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Delhi CM requests ₹100 crore for unauthorized colonies plan

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has requested ₹100 crores from the Centre to expedite the implementation of the PM-UDAY scheme, aimed at granting property rights to residents of 1,511 unauthorized colonies in the national capital, as stated in a CMO release on Sunday. In a correspondence with Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal, the Chief Minister emphasized that the department will establish PM-UDAY (Pradhan Mantri Unauthorised Colonies in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojana) cells across all 13 districts of Delhi, each supervised by an Additional District Magistrate (ADM). She highlighted a proposed allocation of ₹100 crores…

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Delhi CM Orders MCD to Identify Illegal Constructions Post-Saket

Rekha Gupta NEW DELHI: Following the recent Saket building collapse, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has instructed the MCD to compile a report on all illegal constructions throughout the city, officials reported on Tuesday. A multi-storey structure in Saidulajab area of Saket collapsed last week, resulting in six fatalities. The building accommodated a coaching institute, cafes, and offices, while construction was reportedly ongoing on the top floor at the time of the incident. “The Chief Minister has issued strict orders to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to conduct a thorough survey of buildings and pinpoint irregularities,” stated a senior official.…

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Delhi CM presents CAG audit on construction workers’ welfare

Representative image created by AI NEW DELHI: On Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta presented a CAG audit report in the Assembly that uncovered irregularities in the registration of construction workers. The report indicated insufficient spending on their welfare, even though the state government had more than ₹3,500 crore available from 2019 to 2023. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India’s report on ‘Welfare of Building and Other Construction Workers’ (BOCW) examined the preceding four years under the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. The report found that the Delhi government lacked reliable data on the number of BOCWs,…