New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Delhi government is set to use GIS-based mapping and geospatial technology to speed up the process of granting property rights to residents of unauthorised colonies, with the Centre approving a Rs 65-crore 'DRISHTI' project for surveying and documenting properties under the PM-UDAY scheme.
Under the Delhi Revenue and Imaging Survey, Spatial Technology Initiative (DRISHTI), PM-UDAY Cells will be established in all 13 districts, along with a branch at the headquarters, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Wednesday.
The project is aimed at making property surveys, mapping and documentation more systematic, transparent and time-bound, the government said.
Of the total Rs 65 crore estimated cost, Rs 52 crore, or 80 per cent, will be provided as a grant from the Urban Development Fund of the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, while the remaining Rs 13 crore will be contributed by the Delhi Revenue Department, which will implement the project.
The PM-UDAY scheme seeks to provide ownership rights to residents of notified unauthorised colonies in Delhi. Its implementation involves the DDA, Delhi Revenue Department and the MCD.
Gupta said the initiative was intended to reduce delays faced by eligible residents in securing legal rights over their properties.
"The PM-UDAY Scheme is not merely a process of issuing property-related documents, but an important means of providing legal security over homes and property rights to lakhs of families living in Delhi's unauthorised colonies," she said.
The Rs 52-crore central grant will be released in four instalments. However, the entire approved amount may be released in a single instalment if procurement is undertaken through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM), subject to prescribed conditions.
The government said the technology-based system would help streamline property-related surveys and enable beneficiaries to access ownership, transfer and other associated rights more efficiently.
Gupta said the Delhi government was working to ensure that eligible residents do not face unnecessary difficulties in securing their property rights and that the benefits of PM-UDAY reach beneficiaries faster.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.