Snow White’s The Maharashtra Slum Areas ( Improvement, Clearance And Redevelopment) Act, 1971 & Rules ( Bare Act)

Snow White’s The Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance & Redevelopment) Act, 1971 & Rules — Bare Act is a single-volume statutory resource designed for practitioners, urban planners, municipal authorities, developers and civil society engaged in slum improvement and redevelopment. This edition reproduces the Act verbatim along with state rules, schedules, forms and all relevant government notifications—providing a consolidated reference for processes such as declaration of slum areas, improvement schemes, clearance operations, resettlement and rehabilitation of affected families, and developer obligations under SRA projects. Practical annexures include specimen applications, approval checklists, and statutory forms used by Slum Rehabilitation Authorities and municipal corporations. The book clarifies procedural stages for scheme sanctioning, land acquisition or transfer for redevelopment, eligibility & entitlement norms for beneficiaries, dispute resolution mechanisms and penalties for non-compliance. Clear formatting, indexed provisions and cross-references make legal and administrative navigation fast—valuable for lawyers handling litigation on slum matters, officials implementing SRA projects, NGOs advising residents, and students researching urban policy. This Bare Act bridges statutory language and on-ground implementation, reducing research time and improving compliance accuracy in Maharashtra’s slum redevelopment ecosystem.