Slum Rehabilitation Scheme (SRS) Across Ahmedabad: Role of an External Agency

Slum Rehabilitation Scheme (SRS) Across Ahmedabad: Role of an External Agency

This research examines ‘The Regulations for Rehabilitation and Redevelopment of the Slums 2010, Gujarat’, prepared on lines of Mumbai’s SRS model, its subsequent amendments and implementation process across Ahmedabad. By documenting its implementation process in two slums – Kailashnagar, Sabarmati and Abhuji Na Chhapra, Ambawadi, the study highlights the roles of the stakeholders – Developer, competent authorities, slum dwellers and the external agency / non-governmental organization (NGO), explores dynamic partnerships between the stakeholders and challenges involved in course of implementation. Mahila Housing Trust (MHT), one of the renowned NGOs in Ahmedabad, has been involved in both slums by the developer.

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