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DDA Faces ₹17,000 Crore in Liabilities, 34,000 Flats Unsold

Representative image NEW DELHI: As of March this year, the liabilities of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) totaled approximately Rs 17,000 crore, the Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday. Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Tokhan Sahu, stated in a written response that the DDA has confirmed that all liabilities are paid promptly. The minister noted that no instances of mismanagement or administrative inefficiency have been observed within the land-owning agency. According to the data provided, DDA’s liabilities amounted to Rs 16,987.98 crore as of March 31, 2025. The agency also updated its housing inventory statistics in…

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Centre announces updates to DDA’s transit-oriented policy

NEW DELHI: The Central government has announced changes to the Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) Transit Oriented Development (TOD) policy, as indicated in a gazette notification released on Saturday. The “TOD Zone” designates a 500-metre wide area on both sides of the approved Metro Corridors Routes and surrounding regional and interstate mass transit stations, including the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS). A public notice from the DDA stated, “The Delhi Development Authority has proposed modifications in ‘Chapter – 20 on Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in the Master Plan for Delhi – 2021’ under Section 11-A of the DD Act.” The proposed…

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Karkardooma Tower Project Sees 1,500 Bids, Exceeds Flat Supply

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) announced the successful reception of bids for its upcoming high-rise project, ‘DDA Towering Heights’, located in Karkardooma. Officials reported this on Wednesday. This initiative marks the first housing project created under Delhi’s Transit Oriented Development (TOD) policy. “Approximately 1,500 bids have been received for the 1,026 two-bedroom flats available. The central location and excellent connectivity options have significantly driven demand,” officials noted. Situated next to the Karkardooma metro station, this project offers direct access to both the Blue and Pink lines of the Delhi metro, alongside easy connections to National Highway (NH)-9, NH-24,…

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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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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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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…