To provide opportunity to all home buyers to participate in Delhi Development Authority (DDA) housing schemes, the authority on Tuesday approved an amendment in housing regulations doing away with the restrictions that a person owning a house or plot in Delhi cannot apply for allotment of DDA flat. The authority has also approved a proposal for change of land use of an area measuring 868 sqm. in Pocket-III, Rouse Avenue, DDU Marg, New Delhi allotted to Communist Party of India (Marxist) and also gave permission for allotment of land for construction of six state guest houses or State Bhawans. The authority meeting chaired by Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena approved the proposals on Tuesday.
The meeting was attended by DDA vice chairman Subhash Panda and other senior officials.
In a statement, the Raj Niwas said the authority has approved an amendment in housing regulations doing away with the restrictions that a person owning a house or plot in Delhi cannot apply for allotment of DDA flat.
The approved proposal will be sent to Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India for final approval and notification.
“It has been observed that restrictions imposed by the regulation has affected sale of DDA flats from the demand side in terms of inability to sell flats to those who own a flat or plot in Delhi, due to increased family sizes and even though they may be willing and have purchasing power to buy the flat,” read the statement.
“There is a need to provide a level playing field for selling all kinds of DDA’s built-up inventory of flats which is getting accumulated year after year. This would lead to maximum fresh inventory of DDA getting sold in the initial stage itself leading to recovery of capital, avoidance of repair/maintenance expenses and depreciation of inventory leading to their vintage nature”, it added.
“The regulations were drafted in 1968 when affordable housing for all was DDA’s mandate. Since then, the city has changed a lot and NCR cities such as Noida and Gurugram have opened up a host of housing choices to the people,” said a senior DDA official. DDA (management and disposal of housing estates) regulation, 1968, were issued under section 57 of DDA Act, 1957. Regulation 7 of these rules detailed eligibility of allotment of the flats.
It stated, “A dwelling unit or flat in the housing estates of the authority shall be allotted only to such person who or his wife/husband or any of his/her dependant relations including unmarried children do not own in full or in part on freehold or leasehold basis a residential plot or house in the urban area of Delhi, New Delhi and Delhi Cantonment.”
The authority also approved a proposal for change of land use of an area measuring 868 sqm. in Pocket-III, Rouse Avenue, DDU Marg, New Delhi allotted to Communist Party of India (Marxist). Now, the public notice will be issued for inviting objections/suggestion from general public. It has also approved a proposal for change of land use from Recreational, Residential to Public and semi-public facilities of 3 plots measuring 12183.57sq.m. (3.01 Acre), 8134.18 sq.m. (2.01 Acre) and 3601.70 sq.m. (0.89 acre) to Public and Semi-public Facilities (PS1), currently under the ownership of RML Hospital.
The authority also gave permission for allotment of land for construction of six State Bhawans / State Guest Houses, as per requirement received from time to time, on a plot measuring 1.6 Hectare in Sector-17 of Dwarka.