Lok Sabha Question No. 3157 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Completion of Delayed Housing Projects
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Khagen Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3157

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 11, 2019

## COMPLETION OF DELAYED HOUSING PROJECTS

No. 3157  SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK: DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  that  builders  have failed to deliver flats to buyers even after several years thereby forcing buyers to pay both rent and EMI:
- (b)  if so, the details thereof including compensation paid to buyers;
- (c)  whether large number of residential housing projects have been delayed in different parts of the country;
- (d)  if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (e)  whether  a  number  of  complaints  have  been  received  against builders regarding violation of RERA rules;
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon, State/UTwise; and
- (g)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  completion  of  delayed housing projects in the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a)  to  (g):  'Land'  and  'Colonisation'  are  State  subjects.  Ministry  of Housing  and  Urban  Affairs does  not maintain  data on housing projects.

Ministry  has  been  receiving  complaints  regarding  delay  by builders  in  delivering  the  possession  of  the  houses/flats  to the homebuyers. Land and Colonisation being State subjects,  these  complaints  are  referred  to  the  concerned State/Union Territory for appropriate action.

In order to protect the interest of homebuyers, this Ministry has enacted the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act,  2016  (RERA).  As  per  Section  20  of  the  RERA,  the 'Appropriate Government' i.e. the States/UTs are required to establish  Real  Estate  Regulatory  Authority  to  regulate  and promote the real estate sector in the respective States/UTs.

As per the provisions of RERA, real estate projects and real estate  agents  are  required  to  get  registered  with  the  Real Estate Regulatory Authority of the  concerned  State/UT before advertising, marketing, booking, selling in any manner.  Real  Estate  Regulatory  Authority  is  required  to maintain a website, containing relevant details of all registered real estate projects and publish these details for public viewing.

RERA provides for compulsory deposit of seventy percent of the  amount  realised  from  allottees  in  a  separate  bank account to cover the cost of construction and land. It also mandates promoter to declare the time period within which, real estate project has to be completed. Promoter is liable for  refund  of  amount  with  interest  and  compensation,  in case he fails to complete or is unable to give possession of apartment, plot, building to homebuyers as per the terms of the agreement for sale.

RERA  further  provides  for  punishment  upto  3  years  of imprisonment and/or with fine, which may extend up to ten percent of the estimated cost of the real estate project, in case the promoter fails to comply with the orders, decisions or directions issued by Real Estate Regulatory Authority or Real Estate Appellate Tribunal.

For redressing the grievances/complaints/applications of homebuyers, RERA provides for an Adjudicating Officer, Real Estate  Regulatory  Authority  and  Appellate  Tribunal  and provides a robust mechanism for the purpose.

As  on  30  June,  2019,  around  20,000  cases  have  been disposed  off  through  the  prescribed  grievance  redressal mechanism under the provisions of RERA. State-wise details are given at Annexure-I.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3157 for Answer on 11.07.2019 regarding 'Completion of Delayed Housing Projects'

## Annexure-I

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                | Total no. of Complaints disposed off   |
|-----------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman &Nicobar Island | --                                     |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh          | 87                                     |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh       | --                                     |
| 4.        | Assam                   | --                                     |
| 5.        | Bihar                   | 83                                     |
| 6.        | Chandigarh              | --                                     |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh            | 187                                    |
| 8.        | Dadar &Nagar Haveli     | --                                     |
| 9.        | Daman &Diu              | --                                     |
| 10.       | NCT of Delhi            | 42                                     |
| 11.       | Goa                     | 14                                     |
| 12.       | Gujarat                 | 651                                    |
| 13.       | Haryana                 | 3,123                                  |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh        | 3                                      |
| 15.       | Jharkhand               | 11                                     |
| 16.       | Karnataka               | 1,230                                  |
| 17.       | Kerala                  | --                                     |
| 18.       | Lakshadweep             | --                                     |
| 19.       | Madhya Pradesh          | 1,959                                  |
| 20.       | Maharashtra             | 5,028                                  |
| 21.       | Manipur                 | --                                     |
| 22.       | Meghalaya               | --                                     |
| 23.       | Mizoram                 | --                                     |
| 24.       | Nagaland                | --                                     |
| 25.       | Odisha                  | 683                                    |
| 26.       | Puducherry              | --                                     |
| 27.       | Punjab                  | 371                                    |
| 28.       | Rajasthan               | 104                                    |
| 29.       | Sikkim                  | --                                     |
| 30.       | Tamil Nadu              | 295                                    |
| 31.       | Telangana               | --                                     |
| 32.       | Tripura                 | --                                     |
| 33.       | Uttar Pradesh           | 5,989                                  |
| 34.       | Uttarakhand             | 265                                    |
| 35.       | West Bengal             | --                                     |
|           | Total                   | 20,125                                 |

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