Several issues that are holding back the notification of Regulations concerning land Pooling Policy were discussed on Tuesday at a high-level meeting of the Urban Development Ministry.
Issues to be resolved in the land pooling policy were Notification of 89 villages as urban areas by North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMC) (50 villages) and South DMC (39 villages), notification of a total of 95 villages as urban development areas, transfer of about 12 per cent of developed land to Government of Delhi, waiver of stamp duty on transfer of developed land by DDA to farmers/promoters and verification of 'Sajra' maps for these villages by local authorities.
While North and South municipal bodies have passed resolutions for notifying 89 villages as urban areas, the Delhi Government has sought some clarifications regarding provision of civic amenities in the developed areas keeping in view the increase in population in a long-term perspective.
On transfer of developed land to the Delhi Government, DDA stated that in accordance with the Mater Plan of Delhi, land would be provided to Delhi Government on need basis as is being done now. “The Delhi Government was requested to consider the issue of waiver of stamp duty on transfer of developed land to farmers/developers keeping in view that the final sale of developed real estate properties to buyers would result in significantly enhanced revenues through registration,” stated DDA.
Further, the Government was also requested to expedite notification of the said villages as urban areas and development areas to enable early notification of land Pooling Regulations by DDA.
Delhi Government officials assured that local revenue officials would at the earliest verify the 'Sajra' maps of these villages falling under land pooling ambit.
While the land Pooling Policy was finalised in 2013, Regulations in this regard have been approved in May, 2015 and the same are still to be notified. Four issues in this regard were discussed with senior officials of the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of NCT of Delhi, Delhi Development Authority and North and South DMCs.