Samant said that the committee will be given one month's time to submit its report after which a proposal will be sent to the central government.
He was replying to the discussion on the calling attention motion moved by BJP MLA Manish Choudhary and others.
Samant said that under Section 4 of the Central Government's Public Places (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971, if any person is in unauthorized occupation of public property, there is a provision to issue show cause notice to all concerned persons. Why should they do this and not be evicted?
The Railway Administration has issued notices to slum dwellers encroaching on the railway site between Borivali East and Dahisar West as per the provisions of the Act.
Samant said slum dwellers affected by the Mumbai Urban Transport Project are being rehabilitated under the MUTP policy through the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority.
The matter relating to rehabilitation of slum dwellers within the railway line along the Dahisar (West) railway track is strategic and requires No Objection Certificate from the Central Government for implementing the slum rehabilitation scheme on Central Government land (Railway) by the Slum Rehabilitation Department. . ,
"The government is positive to take a strategic decision regarding rehabilitation of slums along the railway tracks in coordination with the Central and State governments," he said.
He was replying to the discussion on the calling attention motion moved by BJP MLA Manish Choudhary and others.
Samant said that under Section 4 of the Central Government's Public Places (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971, if any person is in unauthorized occupation of public property, there is a provision to issue show cause notice to all concerned persons. Why should they do this and not be evicted?
The Railway Administration has issued notices to slum dwellers encroaching on the railway site between Borivali East and Dahisar West as per the provisions of the Act.
Samant said slum dwellers affected by the Mumbai Urban Transport Project are being rehabilitated under the MUTP policy through the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority.
The matter relating to rehabilitation of slum dwellers within the railway line along the Dahisar (West) railway track is strategic and requires No Objection Certificate from the Central Government for implementing the slum rehabilitation scheme on Central Government land (Railway) by the Slum Rehabilitation Department. . ,
"The government is positive to take a strategic decision regarding rehabilitation of slums along the railway tracks in coordination with the Central and State governments," he said.
