Lok Sabha Question No. 1895 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Reservation Quota given by DDA
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1895

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 28, 2022

## RESERVATION QUOTA GIVEN BY DDA

## NO\_ 1895 SHRI KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

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

- a) whether twenty-five percent reservation is provided to the category of SCs/STs in allotment of residential plots, flats, shops and stalls etc- by Delhi Development Authority (DDA);
2. the details of the pre-1988 and post-1998 guidelines to provide twenty five percent reservation to SCsISTs;
3. if so, whether DDA is following the said provisions in letter and spirit;
4. (d) the total number of flats constructed in Delhi by DDA under built up house and Self Financing Scheme (SFS) flats, if the DDA is following the guidelines to provide twenty-five percent reservation;
5. (e) the number of total flats allotted to SCsISTs from the total flats built till date; and
6. the time and methodology by which twenty-five percent of reservation quota is likely to be filled up in case, twenty-five percent flats could not be provided to them for some or the other reasons?

ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) to (c): Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has informed that the reservation is given to Scheduled Caste (SC) & Scheduled Tribe   (ST) categories in allotment of built up shops, stalls and flats disposed through draw of lots- Reservation of 25% is shops and stalls. In case of flats the reservation to SC & ST was 25% till 2013 and it has been changed to 22.5% since 2014.

As regards reservation to SCIST categories in allotment of residential plots, it was being provided 25% till 1981 i.e- Iaunch of Rohini Residential now disposed off through auction as per DDA (Disposal of Developed Nazul Lands) Rules 1981,

Since 1979, 25% reservation to SCIST was collectively given: However, in the year 1996 this 25% collective reservation was segregated to 17.5% & 7.5% for SC and ST category respectively subject to the condition that interchangeability of reservation shall be allowed between the above two categories in case adequate number of applicants are not available in any of the categories- It was further subject to the condition that in case flats remains un-allotted despite interchangeability of reservation, such remaining flats will be allotted to applicants of unreserved category-

- (d) & (e): DDA has informed that approximately 4,17,347 flats have been constructed by DDA under built-up houses and SFS scheme. Out of them 4,04,239 approx. flats have been allotted under various Housing Schemes The reservation of SCIST is provided at prescribed rate in the flats offered in each housing scheme launched from time to time. The flats, that were earmarkedlreserved for SCIST categories but remained unallotted due to inadequate number of applicants of those categories, stood allotted to the applicants of unreserved category of the respective Housing Scheme: DDA has further informed that 44,865 flats were allotted to the applicants who applied under SCIST Category-
- (f): DDA has informed that the reservation of SCIST is provided at the prescribed rate in the flats offered in each Housing Scheme launched from time to time. There is no provision of carrying forward of earmarked but unallotted flats to SCIST category- If adequate number of applications are not received from SCIST applicants, the unallotted flats earmarked for them are allotted to applicants of unreserved category in each scheme:

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