Delhi has extended the deadline for residents of unauthorised colonies to apply for ownership rights under the PM-UDAY scheme by three months, giving eligible applicants until January 31, 2027, to submit fresh applications for conveyance deeds and authorisation slips.
The earlier deadline was October 31, 2026. A revenue department official said applications could be submitted through the Swagam and PM-UDAY portals, while residents could also seek assistance from PM-UDAY helpdesks in their respective districts. No conveyance deed or authorisation slip will be issued for applications received after the revised cutoff, the official said.
Launched by the Centre on October 29, 2019, PM-UDAY seeks to provide ownership rights and legal recognition to properties in Delhi’s unauthorised colonies. The scheme is intended to give residents formal documentation for their properties, but its implementation has progressed slowly. Around 40,000 conveyance deeds and authorisation slips had been issued as of March 31, 2026, according to the report.
A major difficulty was that residents who obtained ownership documents were still unable to secure approval for building plans or regularise existing structures because approved layout plans were not available for many colonies. The Centre changed the rules on April 7, 2026, allowing 1,511 of Delhi’s 1,731 unauthorised colonies to be regularised on an ‘as-is, where-is’ basis.
Under the revised norms, the requirement for approved layout plans was removed. Property owners can have building plans prepared through empanelled architects and upload them online. The change links property ownership documentation with the ability to obtain building approvals, an issue that had limited the practical value of earlier registrations.
The Centre subsequently transferred responsibility for implementing PM-UDAY from the Delhi Development Authority to the Delhi revenue department. The Delhi government revamped the registration process from April 24 with the stated aim of extending ownership rights to nearly 10 lakh households across the 1,511 colonies covered by the revised framework.
Since the revenue department took over implementation, around 20,000 registrations have been completed, an official said. The revised process requires residents to apply through the Swagam portal. Existing PM-UDAY applicants can use their earlier login credentials, while new applicants must first obtain a mandatory PM-UDAY card through the PM-UDAY portal.
The two portals have been integrated with the National Generic Document Registration System, allowing applications to move through different stages digitally and reducing the need for repeated visits to government offices. However, applicants still face the challenge of establishing a continuous chain of ownership documents, according to the report.
The extended deadline gives residents additional time to complete documentation and submit applications, while the revenue department’s helpdesks remain available for assistance. The January 31, 2027 cutoff is the next formal milestone for fresh PM-UDAY applications.
