India, April 24 -- The application process for regularisation of unauthorised colonies in Delhi under the Centre's PM-UDAY scheme will begin on Friday through the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's SWAGAM portal, officials said.

The move follows the government's decision to regularise 1,511 of 1,731 unauthorised colonies on an "as-is where-is" basis. This will allow residents who have already received conveyance deeds (CD) or authorisation slips (AS) to proceed with formalising their properties, they added.

Applicants will need to log on to the portal and select their colony from the list of eligible areas. The ward and zone details will be auto-filled. Then, the applicants must indicate whether they have an existing PM-UDAY Case ID, offi...