New Delhi: DDA housing scheme 2021 saw over 31,000 applications till late evening on Tuesday, the last date to apply, said officials.
The housing scheme was launched on January 2 with 1,354 flats on offer and the costliest one being worth ₹2.14 cr in high-income group category.
The maximum number of flats in the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) housing scheme are listed in middle income, or MIG category at 757.
The scheme is completely online through DDA’s newly-developed AWAAS software—from processing of application to possession of flats.
“Today (Tuesday) is the last date to apply for the scheme, and people can apply till midnight. By 7.30pm, 31,408 people had applied, out of whom 20,468 had also made payments,” PTI quoted a DDA official as saying.
Among those who made payments, 4,529 were in economically weaker sections (EWS) category; 2,178 in lower income group (LIG) category and 13,761 in the middle income group (MIG) and higher income group (HIG) categories, he said.
The numbers were likely to swell by midnight when the deadline closes, the official said.
The flats on offer are at in Dwarka, Jasola, Manglapuri, Vasant Kunj and Rohini.
In HIG, LIG and EWS/Janta categories, the number of flats on offer are—254; 52 and 291, according to the information shared in the brochure of the scheme.
HIG flats are available in three BHK and two BHK categories; while MIG ones are in two BHK category.
In three BHK of HIG, 215 flats are on offer in Jasola, Pocket 9B in the price range of ₹1.97 cr to ₹2.14 cr, the brochure said.
In the same category, 13 flats are on offer in Vasant Kunj in the price range of ₹1.43 cr to ₹1.72 cr, it said.
MIG flats are located in Dwarka, Vasant Kunj, and Rohini, while EWS ones in Mangalagiri, officials said.
As the scheme is online, allottees need to visit DDA only for the purpose of getting the execution deed.
Eligible allottees may avail of credit-linked subsidy scheme under PMAY (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana)- Housing for All (Urban), the DDA had earlier said.
Since, a number of concessions are being offered under the EWS category, the allottees will not be permitted to sell or transfer or otherwise part with the possession of flat for five years from delivery or possession, it said.
The last DDA Housing Scheme was launched in March 2019, offering nearly 18,000 flats under four categories—488 (HIG), 1,555 (MIG), 8,383 (LIG) and 7,496 (EWS).