Chennai
The Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) is planning to reallot more than 40 flats in its ongoing project at Nerkundram, about a kilometre from Koyambedu market, after it found irregularities in the allotment of flats.
The flats from the ‘Own Your Housing Scheme’ were allotted to the All India Service (AIS) officers initially. Following allegations that some AIS officers had invoked the Government Discretionary Quota (GDQ) for the second time under the Nerkundram project, TNHB has cancelled 29 flat allotments and will reallot them to other government staff, including Group 1 officers, sources in the housing board said. GDQ is a provision wherein government can allot a flat or a plot to a person of their choice. GDQ can be invoked only once.
“We have been reviewing the allotments and have asked beneficiaries to furnish details on if they have already got a flat from TNHB. Based on submissions, we have cancelled 15 allotments. More than 15 AIS officials have surrendered their allotments voluntary. We are planning to re-allot the flats to other government staff,” a senior TNHB official said.
The board, through its ‘Own Your Housing Scheme at Nerkundram’, proposed under Section 41 of the TNHB Act 1961, plans to build 1,016 flats on 17 acres of land. They include 608 flats for All India Service (AIS) members, including IAS and IPS officers, 120 flats for Group I officers and 288 Low Income Group flats for government servants. The housing complex is estimated to cost Rs 445 crore. The officials also proposed to increase the price with the market rate.
Few more AIS officials are expected to surrender their flats to avoid embarrassment, TNHB sources said. Meanwhile, TNHB has announced that it is going to allot seven High Income Group (HIG) flats at a cost of Rs 45 lakh for Group 1officers, 2 HIG flats at a cost of Rs 43 lakh for Group 2 officers and 40 LIG flats for lower ranked government staff. All the allotments will be from the Nerkundram project.
Source: The Times of India, Chennai
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