Ownership rights for over 10,000 residents of unauthorised colonies in Delhi

According to the Delhi Development Authority, the nodal agency for the scheme’s implementation, 87,275 property owners have applied for ownership rights under the scheme.

About 10,650 residents of 1,731 unauthorised colonies in Delhi have received ownership rights of their properties under the Centre’s PM-UDAY scheme, which was launched in 2019.

Two years after the DDA started implementing the scheme, close to 438,000 people have registered on its website till October 22. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

According to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the nodal agency for the scheme’s implementation, 87,275 property owners have applied for ownership rights under the scheme. About 30,717 applications have been disposed of so far. “Of the 30,717 applicants, 10,650 have got conveyance deeds or registration slips -- they can now register their properties with the Delhi government,” said an official, requesting anonymity.

Two years after the DDA started implementing the scheme, close to 438,000 people have registered on its website till October 22.

Ahead of the Delhi assembly election in 2020, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government announced the Pradhan Mantri Unauthorised Colonies in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojana (PM-UDAY) which aims to benefit the 4 million people living in 1,731 unauthorised colonies in the city.