Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah chairs a review meeting on the rehabilitation of slums in New Delhi
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📌 Summary:
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Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah chaired a review meeting on the rehabilitation of slums (JJ clusters) in Delhi
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The Delhi Slum and JJ Cluster Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy, 2026 has been finalised; the Delhi Government is to notify it at the earliest
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DDA/DUSIB to issue tenders for 5 clusters within 45 days under the PPP mode; documents to be prepared for 50 more JJ clusters; Delhi to issue at least 5 PPP rehabilitation tenders every month
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Rehabilitation colonies must include community facilities — Anganwadi centres, educational and health facilities, and playgrounds
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Decisions expected to benefit ~4 lakh families in Delhi's JJ clusters; the eligibility cut-off date is fixed at 01.01.2025; framed under 'Antyodaya' and 'Garib Kalyan'
🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS1 Society — urbanisation, slums and urban poverty; GS2 governance — PPP in urban housing and welfare delivery
📝 Prelims Facts:
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DUSIB = Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board; DDA = Delhi Development Authority
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JJ Clusters = Jhuggi Jhopri (slum) clusters
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Rehabilitation is to be implemented in PPP (Public-Private Partnership) mode
🔑 Key Term: In-situ slum rehabilitation — redeveloping slums at or near the same location to provide permanent housing to residents, often through PPP
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