Delhi government has sought Rs 100 crore from Centre as first-phase financial aid for implementing revised PM-UDAY scheme, which grants property rights to residents of unauthorised colonies. CM Rekha Gupta wrote to Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal requesting support for: developing DRISHTI-based land survey and mapping system, setting up PM-UDAY cells at district level, and undertaking comprehensive awareness campaign.

Revised PM-UDAY regulations notified April 6 create legal framework for granting property rights to residents on "as-is-where-is" basis. Revenue Department designated as nodal agency. PM-UDAY cells will be established in all 13 districts, each headed by Additional District Magistrate (ADM).

Budget allocation: Rs 65 crore for DRISHTI-based land survey and mapping system, Rs 25 crore for establishing PM-UDAY cells at district and headquarters levels, Rs 10 crore for public awareness and outreach. Plan includes physical verification of properties, digital mapping and updation of land records across Delhi's 1,511 unauthorised colonies.

Delhi government fixed October 31 as the deadline for applications under Pradhan Mantri Unauthorised Colonies Awas Adhikar Yojana (PM-UDAY) for conveyance deeds and authorisation slips for 1,511 unauthorised colonies. No deed or authorisation slip will be granted for applications received after the deadline. Application process began April 25; by the announcement date, only 2,000 applications received. PM-UDAY cells established in each of 13 revenue districts; nodal officers appointed per district to address grievances. On April 7, union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal announced properties can be regularised without approved layout plans. Scheme expected to help over 1 million families. Unauthorised colonies regularised on "as is, where is" basis with land use deemed residential except small convenience shops. Property rights conferment allows residents to sell or purchase properties, avail bank loans, and get building plans approved.

Centre announced revised "as is where is" based policy for Pradhan Mantri–Unauthorised Colony in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojana (PM-UDAY) affecting lakhs of property owners in 1,511 unauthorised colonies.

Key changes:

• Requirement of approved layout plan removed
• Easier issuance of conveyance deeds and authorisation slips for properties
• New construction now allowed as per building bylaws
• Convenience shops up to 20 square metres regularised if with 6-metre right of way; shops up to 10 square metres with less than 6-metre right of way
• Responsibility shifted from Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to revenue department
• Land use of plots/buildings treated as residential
• Layout plans to be prepared by inter-agency cell (DDA, MCD, Delhi govt) using satellite imagery
• MCD to monitor encroachments with surveys every two months

Scheme allows ownership, transfer, or mortgage rights based on General Power of Attorney, Agreement to Sell, proof of payment, and possession papers. So far, ownership rights granted to about 40,000 properties since PM-UDAY launch in October 2019. Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal and Delhi CM Rekha Gupta announced policy at joint press conference.

DDA will conduct the second phase of single window camps on Aug 17 to facilitate registration of properties in unauthorised colonies under the Pradhan scheme.

The Delhi government extended PM-UDAY (Pradhan Mantri Unauthorised Colony Awas Aawas Yojana) scheme camps for unauthorised colonies through March 2025. The camps assist residents of unauthorised colonies with documentation and registration processes.