(c)HOUSING BRANCH OFFICE ORDER NO. F2(10)N&C(H)/2001/330 DATED 6.12.2001 REGARDING FINANCIAL POWERS.

In super session of Office Order No.PA/Jt.FA(H)II/Conversion/ 2000 dated 13.7.2000 regarding simplification of procedure and delegation of enhanced powers for disposal of conversion cases. It is decided that in order to mitigate the public grievances as also expedite the disposal of cases urgently, it has become necessary to liberalize our existing procedure so that the delay in issue of NOCs for conversion or other purposes could be minimized and refund to the allottees wherever required is made expeditiously. To meet out the above purpose, it has been decided to delegate the following enhanced powers to the officers of Housing Accounts and Management Wing.

ENHANCED DELEGATION

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  • In case the final outstanding dues in respect of any flat are upto Rs.200, the same will be treated as written off and NOC will be issued by Zonal AO/Dy.Director (Housing) without insisting for this payment.

  • All the payments made by the allottees are required to be verified from the D & C Register or Cash (Housing). However, in the cases where the allottees are asked to deposit some outstanding dues and if the payment involved is upto Rs.5000/- the procedure of verification of payments will be dispensed with the Dy.Director (H) and the payment will be treated as received by the Management Wing on submission of original 3rd/4th copy of challan as proof of payment. This would be applicable only in respect of final dues for the purpose of conveyance deed/NOC after possession.

  • Where the payments made are more than 3 years old, the same may be treated as verified on production of proof of payment as 3rd/4th copy of challan or bank certificate and Indemnity Bond duly attested by the Notary Public in respect of number of monthly installments already decided and existed in each individual cases to the exercised by different officers. However, the overall limit is decided to be enhanced from Rs.25,000/- to Rs.50,000/- in each individual case at DFA/JFA level. For amount over Rs.50,000/- irrespective of number of installments decision will be taken by FA(H) /Commissioner (H) for an amount upto Rs.2.00 lakhs.

  • b Ground rent service charges etc.
    • Zonal AO & upto Rs. 2500/-.
    • Dy./Jt. FA(H): upto Rs. 7500/-
    • FA(H) : upto Rs. 15000/-

    The existing system of follow up verification may be discontinued. However, entries of such unverified challans will be made in a register in each unit for audit by Internal Inspection Cell and for reconciliation by a separate unit. In case of any loss, the provisions of Indemnity Bond shall be invoked and money recovered from the Indemnifier.

  • It is now decided that the delegation may be made applicable to NOCs to be issued for conversion cases, penalty relief cases or amnesty cases and all other purposes. The delegation may also apply in all cases whether pertains to original allottess or SPA/GPA cases where GPA has applied for conversion in his own name subject to verification of genuineness by Management Wing.

    It is decided that powers delegated for refund of registration amount and interest thereon are delegated to AO/Sr.AO for full amount subject to ensuring of completion of required formalities before refund.

  • In case of refund of registration deposits, if it is claimed by the registrant that FDR was not issued to him and no indication or issue of FDR exist in the registration register and payment cannot be verified at this stage being very old case, the refund will be processed for approval of FA(H) by AO on the basis of challan/registration certificate and the following certificates documents:

    • An affidavit to the effect that the applicant is registered with DDA vide Registration No.___ for allotment of a flat and the FDR has not been issued by DDA and received by him ( to be given by the applicant on stamp paper).
    • Furnishing of indemnity bond duly Attested by Notary Public by the applicant against any Loss/fraud to DDA.
    • A certificate from Management Wing that no allotment has been made against the registration to the applicant.

    ......Further, the following enhanced powers are decided to be delegated to different officers in respect of refund of other deposits:

    AOs/Sr.AOs - Rs.25,000/-
    Dy./Jt.FA(H) - Rs.50,000/-
    FA(H) - Rs. 2 lakhs
    FM - Full powers"

    ".....it is decided that pre possession payments need not be verified where possession has been given upto 31.12.1995. It will apply to all cases including cash down allotments, SFS, initial deposit of Hire Purchase allottees". This issues with the approval of VC, DDA on file No. 22(24)2001/Coordn.(H)/F".

 

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Commissioner (Housing)