Role of an NGO in Community Mobilisation in redevelopment of slum - Third Expert Meeting of the Regional Slum Upgrading Working Group (RSUWG) - 29th. of November to the 1st. of December 2015 in Laleh International Hotel, Tehran, I.R. of Iran

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In the case of Kailash Nagar slum, Mahila Housing
Trust (MHT) played a vital role as a facilitator. The
slum was selected for in-situ redevelopment under
the Gujarat Slum Rehabilitation Policy 2013.
Initially, when the developer approached the
community with the proposal, the community
rejected it due to scepticism and mistrust. But MHT
took the lead and facilitated between Municipal
Corporation, the developer and the community in
the implementation of the State Slum Rehabilitation
scheme. The project is completed and handed over
to the Community.
(a) Up-gradation / Redevelopment /Relocation of
slums to acceptable living conditions; and
(b) Preventive or pre-emptive action to create
affordable housing and urban services over time.
Micro-planning of slums with community
participation for prioritized slums, Community
organization such as Self Help Groups, Slum
Dwellers Associations, Thrift and Credit Societies
etc. should be formed at the time of project
preparation;
Projects with strong community participation i.e.
Slum up-grading/ re-development projects
initiated/led by the community;
To ensure transparency, and accountability in
implementing the scheme;
To identify and resolve the gaps with a view to
curb the mismanagement;
To help the community to realise their rights and
entitlements;
Government of Gujarat has adopted “The
Regulations for the Rehabilitation and
Redevelopment of Slums – 2010” and Slum
Rehabilitation Policy – PPP – 2013 with the
following objectives:
i. In-situ rehabilitation of the slums situated on
public land in urban areas
ii. Provision of pucca houses with basic amenities
having two rooms, kitchen, bathroom and latrine
iii. Ownership rights of the house to the
beneficiaries after 15 years
iv. Simple and transparent policy framework to
rehabilitate slums in-situ through PPP.
The Rehabilitation Scheme is for proposals
accommodating the beneficiaries on the same
plot or on plots that are clubbed or bundled with
basic infrastructure (water supply, drainage,
power supply), social infrastructure (school,
community centre, anganwadi or health post) for
every 500 dwelling units.
The role of NGO or MHT in this process started
when the developer was not successful in
convincing the community for the redevelopment.
The developer had
i. acquired ownership or development rights,
ii. Obtained required approvals for Slum
Rehabilitation Scheme
iii. Provided transit accommodation to beneficiaries
during implementation of the scheme.
iv. Organized all eligible hutment dwellers into a
Registered Co-operative Housing Society or a
Registered Association for Operation and
Maintenance of the Scheme.
v. Sought consent of at least 75 percent of the
occupants of the slum settlement considered under
the scheme with a resolution to join slum
rehabilitation scheme and form a registered
co-operative housing society.
vi. After completion of the project the developer
handed over the maintenance of services to the
registered co-operative housing society with a
corpus of Rs. 250 per sq.mtr of construction.
NGO (Mahila Housing Trust) played a vital role as a
facilitator between the ULB, developer and the
community in the implementation of the project.
Awareness generation about the government policy
and the developer’s proposal to the community.
Facilitated in conducting community surveys for
identification of beneficiaries
The following significant role was played by the
NGO in convincing the community for the
redevelopment:
• Facilitated the slum community to elucidate them
about the Government policy, the developer’s
proposals and played a vital role in convincing all
the three parties i.e. the developer, the community
and the Corporation in entering into a tripartite
agreement.
• In order to avoid discrepancies NGO helped in
issuance of family Identity Cards (IDs) jointly
authorised by the builder and Municipal
Corporation.
• Facilitated the community and developer in
negotiating and fixing the monthly rent [of Rs.
3000] to vacate the existing land and shift in transit
accommodation during the construction period.
In summary, as mentioned in other cases, in
Ahmedabad, Lead NGOs played the leadership
role which made the project implementation
successful. The NGO was successful in gaining
confidence of the community. Therefore, as per the
local conditions a NGO could be identified by
State/City and involve them at all stages of project
development and implementation for better
community participation.
Dwellers of Kailash Nagar Slum, Ahmadabad Municipal
Corporation, Mahila Housing Trust (MHT)
Kailash Nagar Slum in Ahmadabad Municipal Corporation
Scepticism and mistrust between the slum dwellers and the
developer; The role of lead NGOs as per the local conditions shall be identified by
all States and involve them at all Stages of housing projects for better
community participation and implementation of the project without any
issues.
INDIA Ahmadabad Gujarat Slum dwellers
Role of an NGO in Community Mobilisation in redevelopment of slum