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The Centre has simplified the land pooling policy for Delhi in a bid to meet the growing demand for housing in the Capital.
The decision was taken at a meeting between Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs (Independent Charge) Hardeep Singh Puri and Lt Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal.
DDA to be a facilitator The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will be a facilitator and planner instead of acting as a Developer Entity (DE), the role it was earlier given, an official release said, adding that title deed transfer of pooled land will not be required for developing it. In a meeting which was also attended by the Secretary for Housing and Urban Affairs Durga Shanker Mishra and Vice-Chairman of DDA Udai Pratap Singh, it was decided that the land title deed will continue to be in the name of the original land owners.
DDA was directed to immediately initiate spatial and services planning for the five zones covered under land pooling policy so that it could be given immediate effect after finalisation of regulations under the changed policy.
The housing authority has been given a month’s time to make regulations in the policy. Also, DDA was asked to ensure single window clearance mechanism for speedy implementation
Under the new policy, 22,000 hectares of land is expected to be pooled which could meet the needs of around 95 lakh people. Land pooling will not only catalyse economic, social and civic development of Delhi but will also facilitate substantial investments and employment generation.
Land returning Under the land pooling policy , 60 per cent of pooled land will be returned to the owners after infrastructure development, if the pooled land is 20 hectares and above and 48 per cent if the land pooled is between 2 and 20 hectares.
Of the 60 per cent returned land, 53 per cent will be for residential purpose, 5 per cent for city-level commercial use and 2 per cent for public and semi-public use.
In the second case, the same would be 43 per cent, 3 per cent and 2 per cent respectively.
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