Tag: DDA

Delhi government paves way for affordable housing

Paving the way for affordable housing, the Delhi government is going to declare 95 villages as "Development Area", allowing the DDA to implement land pooling policy there, Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday. Jain made the announcement after Lt Governor Anil Baijal approved the Delhi Development Authority's land pooling policy. The Minister...

May 18, 2017

Panel raps DDA, govt for delay in staff rationalisation

More than two years after a National Productivity Council (NPC) direction to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) seeking ‘rationalisation and reduction of staff strength’, the housing body under the Ministry of Urban Development is dragging its feet over the issue. A parliamentary committee which examined the matter recently has come down heavily both on the...

May 10, 2017

DDA to soon begin renovation of Nehru Place, two other markets

Work on refurbishment of three prime market spaces in south Delhi, including Nehru Place, is likely to begin soon as the area's civic body has handed over their upkeep to the Delhi Development Authority. The commercial centres to be renovated under the plan– Nehru Place, Bhikaji Cama Place and Basant Lok Market -are very old...

May 3, 2017

DMRC may hand over parking lots to DDA, civic bodies

Parking lots under the Delhi Metro may soon be handed over to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the municipal corporations. Addressing the 23rd Foundation Day of the Delhi Metro, Lt Governor Anil Baijal said the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has taken an in-principle decision to execute the proposal. However, the Lt Governor did...

May 3, 2017

DDA’s new housing scheme likely to be launched in February

Delhi Development Authority's new Housing Scheme with 12,000 flats on offer is now likely to be launched next month, with the delay being blamed on "lack" of basic infrastructure in "few pockets" falling under the scheme. The scheme was earlier expected to be launched around January 26. "We had a January target but people were...

January 18, 2017