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Full ownership rights to residents of 1,700 unauthorised colonies

Bharatiya Janata Party · Delhi Legislative Assembly Election 2025

Last updated 6 Jun 2026

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Original manifesto wording

“We will grant full ownership rights to 1700 unauthorised colonies in Delhi. Residents of these colonies will receive complete ownership rights to their homes and will be able to construct, build or rebuild their homes as per the provisions of the Ministry of Housing and Delhi’s building bylaws.”

From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifesto

Our Assessment

On 7 April 2026 the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry and the Delhi government announced regularisation of unauthorised colonies on an "as-is where-is" basis, with 1,511 of Delhi’s 1,731 unauthorised colonies cleared under a revamped PM-UDAY scheme covering about 45 lakh residents; online applications via the SWAGAM portal were to open from 24 April 2026, with MCD issuing regularisation certificates. The framework is in place and applications launching, but conveyance of ownership rights to individual residents is still in progress.