Delhi govt rolls out comprehensive slum rehabilitation plan

New Delhi, Nov 5 (UNI) 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…