Sanjay Singh writes to CBI demanding probe into 2014 DDA Housing Scheme

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Sanjay Singh writes to CBI demanding probe into 2014 DDA Housing Scheme

Monday, 13 January 2020 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has demanded a CBI inquiry into the matter of alleged scam of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) housing scheme.

AAP's Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh said that the DDA which is under Urban Development Minister Harderp Puri, announced a project in 2014 to provide flats to people comes under EWS category.

Singh claimed flats should have been made available for Rs 6.90 lakh and Rs 11 lakh in easy installments. "(But) after years of struggling, those beneficiaries are told to arrange Rs 19 lakh and Rs 24 lakh, which means three times more than they claimed and promised."

"My question is when you (DDA) put out advertisements of the scheme and claimed the flats are ready, then why should anyone pay Rs 19 lakh, 20 lakh and 15 lakh," he asked. "My other question is why did beneficiaries not get their flats for Rs 6.9 lakh? What scam did you do," Singh asked.

Singh further said the DDA later asked people to submit documents and then they were asked to pay the increased amount. Following it, people wrote letter to all the authorities, asking their immediate intervention, he said, adding that CBI and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) should conducted to probe the matter.

However, DDA in a series of tweets clarified that the prices of flats differ due to its different size and due to other facilities. "The flats are of different sizes and parking is also included. It is multi-storey construction; the costing has been done in transparent manner and shown to beneficiaries. Most of the beneficiaries have taken the flats. DDA accounts are subject to audit and can be verified," it tweeted.

"The price indicated in the brochure in 2014 was tentative. Thereafter detailed calculation was done in 2019 and the cost worked out was communicated to the beneficiaries. Thereafter on request of beneficiaries DDA decided not to charge interest and therefore price was reduced," it tweeted.

The DDA further tweeted "50 percent flats developed by private developers are transferred to DDA at price linked with CPWD index. Thereafter these flats are offered by DDA to eligible beneficiaries. The price charged by DDA is based on actual cost and the formula is approved by the authority,"

"The EWS flats being referred to by AAP MP Shri Sanjay Singh have been built by DLF. Private developers have to build EWS flats mandatorily whenever they develope a housing colony," it said.

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