It took Vaishali Jadhav, 48, two decades to get the home she was entitled to. Jadhav, who kept on visiting the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) office for years, shifted from the rented home to her own on Saturday. It was her mother and daughter who gave her the moral support, and a lawyer who gave a final push.

The slum where Jadhav resided in Siddharth Nagar, Santacruz East, was demolished as part of the SRA scheme. But Jadhav, then 28 years old and living with her husband and seven-year-old daughter, was shocked to know that she was declared ineligible to get a flat in the developed building. Jadhav rushed to SRA to make an appeal but couldn’t get any relief. She was asked to see the deputy collector, Mumbai Suburban district, to get justice.