Several decisions benefiting low income group and weaker sections of the society were taken at the meeting of Bhopal Development Authority Board on Friday. Under the short tenure of Chairperson of Bhopal Development Authority (BDA) Om Yadav development works in affordable schemes at Saliya, Barrai and Navi Bagh are in progress and a welcome move to benefit weaker section was taken during the meeting in which the security deposit which was completely confiscated after the allotment was cancelled by the buyer before paying the first installment and after the payment of the last installment has been reduced to 10 per cent and the remaining security deposit would be returned to the beneficiary.
On the completion of ten years of CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan the decision of imposing a penalty of Rs 1000 per day for not starting construction on the sold land plots by BDA before June 29, 2013 has been revised and the penalty has been revoked. Significant decision of allotment of ground floor for the disabled people was taken during the meeting. The ban of purchase of buying more than one property by one person has been removed which would allow beneficiary to buy property according to convenience.
After observing demands in Katara Hills area several residential schemes have been launched on around 5 acres of land and on the land 54 plots of different categories would be provided and 33 duplex houses would be built. For the scheme `30.54 crore has been sanctioned. Decision to name Affordable residential scheme Barai Phase- I after renowned social worker, freedom fighter and former MlA late Gaurishankar Kaushal as late Gaurishankar Kaushal Premises was taken during the meeting and in the same manner decision to name lawyers Chamber Scheme at Arera Hills after renowned lawyer late Uttamchand Israni was taken.