OREANDA-NEWS.  Railways have identified 50 stations for redevelopment by utilizing the commercial potential of land around and air space above the stations. Details regarding the commercial potential of the available land for such redevelopment can only be known after the Master Plans are finalized based on detailed feasibility studies.

 The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation is implementing a scheme ‘Rajiv Awas Yojana’ (RAY) for rehabilitation of slum dwellers, on whole city ‘slum free approach’ basis. The scheme covers slums on Central Government as well as State Government lands. In phase-I, the coverage of RAY shall be in 250 cities during 12th Five Year Plan. Railways will also participate for the Slum Dwellers in its lands wherever State Governments come up with such rehabilitation under RAY Scheme.