Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Delhi’s Draft 2047 Plan Expands Slum Rehabilitation Incentives
Delhi wants to rebuild or improve housing in its slum areas.
A new draft plan would let private companies build taller buildings there.
The companies could also sell a larger part of the land to help pay for the new homes.
The plan says eligible residents should receive homes at the same site whenever possible.
If that is not practical, residents could be moved to other suitable housing.
Some areas may instead receive better services without being completely rebuilt.
Delhi has about 750 slums, but only two rehabilitation projects have been completed so far.
The changes are intended to make private developers more willing to participate.
The draft Master Plan for Delhi-2047 would allow developers to build high-rises on slum land under a public-private partnership model.
The permitted Floor Area Ratio for both rehabilitation and commercial construction would increase to 500.
Developers could commercially sell up to 60% of the land, while the minimum rehabilitation share would fall to 40%.
Recent amendments make residents of units existing on or before January 1, 2025, eligible for rehabilitation flats.
Only two in-situ projects, in Ashok Vihar and Kalkaji, have been completed, providing about 4,700 flats.
- Who
- The Delhi Development Authority, the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, private developers, and eligible slum residents are involved.
- What
- The draft Master Plan for Delhi-2047 would increase construction rights and the commercially saleable share of land in slum rehabilitation projects.
- When
- The proposal is part of the draft Master Plan for Delhi-2047; the Delhi Assembly passed related DUSIB Act amendments last week, and the current policy was cleared in June.
- Where
- Delhi, including slum clusters on land owned by central government agencies and the Delhi government.
- Why
- The changes aim to attract private developers and accelerate rehabilitation, which has progressed slowly under the existing public-private partnership model.
- Slums in Delhi
- About 750
- Completed in-situ projects
- Two, in Ashok Vihar and Kalkaji
- Flats provided
- About 4,700
- New permitted FAR
- 500 for both rehabilitation and commercial components
- Commercial sale share
- Up to 60% of the land
- Minimum rehabilitation share
- 40% of the land
- Eligibility cutoff
- Units existing on or before January 1, 2025