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 on Wednesday 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. 

“As per the new amendments, the definition of ‘Low Density Residential Plot’ includes existing farm houses in urban extension (both within and outside Low Density Residential 

Area or LDRA villages which had come up prior to February 7, 2007) regularised as per policy and new Low Density Residential plots in the green belt and LDRA,” it said.