Question : DEVELOPMENT AND UPGRADATION OF MUMBAI



(a) whether the Prime Minister during his recent visit to Mumbai had announced the Union Government`s plan for turning Mumbai into a slum-free glittering globalised Shanghai;

(b) if so, whether the Government of Maharashtra has submitted the blue print of the plan;

(c) if so, the broad features and outlines thereof and the estimated cost of the plan;

(d) the response of the Union Government thereto; and

(e) the other steps have been and are being taken in that regard?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN EMPLOYMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION(KUMARI SELJA )

(a)to(e): A proposal for rehabilitation of Dharavi slums in Mumbai has been forwarded by the Government of Maharashtra which is being processed in consultation with the Planning Commission.