health, safety, or convenience, lacks basic amenities, is
overcrowded, unfit for human habitation, or is detrimental to
public health, safety, or convenience. Once an area is declared a
'Slum Area', the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme (SRS) can be
initiated. Every slum structure existing prior to 01/01/1995 is
treated as a protected structure, and every slum dweller whose
name appears in the electoral rolls as of 1st January 1995 and
continues to stay in the slum is eligible for rehabilitation. Eligible
slum dwellers receive a free-of-cost self-contained unit for their
own residence, called the Rehab Component. Developers are
compensated for their efforts in the form of the Free Sale
Component, which can be commercially exploited. The
Development Control and Promotion Regulation for Greater
Mumbai, 2034, governs the development of the SRS. The process
involves forming a housing society by 51% or more slum dwellers,
appointing a developer, submitting a proposal with requisite plans
and documents, obtaining scrutiny fees, and receiving a Letter of
Intent (LoI) with a layout plan from the SRA. The developer then
provides slum dwellers with rent money or transit accommodation,
demolishes their hutments, and constructs the Rehab Component.
After completion, allotment takes place as per eligibility, and any
remaining units are handed over to the government free of cost.
The Slum Rehabilitation Act also includes provisions for
establishing slum rehabilitation programs (SRS), ensuring slum
dwellers' participation in the redevelopment process.