Gupta seeks aid of ₹100 crore from Centre for revised PM-UDAY scheme
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has sought ₹100 crore from the Union government for the first phase of the revised PM-UDAY scheme.
- PM-UDAY is the scheme being used to regularise property rights in Delhi’s unauthorised colonies.
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has written to Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal seeking ₹100 crore for the revised PM-UDAY scheme.
- The revised PM-UDAY regulations were notified on 6 April 2026 and provide a legal framework for granting property rights to residents of unauthorised colonies.
- The Revenue Department has been designated as the nodal agency for PM-UDAY implementation in Delhi.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has sought ₹100 crore from the Union government for the first phase of the revised PM-UDAY scheme. The request is meant to support regularisation of property rights in 1,511 unauthorised colonies in Delhi.
The proposal covers a DRISHTI-based modern land survey and mapping system, district-level PM-UDAY cells, and a public awareness and outreach campaign. The revised regulations were notified on 6 April 2026 and provide a legal framework for granting property rights to residents of unauthorised colonies.
Background and earlier position
UPSC may ask how PM-UDAY seeks to convert informal urban occupation into legal property rights through survey, mapping, and record updating. The issue links urban governance with land administration and cooperative Centre-State implementation.
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