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Land Pooling Regulations Published
by DDA in Public Domain
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With reference to our last newsletter of December 2017, the much-awaited Regulations for Operationalisation of Land Pooling have been published by DDA in public domain. The authority in a notification has invited objections or suggestions with respect to the proposed modifications in the Land Policy and Regulations for Operationalisation of the Land Pooling on 11th January and 12th January respectively. After the suggestions/objections period, the policy is expected to be notified seeking land for pooling from Land Owners.
As per Udai Pratap Singh, Vice-Chairman, DDA, “The changes in the policy have been made after thorough research at the ground level. We will take into account the feedback of the public and then launch the policy as soon as possible.”
Land pooling in Delhi which is expected to meet the rising demand for residential and other needs besides stimulating economic growth has now undergone a modification for speedy execution.
Link for viewing modifications in Land Pooling Regulations 2017
Link for viewing modifications in Land Pooling Policy
Best Wishes,
Team Rakshit
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Land pooling policy Delhi: DDA reaches out to public for suggestion; here’s who and how will it benefit
Financial Express (14th Jan 2018)
The land pooling policy, which is set to expand the urban limits of Delhi, was notified by the ministry of urban development (MoUD) in September 2013 while the regulations for operationalisation of the policy were approved in May 2015 by the ministry.
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has initiated a step to take the national capital a level above the vision of making a smart city. For which the authority has decided to act more as a facilitator and planner as against the role initially envisaged for it as a part of the simplification of execution of land pooling policy. Land pooling in Delhi which is expected to meet the rising demand for residential and other needs besides stimulating economic growth and which was further simplified for speedy execution has now undergone a modification.
Originally under the policy, the DDA kept 52% of land while 48% was given to the developers. This annoyed the developers, also, it did not benefit the farmers much to whom the land belonged. But according to the modified policy, now the developers will get 60% of the land while DDA will keep only 40% of it.
For this DDA has asked for general public’s advice and suggestions. The authority in a notification has invited objections or suggestions with respect to the proposed modifications in the Land Policy.
As per the notification released by DDA, it says that any person having any objections or suggestions regarding the proposed modifications may send them in writing to the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, DDA, within a period of 45 days from the date of this notice. The person who will be making the objections or suggestions are also asked to give his/her name, address and telephone /contact number(s) which should be readable.
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To whom and how the modified policy will benefit?
• According to the new policy, the developers will acquire more area of land.
• Besides, according to a source, a provision also liberates the landowner from paying any ‘Stamp Duty’ which was supposed to be paid by him/her while selling the property.
• Under this policy, the landowner is expected to be benefitted at large.
• Keeping in mind of making the whole procedure clear and simple, the process will take place through a ‘Single Window System’.
The land pooling policy, which is set to expand the urban limits of Delhi, was notified by the ministry of urban development (MoUD) in September 2013 while the regulations for operationalisation of the policy were approved in May 2015 by the ministry.
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal on June 16, 2017, had approved a notification to declare 95 villages as development areas of DDA under the land pooling policy.
DDA had earlier in December had said that this policy covers the urbanisable areas of urban extensions wherein 95 villages have already been included in the Development Area of the DDA, reported PTI. “Land Pooling Policy will be a key input in the economic, social and civic development of the city and is likely to generate immense investment opportunities and trigger a boost in the economy,” DDA had said.
Source: Financial Express
Date: 14th Jan 2018
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Land pooling: Authority nod for
DDA role as facilitator, planner
Economic Times (22nd Dec 2017)
The Delhi Development Authority decided this in its Authority Meeting held under the chairmanship of Lt Governor Anil Baijal at the Raj Niwas.
New Delhi: The highest decision-making body of the DDA on Thursday approved simplification of the land pooling policy in the national capital and the urban body's role as being a facilitator and planner only.
The Delhi Development Authority decided this in its Authority Meeting held under the chairmanship of Lt Governor Anil Baijal at the Raj Niwas here.
Incidentally, Baijal and Union Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri had taken a decision to this effect in October.
This effectively means the transfer of pooled land to the DDA will not be required.
Originally, the land pooled under the policy was to be transferred to the DDA, which would act as the developer entity and undertake further sectoral planning and development of infrastructure on the land pooled.
"The DDA will now act as a facilitator, regulator and planner. The revision of Zonal Development Plans will be undertaken for effective implementation of the policy and delineation of sector boundaries.
"Minimum 70 per cent contiguous land pooled within a sector will be eligible for processing under the policy. Differential land return has been replaced with uniform division of land to respective land owners on 60:40 basis," the DDA said in a statement.
It said the developer entity or consortium will retain 60 per cent of pooled land, and hold the remaining 40 per cent on behalf of the DDA, to be surrendered (free of encumbrances) as and when required to DDA or service providing agencies for development.
This policy covers the urbanisable areas of urban extensions wherein 95 villages have already been included in the Development Area of the DDA.
"In order to promote affordable and inclusive housing, 15 per cent over and above permissible FAR (floor area ratio) has also been allowed for EWS or affordable housing.
"Land Pooling Policy will be a key input in economic, social and civic development of the city and is likely to generate immense investment opportunities and trigger a boost in the economy," it said.
A draft policy on enabling planned development of privately-owned lands was also proposed as an instrument for the DDA to integrate land parcels, neither covered under Land Pooling nor acquired by the DDA (for planning and development process) for overall development of Delhi, through spatial planning and facilitation of basic infrastructure and services, it said.
Source: Economic Times
Date: 22nd Dec 2017
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DDA to act as facilitator in land pooling policy
The Hindu (22nd Dec 2017)
New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Thursday announced that the land pooling policy has been further simplified and that now, the urban body will be acting as a facilitator and planner for expeditious execution of the policy.
After a meeting with DDA chairman and Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal, the urban body said, “DDA will now act as a facilitator, regulator and planner. The developer entity will retain 60% of the pooled land and hold the remaining 40% on behalf of the DDA, to be surrendered as and when required to the DDA or the service-providing agencies for development.”
“Sixty per cent of the land shall be utilised by the developer entity or consortium for development of residential, commercial, public and semi-public facilities as per the policy” read the DDA statement.
In October, Union Urban Development Minister Hardeep Puri and Mr. Baijal had decided to limit the urban body’s role in the policy to the extent that the transfer of land to the DDA was not required.
The land pooling policy which was announced in 2013, was expected to give an impetus to DDA’s plans of building sub-cities like Narela, Rohini and Dwarka and also tackle issues pertaining to large-scale acquisitions which left farmers dissatisfied.
Further, the Delhi Development Authority said that existing provisions with respect to fragmented land holdings and condition of return of land within a five-kilometre distance, had been excluded and instead a provision for achieving a vertical mix of uses had been introduced.
Single-window system
“New concept of Form Based Codes, in lieu of segregated land use controls has been introduced to regulate building and site level aspects of new developments. The entire process of pooling shall be carried out by means of a single-window system and a two-stage grievance redressal mechanism shall be setup within the DDA” read the statement.
Meanwhile, the DDA also said that a draft policy had been proposed to integrate parcels of land for the overall development of the National Capital through spatial planning and facilitation of basic infrastructure and services.
Source: The Hindu
Date: 22nd Dec 2017
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