Slum Rehabilitation Programs — Key Changes

Entry	Year	Description	Impact
74th Amendment	1992	Added Part IX-A to the Constitution, providing constitutional status to urban local bodies and mandating their role in urban planning and slum improvement. The amendment included slum improvement and upgradation as one of the 18 functions to be devolved to municipalities.	Strengthened institutional framework for slum rehabilitation by empowering urban local bodies and ensuring their constitutional mandate to address urban poverty and housing issues