Delhi’s new slum rehabilitation policy approved; 20 lakh JJ cluster residents to benefit: CM
The Delhi government has approved a revised rehabilitation policy for slum residents, extending the eligibility cut-off date to January 1, 2025. This move aims to provide permanent housing in multi-storey flats for approximately 20 lakh people living in unauthorized JJ clusters.
Why it matters
This policy shift significantly expands the scope of urban housing rights and social welfare for a large segment of Delhi's vulnerable population.
Around 20 lakh people living in Delhi’s unauthorised jhuggi-jhopdi (JJ) clusters moved a step closer to rehabilitation after the Delhi government on Tuesday (June 23, 2026) approved the implementation of the revised cut-off date of January 1, 2025, instead of the earlier cut-off of January 1, 2015, under the Delhi Slum and JJ Cluster Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy, 2026, officials said.
The article reports on government policy changes using neutral, factual language without editorializing the political implications.
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