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Urban Development Industry & Economy - Social Welfare The redevelopment plan
The redevelopment of Dharavi slums includes rehabilitation of 57,000 slum families and businesses, and development of 30 million sq ft of facilities such as educational institutions and hospitals besides space for housing the families, and development of 40 million sq ft for commercial sale. “The aim is to integrate slum dwellers with the mainstream. Instead of treating them as liabilities, we want to treat them as important human resources,” Mr Mukesh Mehta said. On the health front, “we have tied up with the All-India Association of Day Surgeons for operating from Dharavi. They will attend to slum dwellers free-of-cost, and also cater to fee-paying patients, which would help cross-subsidise,” he said. To help income generation, the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council has agreed to set up factories in the area that will generate exports worth Rs 4,500 crore annually and also provide employment to 75,000 people at an average salary of Rs 1 lakh per year, he said. The National Institute for Design, Ahmedabad, has agreed to set up a campus in Dharavi to upgrade the skills of labourers in leather crafting, ceramic, toy-making, and readymade garments, Mr Mehta added.
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