Slum rehabilitation project in Delhi’s Ashok Vihar: ‘We are finally homeowners’
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Slum rehabilitation project in Delhi’s Ashok Vihar: ‘We are finally homeowners’

Hindustan Times  

For around 1,400 families living in the slum clusters of northwest Delhi’s Jailorwala Bagh, Friday marked a transformative moment. They were handed the keys to new flats under the Swabhiman Apartments in-situ slum rehabilitation project in Ashok Vihar – ending decades of living in makeshift shelters with little hope of proper housing. This project is the second successful in-situ rehabilitation initiative by the Delhi Development Authority, following the Kalkaji project, which was also inaugurated by the Prime Minister two years ago. “The world knows that Modi never built a house for himself, but in the last 10 years, we’ve built over four crore homes for the poor,” he said. The process of allocating the flats began in March, with 1,396 flats handed over to residents from three JJ clusters, including Jailorwala Bagh, Golden Park Rampura, and a slum near Mata Jai Kaur Public School.

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Ahead of Delhi election, Modi to inaugurate 1,675 flats in slum clusters, other projects tomorrow
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6 days, 3 hours ago

Ahead of Delhi election, Modi to inaugurate 1,675 flats in slum clusters, other projects tomorrow

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the newly built flats for residents of Jhuggi Jhopri clusters and distribute keys to eligible beneficiaries, according to the Prime Minister’s Office Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate a series of development initiatives in Delhi on Friday, which includes 1,675 flats for residents of JJ clusters and two urban redevelopment projects in …

BJP believes in improving, not dismantling slums: Bidhuri
3 weeks, 2 days ago

BJP believes in improving, not dismantling slums: Bidhuri

The Hindu  

i The Delhi unit of BJP on Sunday said it believes “in improving, not dismantling,” the jhuggi clusters in the city and would create a separate government department for slums’ maintenance if voted to power in the upcoming Delhi Assembly poll. “Our upcoming government will create a separate department to ensure cleanliness in the Jhuggi settlements,” BJP South Delhi MP …

Changes in Delhi slum redevelopment scheme, developers, residents to benefit
1 month, 1 week ago

Changes in Delhi slum redevelopment scheme, developers, residents to benefit

India Today  

The Delhi Development Authority has taken a significant step towards enhancing the viability of 'original rehabilitation' projects, aimed at providing essential housing solutions for slum dwellers, an official statement said on Thursday. Governor, under the "Jahan Jhuggi Wahin Makaan" scheme, primarily focus on making these projects more attractive for developers, ensuring seamless integration of slum dwellers into the city’s formal …

DDA approves major overhaul in slum redevelopment policy
1 month, 1 week ago

DDA approves major overhaul in slum redevelopment policy

The Hindu  

The Delhi Development Authority on Thursday approved a slew of major changes in its policy for the redevelopment of slums under its ‘Jahan Jhuggi, Wahin Makan’ scheme, giving a boost to the in-situ rehabilitation of their residents. The move came a day after Mr. Saxena ordered the DDA to dispose of within a month pending applications for the registration of …

Delhi: LG relaxes slum rehab policy
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi: LG relaxes slum rehab policy

Hindustan Times  

Lieutenant governor VK Saxena, chairing a meeting of the Delhi Development Authority on Thursday, approved several changes to the in-situ rehabilitation scheme for slum dwellers, officials familiar with the developments said. These changes include density relaxation, revised apportionment of land area for remunerative and non-remunerative components and floor area ratio and clubbing of clusters for redevelopment spread across a radius …

AAP, BJP spar over slum rehabilitation in Delhi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

AAP, BJP spar over slum rehabilitation in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday alleged that the Centre and its agencies have carried out a series of demolition drives at slum, or JJ, clusters in Delhi over the last year, and that no rehabilitation has been carried out in these cases. Saurabh Bharadwaj The Bharatiya Janata Party hit back, accusing the AAP government in Delhi of not doing …

