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    The Slum Areas Improvement and Clearance Act 1956 aims to improve and clear slum areas in certain Union Territories. It defines slums as areas unfit for human habitation due to dilapidated buildings, overcrowding, lack of amenities, and provides for their identification, improvement or demolition. The Act provides tenants in slum areas protection from eviction and compensation for land acquisition for redevelopment. Officials have powers to inspect areas, declare them fit or unfit for habitation, and carry out improvement or demolition works.

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    The Slum Areas Improvement and Clearance Act 1956 aims to improve and clear slum areas in certain Union Territories. It defines slums as areas unfit for human habitation due to dilapidated buildings, overcrowding, lack of amenities, and provides for their identification, improvement or demolition. The Act provides tenants in slum areas protection from eviction and compensation for land acquisition for redevelopment. Officials have powers to inspect areas, declare them fit or unfit for habitation, and carry out improvement or demolition works.

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    The Slum Areas Improvement and Clearance Act 1956 aims to improve and clear slum areas in certain Union Territories. It defines slums as areas unfit for human habitation due to dilapidated buildings, overcrowding, lack of amenities, and provides for their identification, improvement or demolition. The Act provides tenants in slum areas protection from eviction and compensation for land acquisition for redevelopment. Officials have powers to inspect areas, declare them fit or unfit for habitation, and carry out improvement or demolition works.

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    The Slum Areas Improvement and Clearance Act 1956

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    THE SLUM AREAS IMPROVEMENT AND

    CLEARANCE ACT 1956


    The Slum Areas improvement and
    clearance Act 1956
     The act focuses on improvement and clearance of
    slum areas in certain Union Territories and
    protection of tenants in such areas from eviction.
    Apart from this identification and notification of
    slum areas, slum improvement area & declaration of
    slum clearance area.
    Description of Slum
     Under this act slum is defined as an area unfit for human
    habitation because of dilapidated buildings, overcrowding,
    faulty arrangement and design of buildings, narrowness or
    faulty arrangement of streets, lack of ventilation, light or
    sanitation facilities or any other combination of these
    factors.
     Dilapidated building can be assessed on its basis of repair,
    stability, freedom from damp, natural light & air, water
    supply, drainage & sanitary conveniences.
    Improvement (if possible) & Cost
     If the building is found to be unfit for human habitation &
    improvement can be done at reasonable cost then
    competent authority may issue a notice to the owner of the
    property for necessary repair & improvement. In case the
    improvement is carried out by the authority then the expense
    will be recovered from building owners by means of rent,
    recovery from occupiers of building, by land revenue etc.
    Demolition & Redevelopment
     Buildings which cannot be repaired within reasonable cost
    then the authority is required to serve a notice within 30
    days of inspection & demolition can be carried out only
    after 6 weeks of expiration of the notice.
     In areas where demolition order has passed/ demolition
    taken place no redevelopment can take place without
    approval of competent authority.
    Land Acquisition & Compensation
     Land acquisition will be done by central government after
    providing information & discussion with land owner. The
    notice of land acquisition is required to be published in
    Official Gazette.
     This act provides right to receive compensation for every
    person having any interest in any land acquired under this
    act by central government.
    Basis for determining compensation –

     Amount equal to 60 times the net average monthly income


    actually derived from such land during the period of 5
    consecutive years
     Amount mentioned in the notice which may be accepted or
    rejected
     If the amount mentioned in notice is rejected & higher
    amount is demanded then appeal can be made to
    administrator.
     In case there are more than 1 person claiming the amount
    then the amount will be divided between the claimants.
    5 major ingredients of the slum areas
    (improvement and clearance) act, 1956
    1. To facilitate inclusive growth and slum-free cities.
    2. To provide assured security of tenure, basic amenities
    and affordable housing for slum dwellers.
    3. To assign a “legal document of entitlement” to every
    landless person in a slum area entitled to a dwelling
    space.
    4. To give mortgageable rights to allottees of dwelling
    space. however, tradability of dwelling space limited to
    the Government or the slum collectives.
    5. To provide compensation for acquisition of land,
    wherever necessary, in the form of concessional
    building.
    Protection of tenants in Slum areas &
    powers of officials –
     Tenant slum areas cannot be cleared/evicted without
    permission of the competent authority. No person can
    execute eviction without approval from competent authority.
    The order of eviction will only be provided after giving
    opportunity to tenant of being heard.
     This act also details out the powers of competent authority
    to carryout inspection & surveys of the area to identify them
    as fit for human habitation or unfit for human habitation. The
    person carrying out inspection has the authority to gain
    forceful entry to building after getting permission from
    authority & informing land/building owner.

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