DDA to transfer parking revenue stream to MCD

Seeking to enhance operation and maintenance of market complexes and deliver efficient services to people, the DDA has decided to transfer its revenue stream from parking to the municipal corporations, the urban body today said.
The decision was taken in the authority meeting of DDA held at the Raj Niwas here.
The urban body, however, said the ownership of the land would "continue with DDA" and it could take back the possession of any such land, if required for any development purpose.
"In the interest of proper management, operation and maintenance of market complexes and for the efficient delivery of the parking services to people, it has been decided to transfer this revenue stream from parking to the municipal corporations," it said.

DDA said the move would also help boost the revenue of corporations as the services transferred to them involve substantial expenditure.
"The corporations will be responsible for maintenance of parking sites, action to be taken for any encroachment or misuse.

"But MCD will have no rights over the land and it could not put the land to any use other than parking. Also DDA will not be liable to pay any property tax to the MCD in respect of the transferred parking sites," it said.
The authority also decided to use a rationalised procedure for levying misuse charges for its plots.

"The new formula will simplify the procedure for levying misuse charges which is scientific and user friendly and is on the basis of self assessment," the DDA said.
"An affidavit may be accepted in lieu of inspection by DDA from the applicants along with recent photographs and certification by way of affidavit from two witnesses or registered RWA certifying that there is no misuse of the respective property," it said.
The top decision-making body of DDA also decided to revise the maximum period for construction time for properties across various categories, from the date of possession.
For residential allotment it has been revised to 20 years, for institutional 10 years, for Group Housing Society 10 years, among other categories.

Other issues discussed in the meeting included farm houses and amendments related to it.
The authority also decide to change land usage for various
proposed projects across the city.
"Change of land use of area measuring 90 ha from commercial to public and semi-public for a convention centre project in sector 25 Dwarka Zone K-II was proposed. The project is being processed by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and Ministry of Commerce in coordination with the Ministry of Urban Development," it said.
Change of land use of a plot measuring 8,670 sqm from residential to public and semi-public located in sector-2, Dwarka was also approved for the construction of the office of National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), it said.

A proposal for change of land use of an area measuring 7.76 acres from government office to residential (guest houses) was approved for Western Court Hostel at Janpath area in central Delhi.
"Presently the Western Court has 66 single suites and 4 double suites for transit accommodation for Members of Parliament and their guests. It has been proposed to construct additional 64 suites as transit accommodation for new MPs who join after elections and also for their guests and ex-MPs," the DDA said.