The transformation of slums via the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative may soon become a reality. Mumbai North parliamentary constituency representative Piyush Goyal, recognising the significant number of underdeveloped slum areas within the district, has called upon the city’s top 20 developers to step up and aid in creating a slum-free urban landscape.

Speaking to the media at one of the sports clubs in suburban Mumbai, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal said, “There are certain critical slum projects that are stuck due to various reasons. To ensure that those living in these slum pockets get homes with better living conditions, I called a meeting of top developers in Mumbai. It was in this meeting, that I suggested that developers take up redevelopment of these critical slum pockets through their CSR funds. All those who attended the meeting were convinced with the idea and agreed to work towards the same.”