Stop abuse of slum rehabilitation schemes, profiteering at public expense: HC
1 year, 4 months ago

Stop abuse of slum rehabilitation schemes, profiteering at public expense: HC

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Reiterating that the promise of free housing to encroachers—slum dwellers—is fundamentally flawed, the Bombay high court on Thursday asserted that it must be ensured that the government policy of rehabilitating them “is not abused and there is no wholesale profiteering at public expense”. HT Image The division bench of justice Gautam Patel and justice Neela Gokhale made the observations …

Stop abuse of slum rehabilitation schemes, profiteering at public expense: HC
1 year, 4 months ago

Stop abuse of slum rehabilitation schemes, profiteering at public expense: HC

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Reiterating that the promise of free housing to encroachers—slum dwellers—is fundamentally flawed, the Bombay high court on Thursday asserted that it must be ensured that the government policy of rehabilitating them “is not abused and there is no wholesale profiteering at public expense”. HT Image {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The division bench of justice Gautam Patel and justice Neela …

SPOTLIGHT | How government neglect left thousands homeless in Delhi’s Tughlakabad
1 year, 6 months ago

SPOTLIGHT | How government neglect left thousands homeless in Delhi’s Tughlakabad

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 10 MINS READ One month after the Bengali Basti near South Delhi’s historical Tughlakabad Fort was bulldozed, its residents continue to salvage whatever is left in the debris of corrugated tin, cardboard, plastic sheets, bricks, and their demolished dreams. In the recent demolition drive, over 1,500 houses of over 10,000 residents were …

India’s biggest slum faces wrecking ball as residents fear change
1 year, 11 months ago

India’s biggest slum faces wrecking ball as residents fear change

Al Jazeera  

Residents of Mumbai’s Dharavi shantytown are anxious about their future as the slum faces $2.4bn redevelopment. “I worry about the impact on our livelihood,” Sharifa Wagadiya, a 51-year-old potter in Kumbhar Wada, an area of Dharavi known for its earthenware businesses, told Al Jazeera. “This plot of land is physically adjacent to Dharavi, so people will be relocated in close …

The Cost of Flats Handed Over by PM Modi in Delhi & How Much Slum Dwellers Have to Pay
2 years, 2 months ago

The Cost of Flats Handed Over by PM Modi in Delhi & How Much Slum Dwellers Have to Pay

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the keys to 3,024 newly constructed Economically Weaker Section-category flats in Delhi as part of the in situ slum rehabilitation project on Wednesday. The cost of construction of each of the flats allotted to eligible households under the government’s in situ rehabilitation of Bhumiheen Camp’s slum dwellers in Delhi is nearly Rs 11.41 lakh, …

PM Modi to Inaugurate Over 3,000 EWS Flats in Delhi on Wednesday
2 years, 2 months ago

PM Modi to Inaugurate Over 3,000 EWS Flats in Delhi on Wednesday

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 3,024 newly constructed Economically Weaker Section flats in Delhi as part of an in-situ slum rehabilitation project on Wednesday evening, his office has said. The in-situ slum rehabilitation in 376 Jhuggi Jhopri clusters is being undertaken by the Delhi Development Authority in line with the prime minister’s vision to provide housing for all, it …

Delhi: PM Modi to inaugurate 3024 new flats at Kalkaji under Slum Rehabilitation Project today
2 years, 2 months ago

Delhi: PM Modi to inaugurate 3024 new flats at Kalkaji under Slum Rehabilitation Project today

India TV News  

Highlights PM Modi will inaugurate 3024 newly constructed EWS flats at Kalkaji They have been built for rehabilitating slum dwellers under ‘In-Situ Slum Rehabilitation’ Project DDA has undertaken three such projects at Kalkaji Extension, Jailorwala Bagh and Kathputli Colony Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 3024 newly constructed EWS flats at Kalkaji, Delhi built for rehabilitating slum dwellers under ‘In-Situ …

