Ahead Of Delhi Elections, PM Modi To Hand Over Flats To Slum Dwellers, Launch Development Projects

Delhi Elections: PM Modi will inaugurate several development projects, including a slum rehabilitation project, in Delhi.

PM Modi will inaugurate several projects in Delhi today.

Source : PTI

Delhi Assembly Elections: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will sound the election bugle in Delhi on Friday by inaugurating and laying the foundations for several welfare projects in the capital. These projects will be important in improving the standard of living of Delhi residents. The chief among these projects is the inauguration of the slum rehabilitation project, under which 1,675 flats will be handed over to slum dwellers.

The project has been named 'Swabhiman Apartments' and is located in Delhi's Ashok Vihar. As per a notification by the government: "For every Rs 25 lakh spent on construction of a flat by the government, eligible beneficiaries pay less than 7% of the total amount, comprising Rs 1.42 lakh as a nominal contribution and Rs 30,000 for five years of maintenance."

PM Modi will also launch two urban redevelopment projects — the World Trade Centre (WTC) at Nauroji Nagar and the General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) Type-II Quarters at Sarojini Nagar.

Foundation Stone Laying Of Veer Savarkar College

PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of Veer Savarkar College in Roshanpura, Najafgarh today. This college has been named in honour of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, a freedom fighter. This college is being built with the aim of improving the level of education in the area and giving a new direction to the younger generation.

Demand To Name College After Manmohan Singh

However, a controversy has arisen over the name of this college. NSUI (National Students Union of India) has protested against the name of Veer Savarkar College and demanded that the college should be named after former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. NSUI argues that Manmohan Singhji played a key role in improving the country's economy and his contribution is equally important.