All home-buyers are allowed to participate in DDA housing schemes as the authority amends norms

In order to give all home purchasers an equal chance to purchase a property, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) announced changes to the regulations. The choice also involved repurposing land for the RML Hospital expansion and for a parcel on DDU Margin where a CPI(M) office will be built. The decisions were made at a meeting of the urban body, which was presided over by Lt. Governor and DDA Chairman V. K. Saxena. The DDA (Management and Disposal of Housing Estate) Regulations, 1968, Regulation 7 'Eligibility of Allotment' Amendment has been approved to "provide opportunity to all home-buyers to participate in DDA housing schemes."

The Authority approved the 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, he said. It has been observed that restrictions imposed by the regulation have

  affected the sale of DDA flats from the demand side in terms of the 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 the purchasing power to buy the flat, the DDA said.

"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 the maximum fresh inventory of DDA getting sold in the initial stage itself, leading to the recovery of capital, avoidance of repair or maintenance expenses, and depreciation of inventory leading to their vintage nature," the urban body said. The approved proposal will be sent to the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for final approval and notification. Lt Governor Saxena also approved the change of land use to boost medical infrastructure in the national capital by way of augmenting usable land for the expansion of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital here and a change of land use for a plot for building the CPI (M) office on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, officials said, adding, now, the public notice will be issued for inviting objections/suggestion from the general public.