DDA
tweaks interest for allottees
Jun 27, 2014, 04.49 AM
IST
NEW DELHI: DDA on Thursday decided to close
the gap between the interest charged from allottees for delayed payment and
that it pays to allottees for running late in delivering housing projects.
The directive has come after several allottees, who invested in DDA's housing
projects that are running late, complained about the disparity between the
penalty charged of the Authority and penalty levied by it.
Lakhs of allottees, including thousands from DDA's scheme in Rohini which has
been pending for last 33 years, will benefit from this move. The scheme will
apply to all live projects and all projects that DDA will introduce in future.
In case of delay in payment of cost of flats after 90 days from the date of
demand-cum-allotment letter, compound interest of 12% will be recovered from
the allottees instead of 15% compound interest being charged at present. The
Authority itself will pay a penalty of 8% simple interest instead of 5% it pays
at present on registration deposits for all its future schemes and also in
earlier live schemes where deposit had been kept for more than three months
from the last date of closure of that scheme. The decision was taken in the
Authority's board meeting held on Thursday.
In its board meeting, DDA also decided to allow one time rebate to lakhs of
residents in Dwarka and Rohini who've defaulted on their water bill payment.
DDA supplies water to 20 lakh residents of Dwarka and Rohini. According to
Authority officials, the accumulated default accrued over the last few years
totals up to Rs 30.76 crore—a substantial proportion of which is just only
surcharge. "The proposed rebate is 50% in case the bills are paid within
three months, 40% in case the bills are paid within six months and 30% if the
bills are paid within nine months," said a senior DDA official. DDA also
decided to approach the ministry of urban development to transfer the
conversion charges, ground rent and lease management of industrial plots in
Delhi to Delhi State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation,
which have been transferred to municipal corporations for maintenance. The
Authority also changed land use of two sites to allow development of solid
waste management facilities.