Slum clearance in India
The Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance Act) of 1956 was a pivotal piece of legislation aimed at addressing the dire conditions prevalent in slum areas across various Union territories in India. Its goals encompassed both the improvement of these areas and the protection of tenants from arbitrary eviction. Tamil Nadu became the pioneering state to establish a Slum Clearance Board, laying the groundwork for subsequent initiatives aimed at urban rehabilitation. Under the subsequent Slum Clearance Act, the government is mandated to officially identify slum areas. This identification then obligates the authorities to either construct new permanent housing solutions or enhance the residing conditions of the established slum populations. However, despite its critical objectives, the board, since its inception in 1971, has declared slum areas only twice, with an initial identification of 1,200 and a subsequent addition of merely 17 in 1985....