From “application to refund”, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is mulling making its next housing scheme a completely online affair to reduce the long queues of flat aspirants at its headquarters.
“Yes, talks are going on to make the next DDA housing scheme fully online. last time we had received over 10 lakh applications, both online and offline, but this time we are thinking of making it totally online,” a senior DDA official.
DDA is slated to come out with its next housing scheme in December. As per recent reports, about 11,000 flats are to be offered under Housing Scheme 2016. Sources said, a large chunk of these may include flats surrendered by owners to DDA, which works under the Urban Development Ministry.
Former DDA Vice Chairman Balvinder Kumar had in January 2015, however, said the “new scheme would be much larger than the 2014 project, and will include at least 24,660 lIG flats.”
The Government last week said, over 40 per cent of the houses allotted by the DDA under its Housing Scheme 2014 have been surrendered or cancelled with some allottees complaining about the size of the flats and locality.
“The DDA has informed that out of 25,039 flats for draw of lots in the Housing Scheme 2014, 10,653 flats have been surrendered or cancelled,” Minister of State for Urban Development Rao Inderjit Singh said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.