PM-UDAY Cells to be set up in all 13 districts, along with a branch: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta
New Delhi, October 2026 : The implementation of the PM-UDAY Scheme, aimed at providing property rights to residents of Delhi’s unauthorised colonies, is set to gain fresh momentum. The Central Government has approved a Rs 65-crore project under ‘DRISHTI’ (Delhi Revenue and Imaging Survey, Spatial Technology Initiative) to develop a modern geospatial/GIS-based survey and mapping system in Delhi. Under the project, PM-UDAY Cells will be set up in all 13 districts, along with a branch at the headquarters.
Chief Minister Smt. Rekha Gupta said the technology-driven ‘DRISHTI’ project will make the survey and mapping of properties more transparent, systematic and time-bound. The project has an estimated total cost of Rs 65 crore, of which Rs 52 crore, or 80 per cent, will be provided as a grant from the Urban Development Fund (UDF) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, while the remaining Rs 13 crore, or 20 per cent, will be contributed by the Revenue Department of the Delhi Government. The Revenue Department will be responsible for implementing the project.
Survey and mapping to be carried out using modern technology
The ‘DRISHTI’ project will establish a modern geospatial and GIS-based survey system for the PM-UDAY Scheme. PM-UDAY Cells will also be set up in all 13 districts of Delhi, along with a branch at the headquarters. This will help make the survey, mapping and documentation process related to properties under the scheme more systematic and time-bound.
The PM-UDAY Scheme aims to provide ownership rights to residents of Delhi’s notified unauthorised colonies. The responsibility for implementing the scheme has been assigned to the DDA, the Revenue Department of the Delhi Government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. The project will help residents get the benefits of property ownership, transfer and other related rights faster.
The Rs 52 crore grant from the Urban Development Fund will be released in four installments. If procurement is carried out through GeM, the entire approved amount may be released in a single instalment, subject to the prescribed conditions.
Government committed to fulfilling the resolve of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the PM-UDAY Scheme is not merely a process of issuing property-related documents, but an important means of providing legal security over homes and property rights to lakhs of families living in Delhi’s unauthorised colonies. The technology-driven ‘DRISHTI’ project will make the survey and mapping of properties more transparent, systematic and time-bound.
The Delhi Government is working to ensure that eligible people do not have to face unnecessary difficulties in securing their rights and that the benefits of the scheme reach the ground quickly. The government is fully committed to working in line with Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji’s resolution of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ to ensure the rights and dignity of the people of Delhi.
