The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Wednesday presented the annual Budget for the current financial year. With a registered growth of 67 per cent in 2017-18, the Budget expenditure for 2018-19 has been set at Rs 8,032 crore and expected to be incurred mainly on houses and shops to the tune of Rs 3,633 crore, for the acquisition of land and payments of enhanced compensation at Rs 765 crore and development of land Rs 2,348.
With an aim to transform Capital in a world class city, the DDA has taken major decisions which primarily include Request for Proposal (RFP) for developing vacant area available at Dwarka (200 hectare), Rohini (259 hectare) and Narela (218 hectare) have been floated.
Land owning agency in its official release mentioned that it will come up with 15 new development schemes and 14 new Housing and related Development Works introduced in BE 2018-19.
Other projects, instance - Construction of Rail-over Bridge (ROB) at Narela, Community Hall at Block -E, Sector-16, Rohini, three pilot projects on in-situ rehabilitation are under progress at A-14,Kalkaji (3024 EWS DU's), Jailorwala Bagh (1675 EWS DU's) and Kathputili Colony (2800 EWS DU's), Construction of five number of Socio Cultural Centres in Rohini, Dwarka, CBD Shahdara, Mayur Place and Netaji Subhash Place is at planning stage. Development of 25 hact (62 acre ) area surrounding the Sultangarhi Tomb Conservation Complex, Vasant Kunj Rejuvenation and restoration of River Yamuna and Upgradation of Vasant Udyan at Vasant Kunj were also tabled in authority meeting.
On Floor Are per Ratio (FAR), DDA official under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, also highlighted revised modalities for enhanced FAR in planned commercial centers, "For optimal utilization of commercial land, Master Plan Delhi - 2021 recommended enhancement of FAR and Ground Coverage of commercial centres.
This further means that for Central Business District the FAR will be 150 per cent, for District Centre/Sub-Central Business District, FAR will be 150 per cent while for Community Centre and non-hierarchical commercial centre the FAR will be 125 per cent. The FAR for Local Shopping Center and Convenient Shopping Centre is 100 percent.
In the authority meeting it was also decided that 794 LIG/One Bed Room Flats, 574 in Sector-34 Rohini and 220 flats at Siraspur to Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) would be allotted .
The authority also ratified the modifications in the Unified Building Bye-Laws (UBBL) 2016 for simplification of forms and proforma and omission of Bond(s)/Affidavit(s) to usher in smooth operations in the Building Permit process and contribute significantly in the Ease of Doing Business.
"In addition to other simplified procedure, self declaration undertakings will be accepted instead of attestation by Notary Public/Metropolitan Magistrate on Rs.10/- Non-judicial stamp papers," DDA stated in an official statement.