Slum Dwellers Delhi

Delhi Cabinet ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday visited slum clusters in the national capital and accused the BJP of conspiring to remove slum dwellers.

DUSIB said DDA is the state-level nodal agency for in-situ rehabilitation of slum dwellers (in respect of lands belonging to the Central government and its agencies) under the Pradhan Mantri Awaz Yojna-Housing For All (Urban) in Delhi.

BJP's MCD poll manifesto, promising flats to slum dwellers, cheap meals for Rs 5 through 50 Annapurna Rasois, free bicycles to girl students, 1,000 permanent Chhath ghats, new cow shelters and development of "happiness" areas, was released today.

The Delhi BJP today issued a 'Wachan Patra' ahead of the MCD polls, promising to provide EWS flats equipped with all the amenities to every slum dweller in the city.

The cost of construction of each of the flats allotted on Wednesday to eligible households under the government's in situ rehabilitation of Bhumiheen Camp's slum dwellers in New Delhi is nearly Rs 11.41 lakh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will inaugurate 3024 newly constructed EWS flats at Kalkaji, Delhi built for rehabilitating slum dwellers under the 'In-Situ Slum Rehabilitation' Project.

Slum dwellers will now be part of the consultations held to explore ways to improve the living conditions of people living in these settlements in Delhi, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said on Saturday.

Twenty-seven people were apprehended after a row between some drug addicts and slum dwellers resulted in heavy traffic jam in the northwest Delhi's Ashok Vihar area, police said on Thursday.

A slum dweller from Mumbai, a namesake of RJD founder Lalu Prasad Yadav, a social activist from Tamil Nadu and a professor from Delhi are among those who have submitted their nomination papers to contest the July 18 presidential election.

The Supreme Court on Monday directed not to take any coercive action relating to the removal of 'jhuggis' in Sarojini Nagar area of the national capital until further orders.

The Delhi BJP plans to open 'Namo Sewa Kendras' in slum pockets of around 32 Assembly constituencies in the city, strengthening its outreach campaign "Jhuggi Samman Yatra" ahead of crucial municipal corporation polls next year, party leaders said.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday met the family members of a 24-year-old slum dweller, who was killed in an accident recently, and assured them help saying he, too, was their "son" and they need not hesitate to approach him.

BJP MP Gautam Gambhir on Sunday launched a drive for administering Covid vaccines to slum dwellers in East Delhi constituency.

Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday wrote to Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal regarding detailed plans to provide "pucca" houses to poor families living in 48,000 slums along railway tracks in the national capital.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he would not let dwellers of slums encroaching on railway land in Delhi be displaced and his government will work with the Centre to provide houses to them.

Delhi Cabinet ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday visited slum clusters in the national capital and accused the BJP of conspiring to remove slum dwellers.

DUSIB said DDA is the state-level nodal agency for in-situ rehabilitation of slum dwellers (in respect of lands belonging to the Central government and its agencies) under the Pradhan Mantri Awaz Yojna-Housing For All (Urban) in Delhi.

BJP's MCD poll manifesto, promising flats to slum dwellers, cheap meals for Rs 5 through 50 Annapurna Rasois, free bicycles to girl students, 1,000 permanent Chhath ghats, new cow shelters and development of "happiness" areas, was released today.

The Delhi BJP today issued a 'Wachan Patra' ahead of the MCD polls, promising to provide EWS flats equipped with all the amenities to every slum dweller in the city.

The cost of construction of each of the flats allotted on Wednesday to eligible households under the government's in situ rehabilitation of Bhumiheen Camp's slum dwellers in New Delhi is nearly Rs 11.41 lakh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will inaugurate 3024 newly constructed EWS flats at Kalkaji, Delhi built for rehabilitating slum dwellers under the 'In-Situ Slum Rehabilitation' Project.

Slum dwellers will now be part of the consultations held to explore ways to improve the living conditions of people living in these settlements in Delhi, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said on Saturday.

Twenty-seven people were apprehended after a row between some drug addicts and slum dwellers resulted in heavy traffic jam in the northwest Delhi's Ashok Vihar area, police said on Thursday.

A slum dweller from Mumbai, a namesake of RJD founder Lalu Prasad Yadav, a social activist from Tamil Nadu and a professor from Delhi are among those who have submitted their nomination papers to contest the July 18 presidential election.

The Supreme Court on Monday directed not to take any coercive action relating to the removal of 'jhuggis' in Sarojini Nagar area of the national capital until further orders.

The Delhi BJP plans to open 'Namo Sewa Kendras' in slum pockets of around 32 Assembly constituencies in the city, strengthening its outreach campaign "Jhuggi Samman Yatra" ahead of crucial municipal corporation polls next year, party leaders said.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday met the family members of a 24-year-old slum dweller, who was killed in an accident recently, and assured them help saying he, too, was their "son" and they need not hesitate to approach him.

BJP MP Gautam Gambhir on Sunday launched a drive for administering Covid vaccines to slum dwellers in East Delhi constituency.

Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday wrote to Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal regarding detailed plans to provide "pucca" houses to poor families living in 48,000 slums along railway tracks in the national capital.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he would not let dwellers of slums encroaching on railway land in Delhi be displaced and his government will work with the Centre to provide houses to them.