Grappling with a fund crunch, Delhi Government body Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has claimed that the DDA owes it dues of over Rs20,000 crore while other agencies, too, had to clear payments to it. In its annual report, the DUSIB, which functions under the Delhi Government, claimed that various Government agencies owed it a cumulative Rs22,670 crore for using its land.
Thus, a senior Government official said that DDA, which operates under the Centre, owes DUSIB Rs20,247 crore (without interest) for using 807.857 acres of land belonging to it. Other defaulters include DMRC (399.95 crore), Delhi Waqf Board (Rs86 lakh) and JNNURM (Rs2,031 crore), DUSIB officials said, adding that the issue has been raised time and again with the Delhi Government. DUSIB highlighted the financial crisis in its annual report for 2013-14 tabled on Wednesday in Delhi Assembly and mentioned that its funds were inadequate for meeting its revenue expenditure.
During 2013-14, DUSIB’s total revenue receipts was only Rs1,414 lakh while revenue expenditure was Rs9,148 lakh. According to a letter sent by DUSIB to the DDA vice chairman, around 18 properties belonging to the agency were used by the latter without making any payments. DDA used 236.80 acres of land at NG Road Rajouri Garden, which is estimated to be over Rs8,300 crore as per the circle rates at the time of transfer of land, it said. Similarly, another 167 acres was procured by DDA in the Wazirpur area worth Rs2,600 crore. According to DUSIB, a total of 807 acres of land valued at Rs20,247 crore was procured from it by DDA.