Pradhan Mantri UDAY Yojana: All you need to know

For people staying in unauthorised colonies of Delhi, regularisation has been a far-fetched dream. Property owners, who do not have registration papers, find it difficult to sell or mortgage their asset. To help such people, the central government has come out with the Pradhan Mantri Unauthorised Colonies in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojana (PM-UDAY). Under the scheme, people from unauthorised colonies can apply for ownership rights through an online portal. If approved, the applicant will get the registry papers by paying a nominal fee. The entire process is being implemented under the Delhi Development Authority (DDA).

On August 4, 2021, the minister of state for housing and urban affairs, Kaushal Kishore, informed in the Rajya Sabha that 7,576 conveyance deeds and authorisation slips had been issued as per the scheme, for residents living in the non-developed unauthorised colonies in Delhi.

What is the PM-UDAY scheme?

It is estimated that about 50 lakh people in Delhi reside in unauthorised colonies, which are located on private or public land. Properties in these illegal colonies, whether in the form of plots of land or built-up space, are generally held through Will, or general power of attorney (GPA), or agreement to sell, or payment and possession of documents.

To solve this problem, the central government formed a committee, to recommend the process for recognising ownership or mortgage/ transfer rights to the residents of these 1,731 illegal colonies in Delhi. Also, the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorized Colonies) Act, 2019, was enacted by the parliament, to allow registration of properties in these colonies.

How to apply for property rights under PM UDAY?

If you are a resident of Delhi and own a property in any unauthorised colony of the national capital, you are eligible to apply for property registry papers on the PM UDAY portal. Follow the procedure step-by-step:

Step 1: Visit the PM UDAY Portal (click here) and scroll down to find the ‘Registration’ option.

Step 2: Fill the applicant details such as name, address, mobile number and select the colony from the drop-down menu. Once your registration is done, an acknowledgement receipt will be displayed. Note down the unique registration number and details of the empanelled GIS agencies.

Step 3: The applicant can call any of the three empanelled GIS agencies for fixing the geo-coordinates of the property. The selected agency will visit the property to fix the geo-coordinates and upload the same on the DDA’s portal. Once this is done, the applicant will receive a unique ‘GIS ID’ on his/her registered mobile number and email ID.

Step 4: The applicant should then login on the PM-UDAY portal, by entering the mobile number provided during registration. Click on the ‘File Application’ link and a detailed application form will be displayed.

Step 5: The applicant then needs to furnish the property details, details of the land on which property is situated, details of owners, etc.

Step 6: Upload the scanned copies of the following documents:

• Latest general power of attorney and agreement to sell (ATS) or sale deed
• Will
• Payment document (payment receipt)
• Possession document
• Previous chain of documents in serial order
• Documentary proof of construction prior to January 1, 2015 (in case of built-up properties)
• Any other document of ownership
• Electricity bill
• Affidavit, undertaking and I-bonds (templates are available in the application form).

Step 7: After filling-in all necessary information and uploading all the relevant documents, submit the application. The applicant also needs to upload the signature file. Print the final submitted application that will have a unique case ID, to be referred to in all future communications.

Also read all about the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)

How to check application status on PM UDAY?

Applicants can check the application status on PM UDAY portal by following the given procedure:

Step 1: Visit the PM UDAY Portal (click here) and scroll down to find the ‘Published Application’ or ‘Disposed Application’ options.

Step 2: You will be redirected to a new page, where you can search your name and case ID, to check if the application has been approved.

PM UDAY: List of processing centres

The DDA has initiated the process of examining the applications of the residents of unauthorised colonies, which have been submitted on the PM-UDAY portal and for execution of conveyance deeds or issuance of authorisation slips, through the below-given processing centres. The officials deployed in these centers will examine the applications and after due approval by the competent authority, execute the conveyance deeds and issue authorisation slips after verifying the original documents in the presence of two witnesses.

Applicants should note that in the entire process of conferring the property rights, this is the only step where the applicant has to visit the DDA centre. All the remaining processes can be done through the PM-UDAY e-portal.

PM UDAY: Latest update

Update on July 21, 2021

According to union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, more than 7,300 families have been given ownership rights of their properties in unauthorised colonies, while over four lakh families have registered for the Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojana under PM-UDAY. Meanwhile, the DDA has also released a video, to help the applicants navigate the entire process. Under the scheme, the DDA will scrutinise documents and will issue conveyance deeds for government lands and authorisation slips for private lands, only for residential purposes.

Update on June 25, 2021

In a bid to expedite the process of regularising the unauthorised colonies and to reach out to the property owners in these areas, the DDA has now roped-in private agencies, to reach out to possible beneficiaries and to help them to submit their applications. These private agencies will create facilitation centres (static or mobile) or provide door-to-door services, to help applicants to register and upload the required documents on the portal that has been specially developed for conferring property rights in unauthorised colonies. The DDA has empanelled seven firms to assist people in the process. These private agencies will begin the drive in 250 colonies, starting July 1, 2021.

Update on March 9, 2021

The DDA has announced that the unauthorised colonies will now be able to form group housing societies and has relaxed the norms in its master plan, with an eye on developing these colonies.

According to the DDA vice-chairman Anurag Jain, people will be able to get group housing schemes sanctioned for a minimum plot area of 2,000 sq metres (instead of 3,000 sq metres, as per the master plan), provided the plot has access from a 12-metre-wide road (instead of 18 metres under the master plan). The proposal has been put up on the DDA’s website, for suggestions and objections from the public.

Meanwhile, the DDA is planning to adopt a new strategy, to expedite the process of issuing conveyance deeds to the residents of 1,731 unauthorised colonies in Delhi, under the PM-UDAY scheme. So far, over 3.5 lakh property owners have registered with the Authority, out of which 54,139 applicants have submitted the necessary documents, to get ownership rights of their properties. However, less than 10% of successful applicants have got their property papers so far.

Till January 22, 2021, the DDA had issued over 1,700 conveyance deeds and 1,900 authorisation slips, which are the final documents required for the registration of the property with the Delhi government.

PM UDAY helpdesk

The DDA has facilitated 28 helpdesks, to guide the applicants and to provide assistance to applicants who are unable to submit their applications on the DDA’s portal. The applicants can visit these helpdesks for any information or assistance to submit their application.

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