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Delhi: Signature View Residents to Start Receiving Rent in July 2023

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has greenlit facilitation fees for residents of Signature View Apartments, who vacated their homes due to significant structural damage. The compensation will assist with rent payments, set at ₹50,000 monthly for High-Income Group (HIG) flats and ₹38,000 for Medium-Income Group (MIG) apartments starting July 1, 2023, or from their vacating date, whichever is later. The compensation amount will increase by 10% annually, with the first revision on July 1, 2024, followed by adjustments in July 2025 and July 2026. In 2024, residents will receive ₹55,000 (HIG) and ₹41,800 (MIG); in 2025, this will…

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DDA, IIT-Delhi to Investigate Dwarka Apartment Structural Issue

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is teaming up with IIT Delhi to investigate the Triveni Apartments in Dwarka. The inspections are set to commence on Thursday to determine the cause of a recent “explosion-like” sound reported in the building, officials stated. The DDA confirmed, “In a prompt effort to identify the cause of the incident, IIT Delhi has been contracted and the consultancy fee for the inspection has been settled. They are expected to arrive soon.” Residents of the Dwarka Sector 16-B apartment complex voiced their concerns regarding the lack of immediate remedial actions after hearing the “explosion-like”…

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Panel to Review Delhi’s Settlements and Land Use Plans

Representative image Delhi’s land challenges, including contentious topics like the regularisation of unauthorised colonies and the implementation of a land pooling policy, are now under scrutiny by a parliamentary committee. The 31-member standing committee on housing and urban affairs is set to delve into three significant urban development and land matters concerning Delhi. Recently reconstituted, the panel has identified 23 issues for examination. Currently, the committee is assessing the implementation of prominent missions under the housing and urban affairs ministry. Among the 23 issues, three directly address Delhi’s land concerns, including the regularisation of unauthorised colonies, the status of the…

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Delhi: Signature View Apartments to be Manually Demolished

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has decided to demolish the Signature View Apartments in Mukherjee Nagar using a conventional floor-by-floor method rather than the implosion technique used on Noida’s Supertech twin towers. Officials revealed that experts deemed the building’s structural quality extremely poor, making it unsafe to drill into weak walls for the insertion of explosives. The complex consists of 10 towers with stilt plus 10 stories and two towers with stilt plus six stories, surrounded by the SFS Flats Society and other residential and commercial properties. The demolition is set to commence soon as the DDA finalizes…

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Delhi Residents Cannot Complain About DDA’s Housing Quality

NEW DELHI: Homebuyers will not be able to raise complaints regarding defects in the flats offered through the Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) Towering Heights premium housing scheme in East Delhi, as per the terms outlined in the scheme. Earlier this month, the DDA introduced 1,026 premium 2 BHK flats starting at Rs 1.78 crore, developed under its Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) policy. According to the scheme’s brochure, available on its official site, section 18.4 states, “DDA shall also not entertain complaints about the price of the flat, its design, the quality of materials used, workmanship, or any other defects.” Allottees are…

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Delhi: 1,537 Flats Available in DDA Scheme

Representative image NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is set to launch Phase II of the Jan Sadharan Awas Yojana on November 11, providing 1,537 affordable housing options for low-income groups (LIG) and economically weaker sections (EWS) across the city. The available flats are located in several of Delhi’s developing residential areas, including Shivaji Marg (Moti Nagar), Ramgarh Colony near Jahangirpuri Metro Station, and Rohini Sectors 34 and 35 along the Urban Extension Road–II. There are also units in Narela, Sector G6–G7, Pocket 11, close to the intended Rithala–Narela–Kundli Metro corridor. Starting at 12 PM on November 11, interested…

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Delhi HC Challenges DDA’s Retroactive GST on Property Conversion

NEW DELHI: A resident of Delhi has challenged the standard operating procedure (SOP) of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in the high court. This SOP retroactively imposes goods and service tax (GST) on the conversion of leasehold properties into freehold. This move from the DDA could affect property owners who converted their properties to freehold after the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act came into effect in 2017. The high court is set to hear the case on Friday. The petitioner, Mala Sahni Seth, has also included the Ministry of Finance, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs,…

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DDA to Host Weekly Camps for Housing Conversions in Delhi

Representative image NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is set to launch weekly special camps aimed at expediting the processing of housing conversion cases. Starting October 23, these camps will take place at the DDA auction hall on the ground floor of Vikas Sadan from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM. Initially, they will be centralized at this location, but DDA is open to hosting future camps in residential areas upon request from housing societies. The primary goal is to efficiently resolve leasehold-to-freehold conversion matters. The DDA stated, “To accelerate the clearance of pending housing conversion cases, public camps will…

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Register for DDA Plot E-Auction Starting October 27

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will launch registration on October 27 for an e-auction featuring nearly 100 plots in key city locations. Officials indicate that the plots are categorized into six types, including newly-identified and reclaimed land. The upcoming e-auction includes 17 residential plots in Rohini and Rajendra Nagar, 11 institutional plots (including religious purposes) in Rohini, 18 commercial plots in Pitampura, 44 industrial plots in Kirti Nagar, Mangolpuri, and Okhla, one CNG station plot in Yamuna Vihar, and two group housing plots in Dwarka and other areas. “Prior to 2022, the e-auction process was held quarterly based…

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DDA Opens Registrations for 48-Storey East Delhi High Rise

Representative image NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) announced on Friday the opening of registration for flats in its under-construction project, “DDA Towering Heights,” located in Karkardooma. The registration period will run from October 31 to November 21. In the initial phase, the DDA is offering a total of 1,026 premium two-bedroom-hall-kitchen (BHK) apartments, with base reserve prices between Rs 1.78 crore and Rs 3.09 crore. The flats range from 142 sqm to 250 sqm in plinth area. “Spanning 30 hectares, the East Delhi Hub is being designed as a high-quality mixed-use urban center, integrating residential, commercial, and civic…