Delhi

Delhi to tender five slum rehabilitation projects under new policy within 45 days

By Editorial·17 June 2026·2 min read

A photorealistic wide shot of a Delhi neighborhood, capturing a traditional jhuggi-jhopdi slum cluster in the foreground...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday that the Delhi Slum and JJ Cluster Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy, 2026, has been finalised, directing authorities to issue tenders for five Jhuggi Jhopdi (JJ) clusters within 45 days. The directive, aimed at initiating the rehabilitation process for residents of these clusters, was given to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) during a review meeting in Delhi.

During the meeting, Shah also instructed officials to prepare project documents and tender forms for 50 additional JJ clusters. According to officials, the decisions taken are expected to benefit approximately four lakh families living in Delhi's various JJ clusters. Shah directed the Delhi government to notify the new policy at the earliest.

To ensure a time-bound implementation of the rehabilitation scheme, Shah stated that the Delhi government should float tenders for at least five public-private partnership-based rehabilitation projects every month. He emphasized that the new rehabilitation colonies must be planned with adequate social infrastructure, including schools, health centres, anganwadi centres, and playgrounds.

Shah also announced that the eligibility cut-off date for residents in the JJ clusters has been set as January 1, 2025.

The high-level review meeting was attended by several senior leaders and officials, including Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi’s Urban Development Minister, the Union Home Secretary, and the Delhi Chief Secretary.

According to official records, there are currently 675 slums in the Capital under the jurisdiction of DUSIB. Of these, 376 are situated on government land and fall under the jurisdiction of the DDA, while the remaining 299 come under DUSIB’s direct jurisdiction.

Previous attempts at slum rehabilitation in the city have faced significant delays. While the DDA's 2007 slum rehabilitation policy allowed for public-private partnerships, a tender floated in 2022 for six such projects failed to secure any takers due to a lack of viability gap funding. Additionally, the Delhi government’s 2015 policy had proposed in-situ rehabilitation or the development of alternate housing within a five-kilometer radius.