3,000+ Flats for Slum Dwellers Under PMAY-U

Key Points

• 1Over 3,000 flats are likely to be allotted to slum dwellers in the next two months under the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) rehabilitation program.
• 2The projects are part of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) scheme, providing affordable housing to lower and middle-income groups.
• 31,675 families will be allotted flats in Jailorwala Bagh by the first week of March, with the project costing ₹421 crore.
• 4Around 1,400 flats will be available in Kathputli Colony by March, and 498 flats constructed under the Karkardooma project will be ready by next month.
• 5The L-G reviewed the progress and expressed concern over the delay in the development of a nursery-cum-garden-cum-recreational space at Ashok Vihar.