The Odisha government’s Jaga Mission for Slum Transformation is easily a standout project in India’s slum redevelopment landscape.  It ticks all the right boxes and would meet the approval of pernickety social activists. It has people’s participation, land rights, delivery of services, infrastructure, gender rights, technology, NGOs and more.

The Jaga Mission is now the world’s largest slum redevelopment initiative. It’s being implemented across cities and towns in Odisha.