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Slum Redevelopment – Rehabilitating Low-Income Families into Quality Housing
Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024
Last updated 8 Jul 2026
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Original manifesto wording
“We have successfully provided houses to many slum dwellers. We will scale it up by making new policies to construct houses on slum land so low-income families can be rehabilitated into high-quality houses.”
From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifestop.11
Our Assessment
Limited concrete progress at the central policy level on new slum-specific redevelopment policies post-election. The primary vehicle remains the In-Situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) vertical under PMAY-U, which has historically seen very low uptake — of 4.3 lakh houses proposed under ISSR nationally, only ~2.96 lakh were sanctioned since 2015 and completions remain low. PMAY-U 2.0 (launched Sep 2024) continues ISSR but no major new "construct on slum land" policy has been announced at the central level. The most visible action is the Dharavi Redevelopment Project in Mumbai — a ₹20,000+ crore PPP with Adani Group that began Phase 1 construction on 6.5 acres of railway land in 2025, targeting ~1 million residents. However, this is a Maharashtra state initiative, not a new central policy. PM Modi inaugurated the Kalkaji Extension slum rehab project in Delhi (Nov 2022) and DDA's Jailorwala Bagh project nears completion, but Delhi slum redevelopment overall remains very slow — 675 listed slum clusters, only 2-3 projects completed in two decades. No new comprehensive central legislation or nationwide slum-on-slum-land policy has been introduced. Marked pending: the manifesto promised scaling up with "new policies" but no such central framework has materialized yet.
Sources & Evidence
government
PMAY-Urban 2.0 Official Page
pmaymis.gov.in·1 Sept 2024
news
Swarajya: Inside Dharavi's Transformation with Mahayuti and Adani
swarajyamag.com·13 Nov 2024
news
ThePrint: Delhi Slum Redevelopment Sees Slow Take-Off Despite Promises
theprint.in·28 Feb 2025
other
Slum Rehabilitation in India: Best Practices and New Challenges
amulyacharan.com·23 Aug 2025
news
Adani Dharavi Project Phase 1 Begins – Business Standard
business-standard.com·19 Feb 2025
other
Land Conflict Watch: Dharavi Redevelopment — Fears of Eviction and Displacement
landconflictwatch.org·20 Nov 2025
news
Dharavi Redevelopment: Construction Begins, Digital Twin Live – Republic World
republicworld.com·27 Dec 2025
Promise Timeline
27 Dec 2025
Dharavi Redevelopment Project year-end update: construction begins on 6.5 acres of railway land, digital twin model deployed, Dharavi Social Mission reaches 7,000 residents with welfare programmes
View source15 Oct 2025
PMAY-U 2.0 cumulative sanctions cross 10 lakh houses across verticals — but ISSR (slum-specific) component remains a small share of total
View source12 Aug 2025
Door-to-door household survey for Dharavi redevelopment completed; eligibility document collection camps launched in November 2025
View source20 Jun 2025
Dharavi Redevelopment Project master plan submitted to Maharashtra government; Adani SPV announces construction of 10,000 rehabilitation flats in Phase 1, to be ready in 3 years
View source28 Feb 2025
Report: Only 2-3 in-situ slum redevelopment projects completed in Delhi in two decades despite 675 listed slum clusters; "jahan jhuggi, wahan makan" promise remains largely unfulfilled
View source15 Jan 2025
Maharashtra government grants permission for Phase 1 construction of Dharavi redevelopment on 6.5-acre railway land in Matunga West
View source13 Nov 2024
Maharashtra Mahayuti government wins elections; renews commitment to Dharavi Redevelopment Project with Adani Group under PPP model
View source1 Sept 2024
PMAY-Urban 2.0 launched — continues ISSR (In-Situ Slum Redevelopment) vertical with up to ₹1 lakh central assistance per unit, but no new dedicated slum redevelopment policy announced
View source9 Aug 2024
PMAY-U 2.0 (approved 9 Aug 2024) subsumed the standalone In-situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) vertical into the Beneficiary-Led Construction and Affordable Housing in Partnership components. No new dedicated central slum-land construction policy introduced; fresh slum policies are emerging only at state level (e.g. Delhi, Maharashtra).
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