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14/12/23 07:03 AM IST

Centre tables Bill to push deadline for regularising illegal colonies in Capital

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  • The Union government recently introduced a Bill in Parliament to extend for a period of three years the validity of a Central Act, which provides for the recognition of unauthorised colonies and relocation of slum dwellers.
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  • The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2023, introduced in the Lok Sabha by Union Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, seeks to provide an extension to the validity of the Act from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026.
  • The Master Plan for Delhi-2041 is under finalisation wherein the measures for unauthorised developments like Jhuggi-Jhompri clusters, unauthorised colonies, etc., are being included.
  • The 2011 Act provided for the relocation of slum dwellers in accordance with the provisions of the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board Act, 2010 and the Master Plan for Delhi-2021. It also permitted regularising unauthorised colonies, village “Abadi [inhabited]” areas, and their extensions.
  • It also allowed the creation of a policy for farmhouses constructed beyond permissible building limits and for all other areas within the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
  • It gave protection from punitive action and called for minimising inconvenience to people in case of demolition or sealing of structures as per the Master Plan.
  • The Master Plan for Delhi-2021 was notified by the Central government on February 7, 2007.
  • The Master Plan is a statutory document that facilitates the Capital’s development by assessing the present condition and guiding how to achieve the desired development.
  • The Bill amends this to provide that unauthorised colonies will be identified for regularisation as per the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Regulations, 2019.
Source- The Hindu

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