NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshitdeclared on Wednesday that she was all set to review and withdraw the mandatory requirement for a structural safety certificate. She cited MCD's inability to deliver the certificates as the reason for taking the step and expressed concern over the steep decline in revenue collections. However, afinal decision on the issue was not announced till late on Wednesday night.
Less than a fortnight ago the revenue department of the Delhi govt launched a crackdown on illegal constructions and unsafe structures to prevent a repeat of a Lalita Parklike tragedy by issuing a stern order that made it mandatory to produce a sanctioned building plan and structural safety certificate to register a sale or purchase of property.
Wednesday's move to review the order unravels a communication gap between the state and theMCD and lack of preparation for execution of the orders. The MCD is learnt to have been part of the meetings held on the issue before the revenue department issued the order on March 30.
While the measure to review the order comes as good news for the builder lobby which has been fretting and fuming since the order came and takes the punch out of the crackdown which has fallen prey to an ill-prepared system, the CM justified the move saying that the need to withdraw the order as far as the structural safety certificates is felt as the common man is unable to register his property in the absence of these certificates and needs to be spared this unwarranted harassment. Also with the registration falling steeply, the government is losing a lot of revenue, the CM told TOI.
"The cabinet meeting on Monday discussed the issue of registrations falling drastically after the order came into effect . Also the MCD has now said that it does not have the infrastructure to give the structural certificates in a communication to the state government. Thus in view of this, the order it is felt that the order must be withdrawn because people wanting to register their properties can't be left in the lurch," Dikshit added. "I am waiting for the file containing the order to come to me. Once it comes to me I will study the decisions taken under the order and issue fresh orders for withdrawing the directive on structural safety certificates," she asserted . Sources said the file containing the order was sent to chief secretary P K Tripathi by the divisional commissioner by evening.
Revenue minister A K Walia seemed to be clueless about plans to withdraw the order issued by divisional commissioner D M Spolia last month in keeping with the directions of the L-G , who in a high-level meeting in January directed the state to take stern measures to crack down on land sharks and illegal constructions.
The registration of property transactions has witnessed a steep decline in the city ever since the state government through an order made it mandatory to produce a building sanction plan and structural safety certificate as a prerequisite to any form of registry. In nearly all districts the sub registrar offices have seen the number of registrations decline at a steep rate with some offices seeing the number of registries per day falling to a mere 7 to 8 against the previous average of 100.
Less than a fortnight ago the revenue department of the Delhi govt launched a crackdown on illegal constructions and unsafe structures to prevent a repeat of a Lalita Parklike tragedy by issuing a stern order that made it mandatory to produce a sanctioned building plan and structural safety certificate to register a sale or purchase of property.
Wednesday's move to review the order unravels a communication gap between the state and theMCD and lack of preparation for execution of the orders. The MCD is learnt to have been part of the meetings held on the issue before the revenue department issued the order on March 30.
While the measure to review the order comes as good news for the builder lobby which has been fretting and fuming since the order came and takes the punch out of the crackdown which has fallen prey to an ill-prepared system, the CM justified the move saying that the need to withdraw the order as far as the structural safety certificates is felt as the common man is unable to register his property in the absence of these certificates and needs to be spared this unwarranted harassment. Also with the registration falling steeply, the government is losing a lot of revenue, the CM told TOI.
"The cabinet meeting on Monday discussed the issue of registrations falling drastically after the order came into effect . Also the MCD has now said that it does not have the infrastructure to give the structural certificates in a communication to the state government. Thus in view of this, the order it is felt that the order must be withdrawn because people wanting to register their properties can't be left in the lurch," Dikshit added. "I am waiting for the file containing the order to come to me. Once it comes to me I will study the decisions taken under the order and issue fresh orders for withdrawing the directive on structural safety certificates," she asserted . Sources said the file containing the order was sent to chief secretary P K Tripathi by the divisional commissioner by evening.
Revenue minister A K Walia seemed to be clueless about plans to withdraw the order issued by divisional commissioner D M Spolia last month in keeping with the directions of the L-G , who in a high-level meeting in January directed the state to take stern measures to crack down on land sharks and illegal constructions.
The registration of property transactions has witnessed a steep decline in the city ever since the state government through an order made it mandatory to produce a building sanction plan and structural safety certificate as a prerequisite to any form of registry. In nearly all districts the sub registrar offices have seen the number of registrations decline at a steep rate with some offices seeing the number of registries per day falling to a mere 7 to 8 against the previous average of 100.
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