DDA Housing Scheme 2019: Draw likely to be held this week for 40,000 applicants, flats allotment from July

The draw for the DDA Housing Scheme 2019, the new online plan of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), is likely to be held this week for around 40,000 applicants, according to reports. The date for registration with the DDA Housing Scheme was expired on June 10, 2019. Application forms were made available online on websites of 13 empanelled banks. From application to verification - all the formalities have been conducted online. Earlier, the registration process was scheduled to close in May, but was extended by up to one month. 

Launched on March 25, the DDA Housing Scheme 2019 offers nearly as many as 17,922 flats across four categories - that are HIG, MIG, LIG and EWS. The number flats available in four categories are - 488 (HIG), 1,555 (MIG), 8,383 (LIG) and 7,496 (EWS). All the flats have been newly built in Delhi's Vasant Kunj and Narela residential areas.

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While people from the economic weaker section (EWS) category had to pay Rs 25,000 for the DDA application form, the amount fixed for the LIG and MIG category were Rs 1 lakh and Rs 2 lakh respectively. The application fee for HIG flats was the same as MIG category.

Following the draw of lots for the scheme, the authority will start allotting the flats from July. Under the scheme, the DDA had also facilitated shuttle bus service from Jahangirpuri Metro Station to Narela every Saturday, Sunday and on public holidays. However, these arrangements were valid until the scheme was operational.

For more details the applicants are advised to keep a tab on the official website of the DDA Housing Scheme - dda.org.in.

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