Delhi extends PM-UDAY camps for unauthorised colonies till March 2025
Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor (LG), VK Saxena, has instructed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to extend the Single Window Special Camps for the PM-UDAY (Pradhan Mantri Unauthorised Colony in Delhi Awas Yojana) scheme until March 2025. The camps, which began on November 30 and ran on weekends through December 22, have received an overwhelming response, with over 19,000 residents attending.
During the eight days of the initiative, a total of 19,313 applicants participated, resulting in the issuance of 1,152 conveyance deeds and authorization slips. Additionally, 283 properties were registered by the sub-registrars, granting final ownership rights to residents of unauthorised colonies. This initiative has been crucial in providing legal ownership to residents under the PM-UDAY scheme, which seeks to regularise unauthorised colonies in Delhi.
The camps were organised in several unauthorised colonies, including Burari, Raj Nagar, Maidan Garhi, Rohini, Mohan Garden, Baprola, Sangam Vihar, Raja Vihar, Patparganj and Aya Nagar, among others. Officials from the DDA, Revenue Department and sub-registrars worked together to process applications swiftly. The on-site presence of sub-registrars enabled the immediate registration of properties, ensuring beneficiaries could secure legal ownership rights on the spot.
The success of the initiative has been a result of continuous monitoring by LG Saxena, who had previously identified bureaucratic delays, inaccessibility and harassment as key obstacles to the programme’s success. In response, he directed the DDA to organise the special camps in unauthorised colonies, effectively bringing the services directly to the people and ensuring wider participation.
In a review meeting held in November, LG Saxena emphasised the need to break down administrative barriers and make the process more accessible for residents. The decision to extend the camps until March 2025 is aimed at streamlining the process and ensuring more property owners can secure their legal rights under the scheme.
