New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has written to Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar, seeking financial assistance of Rs 100 crore from the Central Government in the first phase to ensure the effective implementation of the revised Pradhan Mantri Unauthorised Colonies in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojana (PM-UDAY).

PM-UDAY is a flagship Central Government scheme aimed at granting legal ownership and property transfer rights to residents living in unauthorised colonies in Delhi.

The initiative enables eligible residents to obtain permanent ownership documents, legally sell their properties and avail themselves of bank loans against their assets.

The scheme also facilitates the conversion of properties held through General Power of Attorney (GPA), Will or Agreement to Sell into legally recognised and registered ownership titles.

Earlier in April, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta had welcomed the Centre’s decision to regularise Delhi’s unauthorised colonies on an “As Is, Where Is” basis under the PM-UDAY scheme. She had said the revised framework would enable the regularisation of 1,531 unauthorised colonies without requiring prior approval of layout plans.

The Chief Minister had also stated that all plots and buildings situated within these colonies would be treated as residential properties under the revised policy.

She further announced that joint surveys would be carried out by revenue officials within a fixed timeline. According to the plan, the Delhi Development Authority’s GIS survey would be completed within seven days, deficiencies would be addressed within the following 15 days, and conveyance deeds would be issued within 45 days. She had also noted that out of Delhi’s 1,731 unauthorised colonies, 511 were being taken up for immediate regularisation.

In April, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal had announced the regularisation of 1,511 unauthorised colonies on an “as is, where is” basis, removing the earlier requirement for approved layout plans.

The decision was projected as a major relief for more than 45 lakh migrant residents living in these settlements across the national capital.

The Union Minister had also indicated that more than 60 affluent unauthorised colonies, including Sainik Farms and Anant Ram Dairy, would also be considered for regularisation.

However, he had clarified that residents of these colonies would be required to pay higher charges, though the structure and schedule of those charges were yet to be finalised, adding, “we will do it”.

The revised policy is expected to provide significant relief to nearly 45 lakh residents living in unauthorised colonies that emerged on agricultural land over the last three to four decades, largely due to the shortage of affordable housing and rapid urban expansion in the national capital.

–IANS

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