Slum Rehabilitation Project of

Chandigarh Housing Board –

Innovations and Good

Practices
Ankur Garg
SDM Chandigarh-
cum-Additional CEO,CHB
Chandigarh : Introduction
 Founded in 1952, capital of the North Indian
states of Punjab and Haryana

 Spread over 114 sq. km

 Total population of about 9 lakhs

 Slum population of about 1,20,000 spread over

18 notified colonies and consisting of 23,841
families

 Chandigarh Small Flats scheme, 2006

 SLUM PROFILE OF THE CITY

The present slum families estimated at about 23841 located in 18 slum colonies have
been identified through the Biometric Survey as per below noted details:-

S.No Colony No. of families S.No Colony No. of families

1 Ambedkar 65 10 LBS 697

2 Gursagar 140 11 Madrasi 3167
3 Janta colony 1063 12 Majdoor 158
4 kabari 65 13 Nehru colony 1815
5 kalyan 89 14 Pandit 455
6 Kuldeep 144 15 Rajiv colony 786
7 Kumhar 1852 16 Sanjay 243
8 Labour 5185 17 SBS Moulijagaran 717
9 Labour 6970 18 Sahapur 230
MADRASI COLONY
Chandigarh Housing Board
 Set up in 1976

 Constructed a total of about 45,000 houses till

date – housing almost 25% of city’s population

 17,269 units constructed already for

economically weaker sections and slum
rehabilitants

 Nodal agency under the Chandigarh Small Flats

Scheme, 2006
EIGHT LOCATIONS FOR
REHABILITATION

• 9.38 acre land in Sector 38 (West)

• 9.24 acre land in Sector 49
• 21 acre near Mauli Jagran- II
• 134.04 acre in Maloya- I
• 130 acre in Dhanas
• 6 acre in Mauli jagran - I
• 3.67 acre in Ram Darbar
• 51.65 acre in Malloya – II
• In the Second Phase, 19360 units are
planned to be taken up in Mauli Jagran- I,
Mauli Jagran- II , Maloya- I ,Dhanas
Salient Features of The New Policy –
Chandigarh Small Flats Scheme 2006
– One time solution to the existing problem of squatters
and slum settlements

– Execution within a tight and specific time schedule

– Allotment initially on licence fee basis, ownership

rights to be provided after twenty years

– The design of the dwelling unit has been made in such

a way so that there are no incidental spaces, leaving
no scope or possibility of violations and/or
unauthorized occupation of govt. land

– Each dwelling unit will have individual water, electric

and sewer connection
Salient Features of The New Policy –
Chandigarh Small Flats Scheme 2006

 Eligibility Criteria
The name should appear in

- A) Bio-metric survey conducted by the

Administration and
- B) Voter list of year 2006
- C) Voter list of the year in which allotment is
made
Grant under JNNURM

S. No Name of the Total Central State Share

project Project Share (Rs. (Rs.
Cost (Rs. Crores) Crores)
Crores)
Rehabilitation of
6368 families 136.01 96.02 39.98
(Phase 1)
1.
Rehabilitation of
2. 19360 families 428.92 300.10 128.83
(Phase 2)
Best Practice 1 – Detailed socio-
economic survey

 A detailed socio-economic survey of the

proposed beneficiaries carried out

 Scheme parameters, like flat design and license

fee designed accordingly

 allottees not only passive beneficiaries of the

growth process, but an active part of it
Socio-economic Survey – Key
issues identified
 Majority (90%) of the slum families are nuclear
in size
 Average household size is 4.5
 Average monthly salary levels reported by 85%
of slum population ranges between Rs. 1,000
and Rs. 3,000
 Average monthly expenditure reported by 90%
population is between Rs. 700 and Rs. 3000
 90% of families are in a position to generate a
monthly disposable surplus of Rs. 1,000 pm
Best Practice 2 – Change in mode
of allotment
 Earlier, all units allotted on hire-purchase basis,
and were highly subsidised
– Large no. of people thronged the city in the
expectation of getting a cheap house
– Rehabilitants encashed the subsidy by
selling of the unit and went back to slums

 All allotments now done on affordable monthly

license fee basis, with the option of owning the
house after twenty years
 SECURITY OF TENURE

 As a part of Chandigarh Small Flats Scheme-2006

the possession will continue to remain with the
beneficiary for 20 years

 Allotment in the joint name of both i.e. husband &

wife

 Eviction only in case of allotment based on false

information or non payment of License Fee
Security of tenure (contd.)
 Option of conferring of ownership
rights after 20years to those who
have been in continuous and lawful
occupation of the flat

 Provision of Appellate Authority

against any orders of the
Competent Authority
Best Practice 3 – Promoting
excellence through IT

 Detailed bio-metric survey of the 18 notified

slum colonies
– Exact no. of families ascertained
– Digital photograph of the family and thumb
and finger prints of the head of the family
captured electronically

 Put to rest, all possible claims and counter

claims as regards eligibility
Best Practice 4 – Simplification of
Procedures

 Allotment done through a camp at site

involving officials from :

– Estate Office Chandigarh

– Municipal Corporation, Chd.
– Engineering Department, Chd.
– A scheduled commercial bank
– Notary public
– Chandigarh Housing Board

 Helped reduce the time, money and effort

required considerably
Best Practice 5 – Promoting
excellence through IT
 Development of a comprehensive
software

SRISHTI (Slum R
ehabilitation for Improvement,
Security and Hygiene of The I
nhabitants)
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SRISHTI – Benefits that accrued
– Processing time for an application reduced from 6
months to 2 hours (2700 applications already
processed in 20 days)

– Workflow based automation – no chance of skipping

of queue as regards allotment process

– Digital photograph and fingerprint of the allottee

captured and printed on the allotment letter and
possession slip

– Digitized databases of voter list of 2006 and bio-

metric survey integrated thus reducing search time
considerably and doing away with the need to submit
any documents.

– Better post-allotment allottee account management

Best Practice 6 – Promoting
excellence through IT

 SMART CARDS for all beneficiary

families

- Will help check the identity of the allottee at

any point of time
- Payment history record – automatic
generation of notices in case of default
Best Practice 7 – Simplification of
forms
 A simple one page application form

 No enclosure, attachment or proof required

 Affidavits done away with, self-attestation to

suffice

 Single page allotment letter, possession slip and

license deed

 License deed not handed over to the allottee

 Eliminated all middlemen

Best Practice 8 – Innovations in flat
design
 Community oriented lifestyle recognised –
layout adopts street interface approach with a
common front court
 No incidental spaces, leaving no space or
possibility of violations or encroachments
 Single multi-purpose room provided – can be
easily converted into two; flexibility of choice
 Earth quake resistant design
 Direct access to sunlight, and individual water
and electricity connections in all flats
 Flat design

10'-1 1/2" X 15'

Room

4'6" X 4'-6"
BATH
SHELF

4'-6" x 3'-0"
W.C.

5'-3" X 8'-9"
VER
Best Practice 9 – Relocation plan in
place

 Scientifically prepared detailed relocation plan

to minimize dislocation

 Prepared well in advance to eliminate any

element of surprise

 Land freed from slums put to optimal use