India, Oct. 26 -- The Delhi government is planning to extend the October 31 deadline for residents of 1,511 unauthorised colonies to apply for ownership rights under the PM-Uday scheme, officials said on Monday, citing a tepid response to the initiative.

The PM-Uday scheme was launched in 2019 to confer ownership rights on residents of unauthorised colonies. Following amendments to the rules, the Centre transferred responsibility for implementing the process to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

The scheme aims to grant ownership rights to more than four million residents living in 1,511 unauthorised colonies across the national capital.

The government had set October 31 as the cut-off date in July to encourage residents to appl...