SPARC SAMUDAYA NIRMAN SAHAYAK
  Read about redevelopment projects 
 
In-situ Housing Upgrading
 
Projects in a nutshell
 
 
 
BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA
 
Work is in progress in three sites: In Nayapalli, of 73 houses only 16 remain in balance. In Dumduma and Bharatpur, some households are receiving subsidies directly from the municipality to upgrade their houses. The rest are contracted to SSNS. Over the last couple of months, several meetings have been held with the municipality regarding payment delays which is stalling work.
Issues raised with the BMC also include deductions made from our bills as royalty, sales tax, income tax, cess and on empty cement bags which remain to be discussed.
Some Infrastructure work was completed in Bharatpur and Dumduma and original designs changed on oral instruction with a commitment to revise the rates of payment but this is yet to be received.
     
     
 
 
   
   
       
NANDED, MAHARASHTRA 2010 PURI, ODISHA 2010 BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA 2009 PUNE, MAHARASHTRA 2009
       
       
 
Policy + Impact
 
Current projects are taken up under the Government subsidy scheme known as Basic Services to the Urban Poor, a sub-scheme of JnNURM launched in 2006. Under BSUP, 90% of the cost of a house is subsidized by central, state and city governments and 10% is collected as community contribution. The alliance has sought changes on the following fronts:
 
01  New norms for procurement to allow participation from NGOs representing community groups.

02 Work order only includes construction guided by detailed project reports prepared by the municipal corporation. These are often outdated and suggest designs without community consultation. The alliance uses its own funds to re-do designs and settlement layouts based on community needs. Thus, we are advocating for participation in preparation of DPRs prior to call for construction.

03 Better payment delivery systems. Initial capital costs are borne by SSNS using outside funding as government subsidies are only released after the first stage of construction. Delayed payments from the municipality and community contributions remain the biggest challenges to faster delivery of projects.