NEW DELHI, Nov 2: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday today inaugurated 3,024 newly constructed flats for the Economically Weaker Sections in Delhi as part of a slum rehabilitation project.
He performed the ceremony and handed over the key of the new flats to some of the beneficiaries. This will give the slum dwellers a sense of ownership and security, a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office had earlier said.
The slum rehabilitation in 376 Jhuggi-Jhopri (slum) clusters is being undertaken by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in line with the Prime Minister’s vision to provide housing for all, it said. Delhi Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri were among those who attended the event.
(Manas Dasgupta)
