
5,661 requests for surrender or cancellation of DDA flats: Govt
New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) recieved 5,661 requests for surrender or cancellation of flats alloted to the applicants in housing scheme for 2017, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. "Most of the applicants have not provided any specific reason for surrender but some of the applicants have stated that the built up area of the alloted flats were not up to their requirement," Minister of State (Indepenent Charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in a written reply. The DDA had received over 46,000 applications under the 2017 housing scheme for over 12,000 flats. The costs of those flats ranged from nearly Rs 7 lakh to over Rs 1.20 crore, a DDA official had said earlier. Of the total number of flats, around 10,000 unoccupied ones were...