Indian Express 03.12.2009 After Standing Committee nod, MCD purview to include building plans for regularised colonies
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will henceforth consider for approval building plans of unauthorised colonies that have been regularised.
The proposal got the MCD Standing Committee nod on Wednesday. The scheme will, however, not be applicable for unauthorised colonies that have received only provisional certificates for regularisation.
“There are a number of now regularised colonies in the city like Shakur Basti, Rani Bagh and Tri Nagar where building plans were not being sanctioned. Under the new policy, these can be done now,” R K Singhal, chairperson of Standing Committee, said.
While noting that in most cases, residents of these regularised colonies have already gone ahead with construction without approval, Singhal said the civic agency’s new policy will still be useful as “most of the buildings in these colonies are very old and need repairs”.
“It will be helpful for those residents who want to demolish their old buildings and construct new ones. Besides, it will also help keep a check on corruption,” Singhal said.
According to the agency, a list of the colonies for which the new policy is applicable, will be uploaded on the official MCD website within a week.
Building plans in regularised colonies will be sanctioned for all plots, including vacant plots that are part of the approved regularisation plan. The policy will, however, not include space earmarked for roads and other community facilities.
“According to our new policy, only those structures that have been constructed on plots adjusted in the regularisation plan will be considered, provided these structures have existed since February 16, 1977 or earlier, when the central government order for sanction was issued,” Singhal said.
According to the agency, the Centre had appointed a committee in 1974 to study all aspects of regularisation. The committee’s report was then accepted and guidelines were issued by the Ministry of Urban Development on February 16, 1977.
The Corporation has formulated the new policy keeping in mind those guidelines. Details and requirements of the policy will be uploaded on the MCD website.
