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Mumbai: Sops for votes? BJP seeks relaxation in slum rehab scheme
Updated On: 14 June, 2023 07:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Party MLA wants BMC to rehabilitate under Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana slum dwellers of hutments built between 2001 and 2011
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BJP MLA Atul Bhaktalkar during a meeting with (right) Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Monday
Eyeing control over the country’s richest municipal corporation, the BJP in Mumbai looks to have started preparation for the BMC polls, by giving voice to the slum dwellers—who account for more than 50 per cent of the voters. The party wants the civic body to rehabilitate the residents of slum hutments built until 2011, which are in the way of infra projects.
“Presently, the BMC rehabilitates eligible residents of slums built until 2000, which come in the way of civic infrastructure projects, for free of cost. The BMC should now rehabilitate those living in slum hutments built until 2011 at the cost of Rs 5 lakh per tenant, as decided by the government,” said BJP MLA Atul Bhaktalkar. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded that these eligible project affected people (PAP) should also be allowed a financial assistance of Rs 2.5 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
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