Delhi govt to facilitate RWA-like bodies for slums
2 years, 5 months ago

Delhi govt to facilitate RWA-like bodies for slums

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Body, the Delhi government’s slum management agency, is planning to facilitate formation of residents bodies in the jhuggi jhopri clusters across the city to coordinate efforts aimed at addressing various civic problems such as cleaning of community toilet, cleaning of drains, sweeping of streets and management of community water points, DUSIB officials aware …

HC to oversee rehab of slum dwellers in Delhi under JNNURM scheme
2 years, 7 months ago

HC to oversee rehab of slum dwellers in Delhi under JNNURM scheme

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Taking note of the non-allotment of around 30,000 flats under union government’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission Scheme for rehabilitation of slum dwellers in the city, the Delhi high court has initiated a suo moto Public Interest Litigation to look into the implementation of the scheme to be enforced by the city government. “Considering the large number …

Slum Dwellers Rehabilitation: Delhi High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Non-Allotment Of Low-Cost Flats Under JNNURM Scheme
2 years, 7 months ago

Slum Dwellers Rehabilitation: Delhi High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Non-Allotment Of Low-Cost Flats Under JNNURM Scheme

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of non-allotment of flats constructed under Centre's Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission Scheme, which was to be implemented by the Delhi Government, for rehabilitation of slum dwellers in the city. Justice Pratibha M Singh noted that a large number of houses were either constructed or partially constructed but the same …

In Indian cities, the quest for dignity
4 years, 2 months ago

In Indian cities, the quest for dignity

Hindustan Times  

Cities in India are characterised by institutionalised inequalities. However, a slum need not remain a slum forever Geeta Devi used to live and work as construction worker at Yamuna Pushta in Delhi. We detail a long-drawn-out process, involving a chain of actors, from individual households to a non-governmental organisation — Mahila Housing Trust — to officials and elected representatives of …

Won't Let Slum Dwellers Be Displaced, Will Work with Centre to Provide Them Houses: Delhi CM
4 years, 3 months ago

Won't Let Slum Dwellers Be Displaced, Will Work with Centre to Provide Them Houses: Delhi CM

News 18  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he would not let dwellers of slums encroaching on railway land in Delhi be displaced and his government will work with the Centre to provide houses to them. The Supreme court had on August 31 ordered removal of 48,000 slum dwellings along the railway tracks in Delhi within three months. I assure …

Life a struggle, can’t SC rethink decision, ask residents of Delhi slums along railway lines
4 years, 4 months ago

Life a struggle, can’t SC rethink decision, ask residents of Delhi slums along railway lines

Hindustan Times  

Sunil Kumar and his family -- wife and two children -- used to live in a south Delhi slum when their home was razed by a bulldozer during a demolition drive in December 2016. HT on Thursday visited other slums – in Azadpur, Vihar, Shakur Basti, Mayapuri and Anand Parbat -- that are all located alongside railway tracks and densely …

Reforming Slum Rehabilitation In Mumbai: The Worst-off Are The Worst Hit By Covid-19
4 years, 7 months ago

Reforming Slum Rehabilitation In Mumbai: The Worst-off Are The Worst Hit By Covid-19

Live Law  

It is estimated that roughly 40-50 percent of Mumbai's total population of 18.4 million stay in slums. At this rate – an average of 8,963 families getting homes annually – it would take more than a century to rehabilitate all of Mumbai's slum dwellers. For instance, the Maharashtra State New Housing Policy, 2015, states that in case slum dwellers fail …

Slum Redevelopment- Brief Overview
4 years, 9 months ago

Slum Redevelopment- Brief Overview

Live Law  

As per a 2011 study, 62% of Mumbai's population lives in slums. Under the Slum Act, the 'Slum Rehabilitation Authority' was formed in the year 1995 which comprised of a Chairperson being the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra and a Chief Executive Officer of the Authority being a super time scale IAS Officer along with other members being Ministers, elected …

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