Delhi govt to start alloting housing to slum dwellers in June

The government will allocate 500 flats to slum dwellers in June and the allocation would continue thereafter, Urban Development Minister A K Walia said.

The decision to start the allocation process was taken at a meeting presided by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit who instructed the Urban Development department to expedite distribution of the flats.

The Delhi State Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC) has already completed construction of 9,660 flats in Narela, Dwarka and Bhorgarh under JNNURM scheme and another 5,184 flats are likely to be completed very soon.

There are 685 slum clusters in the city, out of which 352 have come up on land owned by DDA while 333 slums have come up on land owned by Delhi government, Railways, CPWD, NDMC, MCD, Cantonment Board and CPWD.

Walia said Delhi government will ask DDA to remove the slums from their land and provide the residents housingwhile it will take care of relocation of the rest of the slum clusters.

Officials said identification of beneficiaries for first phase of allocation is underway. The slum dwellers from SC community will get the flats free as Delhi government has already decided to waive the fee of Rs 60,000 for them. MORE