The regularization and development of squatter settlements/katchi abadis has been recognized all over the world and particularly in the developing world. Of late the government of Pakistan also realized that these katchi abadis must be formalized and improved. Therefore, a major Katchi Abadis Improvement Programme (KIP) was launched in 1978 under the LDA and continued up to 1991. After that in 1992, the government of Punjab launched a full-fledged Directorate General of Katchi Abadis & Urban Improvement under the Punjab Katchi Abadis Act, 1992.This department is working under the Local Government and Rural Development Department Government of the Punjab for the regularization and development of katchi abadis in Punjab.

The overall objective of this study was to gauge the progress against the intervention of Katchi Abadis Regularization & Development programme (KRDP) in Katchi abadis in Lahore and assess its impact on demographic, social, physical, economic, environmental and health related aspects of the households living in improved katchi abadis as well as to assess their perception about improvements and the level of satisfaction regarding the utilities and community facilities provided through KRDP. For this purpose 4 katchi abadis are selected, out of which two are regularized and other two are unregularized katchi abadis in Lahore. Socio-economic profile of the residents in case study area is collected through sampled questionnaires and observation sheets. It was analyzed that the living condition of residents of regularized and developed katchi abadis are quite better than the unregularized katchi abadis due to provision of water supply, sewerage and drainage system, street pavement and street lights at very low cost of Rs.1000/-per Marla.