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POLICY DECISIONS ANNOUNCED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE. FOR THE REGULARIZATION AND UPGRADATION OF KATCHI ABADIS ON 15.01.2001
a) The process of the regularization and upgradation of the pre-1985 katchi abadis shall continue as per the current policy.
b) The concerned land owning agencies shall inventorize all katchi abadis which have come into existence after 1985.
c) From amongst the pre-1985 katchi abadis, those settlements which need to be relocated shall be identified. This exercise shall be completed by the Provincial Governors and the concerned Ministries by 28th February 2001.
d) The Provincial Governors shall identify appropriate land, preferably within the cities and towns, in coordination with the concerned Ministries, where the evictees of katchi abadis can be relocated, by 28th February 2001.
e) Resettlement plans for the residents of katchi abadis identified for relocation shall be drawn up by the end of June 2001.
f) The work of relocating evictees of katchi abadis shall commence by the end of June 2001. Until that time, there shall be no evictions.
g) The Capital Development Authority, Islamabad will finalize one model urban shelter project by the end of April, 2001.
h) A plan for upgrading the pre-1985 katchi abadis which would remain, shall be prepared on the lines of the model proposed by the Director General, Sindh Katchi Abadis Authority
i) The Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Housing and Works shall be associated with all measures concerning the relocation, rehabilitation and upgradation of katchi abadis.
j) The Ministry of Railways will issue NOCs for all pre-1985 katchi abadis under the 1985 policy, other than those to be relocated under sub-paras (c) & (d) above.
k) In future, all housing policies launched by development authorities at the federal and provincial levels shall include plots for low income people which shall be offered to them at affordable prices.
l) The Provincial Governors will constitute committees comprising representatives of all concerned to implement these decisions. The Federal Minister for Environment. Local Government, and Rural Development will coordinate with the Governors in this regard.
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