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CASE STUDIES

CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF DELHI’S IN SITU-SLUM

REHABILITATION POLICY ON PPP MODEL

-A Study of Slums of Shalimar Bagh

MS. AAKRITI SINGHAI In-situ slum rehabilitation (ISSR) is one there is a rapid migration to
MS. BHAVYA MATHUR of the four verticals of Pradhan Mantri metropolitan cities. Migration
Awas Yojana (PMAY)-Housing for
to urban areas continues to be
All (Urban) under which those living a strong phenomenon led by
in informal urban settlements will be demographic expansion and
provided with modern dwellings without poverty induced rural-urban
being displaced using land as a resource. movement. Like any other
These in-situ slum development projects developing country, India too
The success of slum are intended to be developed on a PPP
redevelopment policies basis where the private developer will is presently passing through a
phase of acute housing shortage.
can be measured by construct multi-storeyed housing Housing in India varies greatly
three key outcomes: facility for slum dwellers along with and reflects the socio-economic
identification of a commercial component on the land mix of its vast population.
beneficiaries, timely where the slum exists at a 60%-40% Internal migration is a driver
construction, and quality ratio respectively. Even though the of growth and development,
of housing, along with policy has been framed and demand is particularly in an economy like
humongous, there are multiple concerns
making the project owing to which developers are hesitant India’s where a large chunk of
financially viable for the to enter into this segment. This paper the rural population is seasonally
developer. aims to critically analyse the In-situ employed in agriculture.
Slum Redevelopment policy of Delhi Moreover, urban India’s growth
Development Authority (DDA) at a is built on the back of cheap
policy level, highlighting the challenges labour in everything from
faced by various stakeholders, viz DDA, construction to domestic work.
Private developers, slum dwellers etc. Various combinations of rent
The Study reveals the possible issues and control, opaque and distorted
challenges related to project execution. land markets, low floor space
Keywords: Urban Slums, housing, The outcome of the Study is to suggest indexes have resulted in a severe
urban policies, In-situ rehabilitation, suitable recommendations to make lack of affordable housing in
public-private partnership, Delhi projects lucrative for the developers with India’s premier cities. Slums are
stakeholder participation that ultimately the natural outcome. A Slum has
Ms. Aakriti Singhai (asinghai123@ benefit government as well as end user. been defined as a residential area
outlook.com) is B. E (Civil), M. Plan
(Housing) & Sr. Affordable Housing INTRODUCTION where dwellings are unfit for
Analyst, CRP Affordable Housing, human habitation due to reasons
San Diego CA; and Ms. Bhavya In today’s world where urban of dilapidation, overcrowding,
Mathur(bhavyamathur2205@gmail.com) centres serve as a hub for faulty arrangements and design
is an Architect, M. Plan (Housing) School
of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. employment opportunities, of such buildings, narrowness 89 89

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