 bill no 85 of   2011 the slums and jhuggi-jhopri  areas clearance bill, 2011 by shri om prakash yadav, mp a billto provide for clearance of jhuggi-jhopri clusters and slum areas and for matters connected therewithbe  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-second year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the slums and jhuggi-jhopri areas clearance act, 2011(2) it extends to union territories onlyshort 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) "building" includes any structure or erection or any part of a building but does not include a plant or machinery comprised in a building;(b) "competent authority" means such officer or authority as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint as the competent authority for the purpose of this act;5(c) "jhuggi-jhopri" means a small roughly built house or shelter usually made of mud, wood or metal having thatched or tin sheet roof covering;(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; (e) "slum" means an  area  consisting of jhuggi-jhopri clusters, badly built and over-crowded houses and buildings; and(f) "slum clearance" means the clearance of any slum area by, demolition and removal of buildings therefrom103 the competent authority may, from time to time by notification in the official gazette, declare any area to be a slum area within the meaning of this actcompetent authority to declare slum areas4 the competent authority shall give adequate notice to inhabitants of slums and jhuggi-jhopri clusters before their demolition15 5 (1) all the residents of slum clearance areas shall be evacuated and accommodated at convenient locations till alternate houses are built by the central government (2) the houses build under sub-section (1) shall have all necessary basic facilitiescompetent authority to give adequate notice to inhabitants of slums and jhuggi-jhopri clusters alternate accommodation to residents of slum clearance areas removal of jhuggi-jhopri areas6 as soon as may be after competent authority has declared any slum area to be a clearance area, the central government shall cause such slum area to be cleared of all jhuggijhopri clusters and other buildings removed from that area207 on and from the date of commencement of the act, no person shall be allowed to set up any jhuggi-jhopri in any areaban on setting up of jhuggijhopri areaspower tomake rules8 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purpose of this act2530(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonscrores of people in our country are at present living in slums and jhuggi-jhopri clusters under inhuman conditions there are no basic facilities of potable water, electricity, sanitation and health services in these areas however, people have no other option but to live in such slums and jhuggi-jhopri clusters the problem is more appalling in metropolitan cities and other big cities where people migrate in large numbers in search of employment poverty forces them to find shelter in slums and jhuggi-jhopri clustersit is duty of the government to provide alternate houses with basic facilities to persons who are living in slum areas the government should also see that slum areas do not come up and those which are already there should be demolishedthe bill seeks to achieve the above objectivenew delhi;om prakash yadavseptember 8, 2011 financial memorandumclause 5 of the bill provides that the central government shall provide alternate houses with all basic facilities to those who are living in slum areas the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a sum of rupees one thousand five hundred crore will be involved as a recurring expenditure per annuma sum of rupees four hundred crore will also be involved as a non-recurring expenditure memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 8 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of this bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for clearance of jhuggi-jhopri clusters and slum areas and for matters connected therewith————(shri om prakash yadav, mp)gmgipmrnd—2283ls(s3)—14-11-2011