Penalty Relief Scheme

The penalty for default in payment of installments has been provided in the terms and conditions of allotment. Being concerned with the Monitoring problems faced by general public, DDA has, from time to time, come forward to help by introducing various allottee - friendly schemes. With a view to extend penalty relief, DDA had launched Penalty Relief Scheme - 2001. This scheme has been extended up to 31.12.2003.

Salient Features of the scheme:

Applicability:
This scheme is applicable to the allottees of the following Housing Schemes:

  • General Housing Schemes
  • New Pattern Residential Housing Scheme - 1979 [also known as HUDCO scheme]
  • Retiring Personnel Scheme
  • Ambedkar Awas Yojna Scheme
  • Janta - 1996 Scheme
  • Allotment on Semi - Cash Down Basis
  • Expendable Housing Scheme of 1995 and 1996

Not Applicable to:
This scheme is not applicable to:

  • Self Financing Schemes
  • Commercial Flats

Eligibilty

This scheme is available only to those allottee [s] who shall make payment of following amounts along with the application in prescribed performa by extended date:
  • All outstanding installments due up to the date of application
  • Interest / Penalty on above as per Penalty Relief Scheme - 2001

  • However if allottee has deposited all the installments and 90% of interest / penalty, his case will not be rejected but he will have to deposit balance amount of demand together with interest @ 13% per annum. But in the case of allottee of Semi Cash Down Basis and Expandable Housing Schemes 1996, the benefit under the Penalty Relief Scheme will be available only if he also make balance payment i.e. cash down payment of pending installments.
  • This scheme is also applicable to those allottee [s] who have already paid all due installments but penalty under the original terms and conditions of allotment still remains unpaid on account of belated payments of installments in the past.
  • The past cases wherein payment of penalty in accordance with allotment terms and conditions or DDA Hire Purchase Penalty Relief Scheme 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 have already been made / settled shall not be re-opened and entertained in any case.
  • If the allottee has already deposited amount of penalty as per original terms of the scheme or earlier penalty relief schemes and penalty under this scheme is less than the amount deposited, no refund would be given and amount deposited will be treated as penalty.

Rate of interest under the scheme:

The interest @ 13% per annum is payable by the allottee for the period of default in making payment of installments in fulfillment of the conditions of the scheme.

A booklet containing application form, the salient features, terms and conditions, applicable formats, model calculation, bank challans etc. is available on sale against the payment of Rs. 50/- at the sale counter, Reception Hall, D Block, DDA Office Vikas Sadan, INA, New Delhi. The book let is useful and may be consulted for availing the scheme.

In case of any difficulty or for guidance, allottee may feel free to contact the concerned Senior Accounts Officer on all working Mondays and Thursdays between 2.30 PM to 5.00 PM