Overview
- The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board approved the change at its 36th board meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, expanding eligibility for rehabilitation to settlements established up to January 1, 2025.
- Officials say the revision will make about 4–5 lakh families — nearly 20 lakh people — newly eligible for permanent housing under the Delhi Slum and JJ Cluster Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy, 2026.
- The government plans to deliver housing in mission mode through public‑private partnerships and phased rollouts, with Mayur Vihar, Seelampur, Pitampura, Sultanpuri and Lajpat Nagar named among the first clusters for rehabilitation.
- Several operational details remain unresolved, including exact project timelines, finance and partner selection, concrete rules for family‑expansion cases and the beneficiary onboarding process.
- The change reverses a previous 2015 eligibility cut‑off that excluded recent settlers and aims to pair housing with local schools, anganwadis, health centres and playgrounds, but advocates say transparent land, finance and delivery plans will determine whether eligible families actually receive homes.