 the jhuggi-jhopri, slums and pavement  dwellers (basic amenities, welfare and miscellaneous provisions) bill, 2006 a billto provide for the basic amenities like drinking water, sanitation, electricity, healthcare, etc to the dwellers of jhuggi-jhopri cluster, slums and pavements or footpaths of the country and for non removal or demolition of clusters or from the pavements without providing alternative habitation to the dwellers and for matters connected  therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the fifty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—1  (1) this act may be called the jhuggi-jhopri, slums and pavement dwellers (basicamenities, welfare and miscellaneous provisions) act, 2006 (2) it extends to the whole of indiashort title, extent and commencement5(3) it shall come into force on such date, as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appointdefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government of that state and in other cases the central government;5(b) "jhuggi-jhopri" means a dwelling unit roughly built with mud, metal or wood having thatched or tin shed covering roof;(c) "pavement dweller" means the person who lives on the pavement of roads or footpaths, street or in the open space;(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act;10(e) "slum" includes an area consisting of badly built, overcrowded houses with unhygienic conditions and without civic amenities around3  (1) the central government shall, as soon as may be, formulate a national policy for the betterment, removal and rehabilitation, upkeep of the slums and jj clusters and for the welfare of the people living therein and also for those living on the pavements or footpaths in urban area particularly in the metropolitan and other big cities15nationalpolicy for jhuggi- jhopri, slum clusters and pavement dwellers(2) the national policy so formulated under sub-section (1) shall be uniformally implemented throughout the country and the policy may incorporate provisions for civic amenities like drinking water, electricity, sewerage, toilets, drainage, roads, passage, sanitation and healthcare for the residents of slums, jj clusters and pavement dwellers204 (1) the appropriate government shall construct such number of appropriate dwelling units with attached kitchen, toilet and bathroom for the slum, jhuggi jhopri and pavement dwellers and allot them to the dwellers with such terms, conditions and in such manner as may be prescribedprovision of houses for slum, jj cluster and pavement dwellers25(2) the dwelling units constructed under sub-section (1) shall be provided with all civic amenities such as potable water, electricity, sewerage system, toilets individual as well as community toilets (sulabh) drainage, road passage, sanitation, park and health services for the residents of such dwelling units305 notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, no slum or jhuggi jhopri cluster which is in existence for more than a year shall be removed or demolished either by the appropriate government or its agency including local self government or its agency or body without making alternative arrangement of dwelling houses for the residents of such slum or jhuggi jhopri clusterslum, jj cluster not be demolished without providing alternative residence 6 the appropriate government, with a view to implementing welfare measures for the pavement or footpath dwellers shall,—special provisions for the welfare of pavement dwellers35(a) take a human approach for such dwellers by recognizing the right to use thepavements for the purpose of living till alternative arrangements are made for them;(b) construct such number of night shelters or rain baseras for the pavementdwellers as it may deem necessary with such facilities as may be prescribed;(c) provide the necessary healthcare with free check ups, medicine, diagnosticchecks through mobile dispensaries or units established for that purpose;40(d) distribute free of cost mosquito nets to the pavement dwellers to save themfrom malaria, dengue, encephalitis and other vector borne diseases;45(e) admit the children of pavement dwellers in government run or aided schoolsand institutions and provide them with free accommodation, board and lodging, meals, etc wherever necessary with dresses, books and other educational material and other facilities for educational, vocational training and for their rehabilitation and such other facilities for the development of character and career so as to ensure all round growth of such children(f) render necessary help in cash, kind and advice for the self employment of the pavement dwellers in such manner as may be prescribed(g) make such other provision as the appropriate government may deem necessary expedient for the purposes of this act57 the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament by lawin this behalf, provide adequate funds to the states for the implementation of the provisions of this actcentral government to provide funds act to have overriding effect8 the provisions of this act and of any rules made there under shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force9 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in force regulating any of the matters dealt with in this act10act to supplement otherlawspower tomake rules10 the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act statement  of  objects  and  reasonsin urban areas of our country and more so in the metropolitans, substantial population lives in slums, jhuggi jhopri (jj) clusters and on the pavements or footpaths for instance, in mumbai metropolitan alone there is asia's biggest slum "dharavi" and thousands of other slum areas and jj cluster right adjacent to airport and in every nook and corner of the city where millions of people live in most inhuman conditions without civic amenities similarly, millions of people live and subsist on pavements or footpaths of mumbai struggling for basic amenities of two square meals and healthcare similar is the case of rest of the country be it the national capital delhi or kolkata, chennai, hyderabad, lucknow, bangalore, ahmedabad or any other big city or metropolitan city where slum and jj clusters can be seen in all parts during night time, the pavement dwellers can be seen facing the vagaries of nature particularly in the rainy and winter season the number of slum, jj and pavement dwellers is increasing because of exodus from rural areas to urban areas in search of employment these unfortunate people have no other option but to live in inhuman conditions, falling victims to various diseases and many a time losing their livesit is high time to have a national policy for the slums, jj clusters and pavement dwellers of the country in a welfare state like ours it is the duty of the central and state governments to provide basic amenities like safe potable water, electricity, sewerage system, toilets in individual household as well as community toilets on the lines of sulabh latrines, drainage, road passage, sanitation facilities, park, schools and healthcare facilities to the slums and jj cluster residents similarly, welfare measures have to be taken for the pavement or footpath dwellers of the country who are also part and parcel of our societyhence this billhema  malini president's  recommendation  under  article  117(3)  of the  constitution  of  india(copy of letter no do no h-11017/1/2006-dd(m)i dated the 9th october, 2006 from kumari salja, minister of state (independent charge) of the ministry of housing and urban poverty alleviation to the secrtary-general, rajya sabha)"the president, having been informed of the subject matter of the proposed bill viz'the jhuggi-jhopri, slums and pavement, dwellers (basic amenities, welfare and miscellaneous provisions) bill, 2006' by smt hema malini, mp (rajya sabha), recommends to the rajya sabha the consideration of the bill under article 117(3) of the constitution" financial  memorandumclause 4 of the bill makes provision of houses for slum, jj clusters and pavement dwellers clause 6 makes special provision for the welfare of pavement dwellers clause 7 makes it mandatory for the central government to provide adequate funds to the states for the implementation of the provisions of this bill the bill if enacted will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a sum of rupees ten thousands crore may involve as recurring expenditure per annuma sum of rupees five thousand crore may also involve as non-recurring expenditure memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 10 of the bill gives power to the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill the rules will relate to matters of details onlythe delegation of legislative power is of normal character———— a billto provide for the basic amenities like drinking water, sanitation, electricity, healthcare, etcto the dwellers of jhuggi-jhopri cluster, slums and pavements or footpaths of the country and for non removal or demolition of clusters or from the pavements without providing alternative habitation to the dwellers and for mattersconnected therewith and incidental thereto————(shrimati hema malini, mp)mgipmrnd—1205rs(s5)—16032007