India, Nov. 4 -- After notifying its new slum rehabilitation policy, which adopts a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model for in-situ redevelopment, the Delhi government has initiated the process for the redevelopment of 17 slum settlements in Seelampur, Sultanpuri and Lajpat Nagar. The settlements, spread across the three locations, comprise a total of 4,870 shanties, for which the government plans to develop three high-rise residential colonies.

Under the Delhi Slum and Jhuggi Jhopri Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy, 2026, private developers will be allowed to construct rehabilitation housing for eligible slum residents in exchange for development rights over commercially valuable portions of the land. The policy seeks to make red...