India, Oct. 30 -- Delhi's local bodies have initiated the process for recommending another extension of the Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act-which essentially grants blanket protection to any illegal construction in unauthorised colonies that came up before June 2014, multiple officials aware of the matter said.

The act is likely to be granted another three-year extension before it lapses in December 2026. The development comes at a time when the national capital has witnessed multiple building collapses in the city's unplanned settlements.

Meanwhile, an extremely tepid response continued under the PM-JAY scheme for regularisation of properties in Delhi's 1,511 unauthorised colonies, which was announced in April this year. Official d...