The Hindu       11.10.2014

DDA takes steps for speedy conversion of property

The Delhi Development Authority has been taking various steps in order to ensure speedy disposal of conversion of property from leasehold to freehold since February this year.

The steps in this direction include setting up of Nagrik Suvidha Kendras and monitoring online disposal of conversion applications.

The DDA has opened Nagrik Suvidha Kendras in four zones of Delhi. These centres were conceptualised in February and by the first week of June, four of them were opened at Dwarka, Rohini, Laxmi Nagar and Vikas Sadan.

On completion of 100 days of these centres, the DDA said they have been working to the utmost satisfaction of the public and the disposal rate has been very high as compared to earlier manual disposals. Around 3,800 applications for conversion were received during these 100 days and 2,000 conveyance deeds have been issued within the stipulated period fixed under the Citizen Charter for disposal.

Besides, special camps were organised in the Suvidha Kendras and more than 6,000 pending applications of conversion were also disposed leaving hardly any case pending beyond 45 days, i.e., the time period given in the Citizen Charter for disposal.

“At the Suvidha Kendras, apart from conversion, mutation, mortgage permission, extension of time in construction are also being expedited. Applicants on a visit to Nagrik Suvidha Kendras are provided self-generated tokens and the applicants are directed to designated counters where application is scrutinised on the spot, challan generated and all formalities completed. The advantage of these Kendras is that applications both online and offline are received. The pendency officer-wise is periodically generated to assess the disposal rate,” DDA Vice-Chairman Balvinder Kumar said.

Mr. Kumar has been personally monitoring the pendency.

The conversion form has also been simplified and the number of documents required to be submitted by the applicant have been reduced to facilitate conversion with ease and speed.

Previously, many conversion applications were pending for want of sanctioned building plan or for want of NOC. All these requirements have been done away with subject to certain conditions as notified from time to time.

The DDA has opened Nagrik Suvidha Kendras at Dwarka, Rohini, Laxmi Nagar and Vikas Sadan