Centre Clears Rs 65 Crore DRISHTI Initiative to Speed Up Property Rights Under PM-UDAY in Delhi's Unauthorised Colonies

Key facts

• The Centre approved a Rs 65-crore project named DRISHTI (Delhi Revenue and Imaging Survey, Spatial Technology Initiative) to fast-track granting property rights to residents of Delhi's unauthorised colonies under the PM-UDAY scheme.
• DRISHTI will use GIS-based technology to survey and map properties, ensuring transparent, organised and time-bound property surveys and documentation.
• The project will be implemented by the Delhi Government's Revenue Department, with PM-UDAY Cells opened in all 13 districts of Delhi and a dedicated unit at the headquarters.
• Of the Rs 65-crore cost, Rs 52 crore (80 per cent) will come from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs through the Urban Development Fund, and Rs 13 crore (20 per cent) from the Delhi Government's Revenue Department.
• The Rs 52-crore central grant will be released in four instalments, or in a single instalment if procurement is done through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM).
• The PM-UDAY Scheme is implemented by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the Revenue Department and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
• Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the scheme aims to provide legal security and property rights to lakhs of families living in unauthorised colonies without unnecessary delays.