Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Tuesday chaired a review meeting on the rehabilitation of slum dwellers in the national capital.
During the meeting, Shah said that the Delhi Slum and JJ Cluster Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy, 2026, has been finalized and directed the Delhi Government to notify it at the earliest.
He instructed that the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) should issue tenders for five JJ clusters within the next 45 days.
Shah further directed that project documents and tender forms should also be prepared for an additional 50 JJ clusters.
The Home Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government of India is committed to Antyodaya and Garib Kalyan (welfare of the poor).
The meeting was attended by Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi’s Urban Development Minister, the Union Home Secretary, the Delhi Chief Secretary, and other senior officials from the Central and Delhi governments.
Shah also said that the Delhi Government should issue tenders for at least five public-private partnership (PPP)-based rehabilitation projects every month.
He emphasized that adequate provisions should be made in rehabilitation colonies for community facilities such as Anganwadi centres, educational institutions, health centres and playgrounds.
The Home Minister said that the decisions taken at the meeting would benefit nearly four lakh families living in Delhi’s JJ clusters. He also stated that the eligibility cut-off date for beneficiaries in JJ clusters should be fixed as January 1, 2025.