i. The Act states that every landless person living in a slum area in any city or urban area (on a date to be specified by the State Government) shall be entitled to a dwelling space at an affordable cost;
ii. Every Slum dweller shall be given a legal entitlement, which shall be in the name of the female head of the household or in the joint name of the male head of the household and his wife;
iii. The dwelling space so provided shall not be transferable but shall be mortgageable for the purpose of raising housing loan;
iv. It provides for the establishment of City / Urban Area Slum Redevelopment Committee for carrying out functions specified under the Act and the establishment of a State Slum Redevelopment Authority to continuously monitor implementation of the Act and to recommend corrective measures wherever necessary.
Since Land is a state subject. It is not possible to indicate the time frame by which all the states would suitably adopt and introduce the Property Rights to Slum Dwellers Act.
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