Delhi CM launches ₹327cr projects for slum clusters

Chief minister Rekha Gupta marked Republic Day on Monday by inaugurating development projects worth ₹327 crore for the city's slum clusters and sharing a meal with residents at her residence, asserting her government's commitment to improving living conditions in these settlements.

- Saloni Bhatia

Rekha Gupta at the flag hoisting ceremony.

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The announced projects focus on basic civic infrastructure within jhuggi-jhopri (JJ) clusters, including the construction of public convenience complexes and cement concrete roads and lanes. Officials stated that of the approved ₹327 crore, works amounting to ₹144 crore have already been awarded and are underway.

Later, after her interaction with slum dwellers, Gupta wrote on X in Hindi, “On this sacred occasion of the 77th Republic Day, the chief minister unfurled the national flag at the Mukhyamantri Jan Seva Sadan and paid homage to the architects of the Constitution and the brave freedom fighters. This day inspires us to further strengthen our commitment to the ideals of the Constitution, our duties, and the cause of nation-building.”

“January 26 is not merely a date, but a symbol of India's self-respect, democratic consciousness and complete sovereignty,” she said.