Haryana formulates rehabilitation scheme for Khori slum dwellers in Faridabad

CHANDIGARH: The Government of Haryana has proposed a rehabilitation scheme for Khori slum dwellers of Faridabad under which, EWS flats equipped  with electricity, water and toilet facilities will be provided in the nearby Dabua Colony and Bapu Nagar area,  officials said on Tuesday, July 13.

Around 50,000 migrants settled in Khori area of the Aravali forest in Faridabad district are on the verge of becoming homeless as the Supreme Court has instructed the land to be cleared of encroachments. Garima Mittal, Commissioner, Faridabad Municipal Corporation (FMC), affirmed, ”A rehabilitation plan has been devised for the people of the area who face expulsion. A camp will be organised for those who are willing to join the rehabilitation scheme.”

However, according to the conditions laid down for the scheme, people who feature in the electoral list of the National Capital Region of Delhi will be excluded. Three documents have been decided, which will set the criteria for the residents of Lakkarpur Khori to be included in the rehabilitation scheme. “In this, the income of the applicant’s family should not exceed Rs 3,00,000 annually, and the name of the head of the family should be registered in the voter list of the Badkhal assembly constituency of Haryana as on January 1, 2021,” Mittal stated.

“The head of the family should also have a ‘Parivar Pehachan Patra’ (family ID card) issued by the state of Haryana before January 1, 2021. As a third document, atleast one member of the family, either male or female, should have an electricity connection provided by Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam,” she said.

The FMC commissioner also informed that the people who will fall under the prerequisite criteria will be allotted Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category flats, fully equipped with electricity, water supply and toilets. An amount of Rs 2000 per month would be extended to the person concerned, till the time houses are under construction. This will supplement their rental expenses. The money would be transferred to the people concerned in the form of installments.