Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs approved modifications in housing regulations

The urban body said that any person having a flat or plot with an area less than 67 square meters in Delhi are eligible to apply for the allotment of new flats constructed by DDA.

On Monday, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) said in a statement that the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has “approved modifications/relaxations” proposed by the DDA in the Housing Regulations, 1968, which were issued under section 57 of the DDA Act, 1957.

However, it did not specify when the central ministry has given its approval for modifications or relaxations. 

The statement said that modifications/relaxations were made with the objective enable the general public to buy DDA flats without restrictions/hassles. 

It said that any person who has less than 67 sqm of flats or plots in Delhi can apply for allotment of new flats constructed by DDA for the first time. The main provision did not allow any person to apply for allotment of DDA flats if he/she or family members were having any flat/plot irrespective of the area of the flat/plot. 

the statement said that waitlisted applicants will be allotted the surrendered or canceled flats through a mini-draw. 

The statement added that If more than 25 percent of flats remain unsold in any area or locality where they were offered for the first time, such a locality shall be deemed to be a “developing area”. 

The DDA said that no restriction in terms of having flats or plots of land in Delhi shall be applied to the applicants as and when such unsold flats in a developing area are offered under the subsequent housing scheme. 

The statement said that the Centre, the state government, local bodies, autonomous bodies of the Centre, or the state government shall be eligible for allotment of flats apart from individuals. 

the unsold flats in the developing areas may be offered online on a “first-come-first-serve” basis under the relaxed norms apart from the disposal of flats through the launch of the regular housing scheme. 

“On the one hand, the aforementioned changes/relaxations will allow those people to purchase DDA flats who were previously ineligible due to owning land or a flat in Delhi in their own name or in the name of a member of their family. However, it will sufficiently increase demand for DDA apartments,” the statement said. 

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