DDA extends last date to apply for spl housing scheme

New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Monday announced that the last date to apply for its Special Housing Scheme 2021 has been extended to March 10 on public demand and in view of the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.

As on date, a total of 16,000 applications have been received under the scheme which was launched on December 23, 2021, they said.

The new special housing scheme offers a little over 18,000 flats, with all units being drawn from its old inventory. The last date of the scheme was February 7, 2022, when it was announced.

"On public demand and circumstances due to the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, DDA has decided to extend the closing date for applying in DDA Special Housing Scheme 2021 till 10.03.2022," the urban body said in a statement.

The extension of date would facilitate the interested persons to apply in the scheme, it said.

This was the second scheme of the housing authority for year 2021, the first one being offered early last year.

The Delhi Development Authority had made the announcement via a newspaper advertisement which said the flats were being sold at "discounted prices", and as per the DDA brochure, the maximum price of a flat is about Rs 2.14 cr in HIG category in Jasola.

The 18,335 flats of different categories, located at Dwarka, Narela, Rohini and Jasola, among other places, being offered under this scheme are those which remained "unsold in previous housing schemes" of the urban body.