Bangalore Development Authority has become hyperactive and
has been distributing the sites in large numbers. Naturally the people are
eager to know the methodology adopted by BDA in allotting the sites. This write
up gives the broad out lines of the procedure followed by BDA.
Bangalore Development Authority (allotment of sites) Rules
1984 govern the allotment of sites. These rules are periodically modified.
Whenever authority forms an extension or layout; offers the sites in such
extensionllayout to the general public, wide publicity will be gi ven
mentioning the location, number, area, and last date for submission of
applications. The details are also published is not less than three newspapers
of Kannada and English, which are published from Bangalore having wide
circulation.
Authority is empowered to set apart, 40% of the sites to
economically weaker section at 50% of the value of the sites; out of this the
15% of the sites are reserved to schedule castes, 3% to schedule tribe and 2%
to the schedule tribes and remaining sites to economically weaker sections. BDA
may also allot sites on lease basis to educational, religious, charitable
institutions, which are registered under societies registration act, or Trust
for public purposes.But such allotment should not be more than 5% of the total
site area in each layout. Further sites reserved for civic amenities, public
parks and playgrounds cannot be allotted in such manner.
REGISTRATION
Only the persons who have registered their names on payment
of prescribed registration fee are eligible to apply for allotment of sites.
The registration fee at present is as follows: -
Area of
the site in sq. mtrs Registration
fee
a) 350 and
above ... Rs.
2,000/-
b) 225 above
c) below 350 Rs. 500/-
d) Below 225
Rs. 100/-
If the applicant withdraws the registration the
registration fee paid less 10% will be refunded to the applicant. Registration
once done is valid for any subsequent attempts.In case the applicant dies after registration, the spouse,
of the deceased applicant is entitled to apply for allotment. If the spouse is
not alive the dependent children, will be deemed to have registered area have
right to apply for allotment. The registered applicant or his legal heirs have
to apply for allotment of site in prescribed form (form II).
The applicant should also remit 12.50% of the notified cost
of the site along with application as initial deposit. The initial deposit
payable in case of Schedule Castes, Schedule Tribes, area backward tribes is
5%.The correctly filled application along with initial deposit
should reach the authority before the time fixed for receipt of such
application. The BDA notification generally informs the mode of paying the
initial deposits, by remitting to certain banks. The completed application
forms may also be handed over to the specified branches.
In case the application is pending with BDA for allotment
and the authority invites applications for further sites, the applicant should
again apply in form II (A), but there is no need to pay initial deposit.
ELIGIBLE PERSONS
Only a person who is major, and a resident of Karnataka for
not less than 15 years prior to the date of registration, and who or whose
family members does not own a site or house on Bangalore, or not allotted any
site or house by BDA or Housing Co-operative Societies is eligible to apply.
The requirement of 15 years residence in Karnataka is
subject to relaxation in case of persons who are residents of Karnataka, but
being employed in armed forces serving outside Karnataka; have gone out of the
state for employment, higher education, but have bonafide intention to settle
in Bangalore metropolitan area. BDA may also waive this condition with the
prior permission of the government, in case of persons who have achieved
outstanding performance in field of art, science or in any other field.
The allotment of sites to different segments of society on
percentage
basis is as follow.s: -
a) Backward
tribes - 2%
b) Scheduled
Tribes - 3%
c) Scheduled
Castes - 13%
d) Members
of armed forces Ex-servicemen, and members of the families of deceased service
men. - 10%
e) State
government employees - 10%
f ) Employeesof central government public sector undertakings, statutory bodies owned or
controlled by state or central government - 8%
g) Physical
handicapped - 2%
h) General
public - 50% Persons who have outstanding achievement in this field ego Arts,
Science, Sports - 2%
If sufficient number of applicants are not available in
category A the balance sites will be transferred to category B, then to
category C, and then to category H (general public) likewise in the absence of
sufficient number of persons in category E, F, G, I, the balance sites will be
transferred to category H (general public).
The word outstanding achieve- ments is defined as
achievement at state, national, international level, where an award or a medal
is pre- ser.ted by the authorities duly rec- ognized by state or central
government.
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