Delhi development authority's housing amendment gets nod

Delhi development authority’s housing amendment gets nod

NEW DELHI: Seeking to attract more buyers, the DDA on Friday approved an amendment in
housing regulations to allow public to participate in its schemes even if they or their family
members own a flat or plot in Delhi, officials said. The decision was taken during a meeting via
video-conferencing, held under the chairmanship of Lt Governor Anil Baijal, who is also the
chairman of Delhi Development Authority (DDA).
The Authority gave nod to an amendment in the DDA (Management and Disposal of Housing
Estate) Regulations, 1968, officials said.
“To attract more buyers, the Authority has approved amendment in DDA housing regulations to
allow public to participate in DDA housing schemes if they or their family members don’t own a
flat or plot of area above 67 sqm in Delhi,” the DDA said in a statement.

Regulation 7 prescribes that only those persons will be eligible for allotment of DDA flats who
don’t own a flat or land in Delhi, nor do their family members, officials said.
It has been restricting the demand for DDA flat to a “considerable extent,” the housing authority
claimed.
“Besides , a number of waitlisted allottees will be equal to the number of flats offered under the
scheme as against 25 per cent, as per the existing regulation.
“The unsold flats of developing areas may be offered through first come first serve basis and no
condition in terms of ownership of flats shall apply to the applicants. In other words, unsold flats
can be purchased by an applicant even though he/she may be having a flat or plot in Delhi,” it
said.
Public entities (central or state government departments or organisations) will also be eligible for
allotment of such unsold flats, the DDA said.
The proposal approved by the DDA will be sent to the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs for its nod, and notification of the proposed amendments, officials said.
Also, to further strengthen the healthcare facilities in the national capital, the Authority approved
a proposal to facilitate the redevelopment of AIIMS, Delhi campus, over 79.73 hectares as a
“world-class medical university”.
The re-designation of the AIIMS campus as ‘education & research university’ as per Master Plan
of Delhi 2021, and assigning other development controls norms to the campus, were also
assented to by the highest decision-making body of the DDA, officials said.
A proposal on changing of land use for a plot (8.5 ha or 21 acres) for setting up an e-waste
management (eco-park) system, was also approved by the Authority.
The proposal was to change it from ‘Residential-RD’ to ‘Utility-U4’ at Village Holambi Kalan,
Zone P-I (Narela Sub-city), Delhi, it added.
The Authority also approved change of land use for a plot measuring 0.6769 ha (6769.60 sqm)
at Vasant Vihar from ‘Residential’ to ‘Government (G2)’ allotted for establishment of
headquarters for National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the DDA said.