DDA making efforts to refund security deposit for housing scheme within a month

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is making efforts to refund within a month the security deposit to the unsuccessful applicants of its 'Housing Scheme 2014', in which draw of lots had taken place on November 25.

Minister of State for Urban Development and Housing Babul Supriyo told the Lok Sabha in a written reply that guidelines provide for 90 days for such refund. Supriyo said that if there is a delay in making a refund, a simple interest of 8 per cent per annum will be paid on the deposit.

DDA had offered 25,034 flats in its biggest ever housing scheme and received 10,08,700 applications.

To another query, the minister said there is no shortage of Barat Ghar and community centres in the national capital. As per the information furnished by the DDA, Delhi Cantonment Board (DCB) and Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), there is no shortage of such facilities in the capital city, Supriyo said.

DDA has received five proposals from the Delhi government for allotment of land for construction of Community Hall/Barat Ghar. DUSIB has received a proposal for construction of a Barat Ghar in JJ Colony, Madangir under MLA fund.

Supriyo also informed the House that uninterrupted connectivity between Rajghat and Vijay Ghat will be made available by the end of September 2015, while stating that such connectivity is already available between Rajghat and Shakti Sthal and work is in progress to extend it to Shantivana, Rashtriya Smriti and Vijay Ghat.