New Delhi, July 25 -- In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs clarified that all 1,731 unauthorised colonies identified for regularisation under the "National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies)" Regulations, 2019, do not inherently have approved layout or building plans, as no official permissions were obtained at the time of their development. UCs or parts of UCs that meet the minimum criteria of the Master Plan for Delhi (MPD) 2021 are eligible to get their existing layout plans regularised. Once this is completed, individual landowners may apply for approval of revised building plans for any new construction, addition, alteration, or reg...