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The Jammu and Kashmir Property Rights to Slum Dwellers Act, 2012

The Jammu and Kashmir Property Rights to Slum Dwellers Act, 2012

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This Act provides legal property rights to slum dwellers in Jammu and Kashmir, allowing them to own the land and housing they currently occupy. It establishes committees to oversee redevelopment projects that offer better living conditions, including essential services like water and sanitation. The law applies to people living in slums on government or private land, aiming to regularize their status, improve urban infrastructure, and ensure fair compensation or housing for those affected by development. By recognizing their rights, the government seeks to reduce poverty and improve the overall quality of life in urban areas.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Property Rights in the form of dwelling space
  4. 4. Insitu redevelopment and up-gradation of all tenable slums
  5. 5. Conditions for allotment of a dwelling space
  6. 6. Process of identification of eligible slum dwellers, grant of legal entitlement and dispute resolution
  7. 7. Establishment of District Slum Area Redevelopment Committee
  8. 8. Establishment of City Slum Redevelopment Committee
  9. 9. Conduct of business and appointment of Staff
  10. 10. Powers and duties of the City Slum Redevelopment Committee and District Slum Redevelopment Committee
  11. 11. Scheme for redevelopment, up-gradation in and Resettlement of Slum
  12. 12. State Slum Redevelopment Authority
  13. 13. Powers and Functions of the State Authority
  14. 14. Power of Government to acquire land
  15. 15. Land acquired by Government to be made available to the City/District Slum Redevelopment Committee
  16. 16. Compensation for acquisition of land
  17. 17. Responsibility to prevent encroachments
  18. 18. Penalty for contravention of the Act and rules
  19. 19. Offences to be cognizable
  20. 20. Information, reports or returns
  21. 21. Protection of action taken in good faith
  22. 22. Power to remove difficulties
  23. 23. Civil Courts not to have jurisdiction
  24. 24. Jurisdiction to try offences
  25. 25. Power of Government to make rules
  26. 26. Overriding effect of the Act over other laws and agreements

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