Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 3,024 flats in Delhi’s Kalkaji area for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) under ‘In-Situ Slum Rehabilitation’ (ISSR) project.

PM Modi handed over keys to eligible beneficiaries at Bhoomiheen Camp in a programme at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on November 2.

In-situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR)

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) is being implemented through four verticals: 

i) Beneficiary Led Construction/Enhancement (BLC)

ii) Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP)

iii) In-situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR)

iv) Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS). 

• In-situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) using land as a resource with private participation for providing houses to eligible slum dwellers is an important component of the “Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) – Housing for All” mission. 

• This approach aims to leverage the locked potential of land under slums to provide houses to the eligible slum dwellers bringing them into the formal urban settlement.

• Slum redevelopment central assistance of Rs 1 lakh per house is admissible for all houses built for eligible slum dwellers under the component of ISSR using land as a resource with participation of private developers. 

• After redevelopment, de-notification of slums by the state/UT government is recommended under the guidelines.

• Flexibility is given to states/cities to deploy this central assistance for other slums being redeveloped. 

• States/cities provide additional FSI/FAR (Floor Space Index / Floor Area Ratio) or transferable development rights (TDR) to make projects financially viable. 

• For slums on private-owned land, states/cities provide additional FSI/FAR or TDR to land owners as per its policy. No central assistance is admissible in such a case.

Highlights of the DDA project

• ISSR in 376 Jhuggi Jhopri clusters is being undertaken by Delhi Development Authority (DDA). 

• The objective of the rehabilitation project is to provide a better and healthy living environment to the residents of Jhuggi Jhopri clusters, with proper amenities and facilities.

• The DDA has undertaken three such projects at Kalkaji Extension, Jailorwala Bagh and Kathputli Colony.

• Under the Kalkaji Extension Project, in-situ slum rehabilitation of three slum clusters namely Bhoomiheen camp, Navjeevan camp and Jawahar camp located at Kalkaji is being taken up in a phased manner.

• Under Phase I, 3,024 EWS flats at the nearby vacant commercial centre site have been constructed.

• The 3,024 flats under Phase I have been constructed at a cost of about Rs 345 crore and are equipped with amenities such as vitrified floor tiles, ceramics tiles and Udaipur green marble counter in kitchen.

• Public amenities like community parks, electric sub-stations, sewage treatment plant, dual water pipelines, lifts and underground reservoir for hygienic water supply have also been provided

• The Jhuggi Jhopri site at Bhoomiheen Camp will be vacated by rehabilitating eligible households of Bhoomiheen camp to the newly constructed  EWS flats. Post vacation of Bhoomiheen Campsite, this vacated site will be utilised for rehabilitation of Navjeevan Camp and Jawahar Camp in Phase II.

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