EWS flats on a leasehold

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