Overview

• Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced a ₹700 crore budget for slum settlement development and committed to providing housing for eligible residents displaced by infrastructure projects.
• The notice to clear the Faatak wali jhuggi settlement for the Azadpur railway station expansion prompted Gupta’s site visit and talks with the Ministry of Railways on relocation plans.
• She pledged dignified in-situ relocation where possible and promised new roads, potable water supplies, toilets and bathing facilities in remaining slum clusters.
• AAP and Congress have challenged the government to publish a list of demolished jhuggis and names of those rehoused, accusing officials of misleading slum communities.
• Opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, decried recent demolitions as insensitive and urged greater transparency in Delhi’s ongoing slum clearance and rehabilitation drive.