Lok Sabha Question No. 1065 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Sealing Activities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV, ARKA KESHARI DEO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1065

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 24, 2018

## 'SEALING ACTIVITIES'

No. 1065 SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV: SHRI ARKA KESHARI DEO:

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

- (a) whether  the  Municipal  Corporation  of  Delhi  (MCD)  with  the supervision  of  monitoring  committee  appointed  by  the  Supreme Court  have  undertaken  demolition  drive  of  illegal  farm  houses, building structures and encroachment of footpaths in Delhi in the recent months;
- (b)   if so, the number of sealings carried out by the three MCDs, so far;
- (c)      whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  any  relief  to  the citizens of Delhi from the sealing activities and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)      whether  the  Government  is  thinking  of  providing  world  class facilities to the residents of Delhi and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a)  and  (b):    North  Delhi  Municipal  Corporation  (NrDMC),  South  Delhi Municipal  Corporation  (SDMC)  and  East  Delhi  Municipal  Corporation (EDMC)  have  informed  that  they  are  taking  demolition  and  sealing actions against the properties found in violation of the provisions of the Master Plan for Delhi-2021 (MPD-2021)/ Unified Building Bye Laws-2016, on the instructions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court appointed Monitoring Committee  and  so  far  2,655,  1,995  and  1,043  number  of  properties respectively, have been sealed by them after the Judgment dated 15 December, 2017 of Hon'ble Supreme Court.  Further, the Special Task Force (STF) constituted on 25.04.2018 in terms of the orders of Hon'ble Supreme  Court,  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Vice  Chairman,  Delhi Development Authority with the Municipal Commissioners of the three Municipal Corporations of Delhi as members, among others, has carried out removal of encroachments in Delhi as per the following details:

- i)  Total  area  cleared  under  permanent  structures:    1,99,382.4  sq  m (appox.)
2. ii)  Total  area  cleared  under  temporary  structures:    6,52,308.3  sq  m
3. (appox.)
4. iii) Length of road/street/footpath cleared:  1,280.615 kms.
5. iv) Number of vehicles confiscated:  5,964
- v)  Number  of items confiscated: 15,892

(c):   The Ministry has notified Amendments to MPD-2021 on 21.06.2018, increasing the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in eligible cases to provide relief for  constructions  carried  out  beyond  permissible  limits,  while  at  the same  time  taking  care  of  issues  such  as  parking  space,  greenery, accessibility to fire services, infrastructure requirements and convenience of inhabitants.  Further, the conversion charges and the additional  FAR  charges  have  also  been  reduced.  The  penalty  for violation of mixed use regulations has also been reduced from 10 times to 1.5 times the applicable charges for mixed use.

(d):   It has been the continuous endeavor of the Government to provide state of the art facilities to the residents of Delhi. At present, 288 kms. of Delhi Metro is running in Delhi and National Capital Region, including the  world  class  Delhi  Airport  Metro  Express.      Further,  New  Delhi Municipal  Council,  which  is  one  of  the  identified  Smart  Cities,  has initiated/is undertaking several projects to create world class facilities including Smart Electricity and Water Grid, Smart Parking, Solar rooftop panels, Electronic vehicle charging infrastructure, Integrated Municipal Solid  Waste  Management system, Zero waste colonies, Smart public toilet units, Smart education and healthcare etc.

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