4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 13, 2026 07:18 AM IST To accelerate the implementation of PM-Uday, a scheme meant to confer ownership rights to the residents of notified unauthorised colonies in the Capital, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has sought assistance of Rs 100 crore from the Centre in a letter to Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal. In April, the Union government had announced a simplified procedure for granting ownership rights to around 45 lakh residents of 1,511 unauthorised colonies in the city on an “as-is-where-is basis”, while removing the prerequisite of having an approved layout plan. The Delhi government’s Revenue department was made the nodal agency for the scheme and will set up PM-UDAY cells in all 13 districts, each headed by an Additional District Magistrate. The funds have been sought for three components — a technology-based land survey and mapping system, the setting up of district-level PM-UDAY cells, and a public awareness campaign, a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office highlighted on Sunday. According to the government, Rs 65 crore will …