Centre gives 20 houses ownership papers in Delhi
Twenty residents of unauthorised colonies in Delhi saved money on registration of land as Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday handed over conveyance deeds and registry papers of houses to 20 residents of unauthorised colonies. The documents were given to the residents of Raja Vihar and Samaypur Badli at a Press conference here, ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls.
Karam Wati, Ashok Kumar Singh and Karma Chand Sharma, all residents of Suraj Park here, saved a whopping Rs 97 lakh, 66 lakh and 60 lakh respectively on their land registration charges as they got ownership rights under the PM-UDAY (Prime Minister - Unauthorized Colonies in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojana).
Also, residents in Raja Vihar witnessed huge savings by paying as little as Rs 400 towards registration fee.
The Centre on Friday released the first list of 20 beneficiaries who were given the conveyance deeds and registry documents. So far, the Ministry has received 57,000 applications, which are being processed.
Dubbing the Friday event as “ceremonial”, Puri said in the coming days, more residents of unauthorised colonies will be given conveyance deeds and registry papers.
According Puri, the 20 beneficiaries were required to pay small amounts and thus they made huge saving. Citing benefits under the PM-UDAY, Puri said Pinki Sharma, who has a house measuring 41.8 sqm and has four floors, paid only Rs 19,400 under the scheme and hence she saved around Rs 23.90 lakh.
The circle rate (minimum value at which sale or transfer of a plot, built-up houses, apartment, commercial property or land takes place) of Suraj Park was Rs 46,200 per square meter while Rs 23,280 per sqm for Raja Vihar area.
Rupanjay, a resident of Raja Vihar, owns 42.6 sqm and having two floors, paid only Rs 700 under the scheme and hence, he saved around Rs 12.59 lakh. Ashok Kumar a resident of Raja Vihar who owns 54.5 sqm, paid only Rs 900 and hence saved Rs 17.29 lakh. Asha Devi who owns 21 sqm plot paid only Rs 400 for conveyance deeds and registry documents and hence she saved Rs 6.10 lakh. Vinod Kumar Sharma, who paid only Rs 400 for registry documents and conveyance deeds under the scheme and he saved Rs 12.35 lakh.
Karam Chand Gupta of Suraj Park has paid only Rs 89,100 for registry of 103.6 sqm having four floors and hence saved Rs 59.36 lakh. Vijendra Bansal, of Surja Park has saved Rs 19.57 lakh in conveyance deeds and registry of 33.4 sqm plot which have three floors. He has paid only Rs 3,985. Ram Kumar has paid only Rs 30,300 for his 60 sq mtr plot and hence he saved Rs 34.84 lakh.
Puri said a special development fund (SDF) will be created from the registration charges received in form of charges of conveyance deeds and registry documents. The SDF will be used to build infrastructure and social development in 1,731 unauthorised colonies. Puri said “as people in large number have been making registration at the DDA portal, we will upgrade the server of the DDA portal”.
The move to regularise such colonies is likely to benefit around 40-50 lakh residents who play a vital role in any election in the national Capital. The announcement of the Delhi Assembly elections is likely to be made in the next few days.
When asked, whether the AAP Government had been involved in the process, Puri, without taking any names, said, “I continue to be amazed at their capacity to derail matters.”
The HUA Minister said people had been hearing about the regularisation of unauthorised colonies for a long time as the previous Governments did not fulfil their promises. “But now, development will take place in these areas at a greater speed,” he said. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi had recently asked the residents of unauthorised colonies not to trust the BJP-led Central Government unless they get registry papers of their houses in their hands.
