L-G asks DDA for moratorium on lease rent and licence fee
New Delhi, May 21: Delhi L-t governor Anil Baijal wrote to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday for a committee to help people and businesses in these “tough times” and asked DDA to explore measures for a moratorium on instalments, lease rent and licence fee.
According to a statement, the lieutenant governor said most sections of the society were facing challenges in cash flow management, making it difficult to pay instalments, allotment money, EMDs (earnest money deposit), lease rent and license fees among others.
“Mr Baijal advised DDA to explore measures for moratorium on payments so that EMD is not forfeited and allotment is not cancelled in this time of distress,” it said. Mr Baijal also happens to be the chairman of the DDA.
He directed the Delhi home department to take steps to explore the possibility of an automatic extension of the validity of licences for various categories like hotels, restaurants, guest houses and swimming pools which expired after March 1.
The L-G has also written to the DDA, police and the municipal corporations to take measures proactively to ameliorate the sufferings of the people and the businesses. The L-G wrote to CM that a panel headed by the industries commissioner should be constituted to comprehensively analyse and suggest measures to help people and businesses in “these tough times”, with special focus on protection of interests of labours, sources said.
He advised DDA to use planning tools to stimulate the business environment by attracting investments and focusing on sectoral revival.
To instil confidence in the public, all ongoing and pending public projects of DDA may be given impetus and maximum public services should be made available online, Mr Baijal said in his letter. “Dwarka, Narela and Rohini subcities can be revamped with focus on attracting investment in commercial, IT, and educational sectors through meticulous planning with special focus on vacant land pieces as low hanging fruits,” the L-G wrote.