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The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) plans to revise its flat allotment and inter-pool policy in Lutyens' Delhi. This follows ongoing housing issues where transferred officers fail to vacate properties, causing complications and violations of central government housing guidelines. The council's proposal aims to streamline the allotment process and ensure housing availability for new members. It has recommended halting further Type 5 quarter allotments until current needs are met, and requested a list of vacant properties and pending court cases for review, addressing challenges in housing allocation.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has recently announced its plan to revise its policies concerning flat allotment and inter-pool housing. This decision, made during a council meeting, impacts housing management in Lutyens' Delhi, as the NDMC aims to address ongoing issues where officers are not vacating properties after transfer by proposing changes to existing housing guidelines. Advertisement
The NDMC is planning to revise its flat allotment and inter-pool policy in response to ongoing housing issues. These issues include officers failing to vacate properties after being transferred, which has led to complications within the inter-pooling system and violations of central government housing guidelines.
NDMC vice chairman Kuljeet Chahal highlighted the problem during a council meeting, noting that several duplex bungalows in Lutyens' Delhi were not vacated by officers even after their transfers. Additionally, flats provided under the inter-pool policy were not officially transferred to the council. This created confusion and made housing unavailable for new members. For instance, one ex-officio member could not get possession of a flat months after the council's formation due to this non-availability.
A similar problem was raised in a 2023 council meeting, with former vice chairman Satish Upadhyay reportedly pursuing legal action to vacate a house allotted to him. To address these challenges, the council has passed a proposal to introduce a new or updated policy.
It has observed that officers on deputation from other departments are allotted flats in the NDMC area, but these flats are often not vacated when they leave the organization. Instead, NDMC is given alternative flats outside its jurisdiction under the inter-pooling policy.
These alternative flats are frequently still occupied or not provided at all, leading to a breach of Central government housing guidelines. To lessen these issues, the council has recommended that further allotment or possession of Type 5 quarters be put on hold until the housing requirements of the affected council members are met.
The council has also requested the estate department to compile and submit a list of all vacant properties and pending court cases for their review. Managing government staff housing and ensuring efficient reallocation of properties are common challenges for urban civic bodies.
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