DDA TO INCREASE SIZE OF EWS & LIG FLATS

About 6,500 flats allotted last year under the Delhi Development Authority ( DDA) housing scheme have been surrendered by the allottees, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

In a written reply, minister of state ( Independent Charge) of housing and urban affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said that the DDA has offered about 4,500 of these flats for allotment to organisations such as Central Industrial Security Force ( CISF), Border Security Force ( BSF), Sashastra Seema Bal ( SSB) and Central Reserve Police Force ( CRPF) for accomodation of their personnel deployed in various parts of Delhi. “The Delhi Development Authority ( DDA) has intimated that about 6,500 flats allotted under the DDA Aawasiya Yojana- 2017, have been surrendered by successful allottees,” he said.

Mr Puri said “no specific reasons” have been given by the allottees, while some of the applicants have stated that built- up area of the allotted flat was not sufficient to meet their requirements. “The DDA has sent letters offering about 4,500 of these flats for allotment to organisations such as CISF, BSF, SSB, CRPF for accommodation of their personnel deployed in various parts of Delhi,” the minister said, adding the response of these organisations was awaited. The flats will be allotted to these organisations on “no profit, no loss” basis.

To a query, the minister said the DDA has intimated that that there was no scope for further reduction in rates of these flats as they were offered on “no profit, no loss basis”.

The DDA has also decided to increase the size of Economically Weaker Section ( EWS) and Lower Income Group ( LIG, 1BHK) flats.