New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- Delhi's slum dwellers will have to pay a combined Rs 2 lakh towards rehabilitation housing and maintenance, meet stringent documentary requirements linked to a January 1, 2025 cut-off and face possible relocation anywhere in the capital under a sweeping new policy that also seeks to reclaim encroached government land for redevelopment.
The Delhi government has notified the Delhi Slum and Jhuggi Jhopri Relocation and Rehabilitation Policy, 2026, introducing a comprehensive framework for rehabilitating eligible residents in a city with approximately 675 slum settlements.
The policy, published in the Delhi Gazette on November 4, supersedes earlier rehabilitation guidelines and orders issued under the Delhi Urban Shelter ...