Houses were constructed by DDA as per the requirement and purchasing capacity of different strata of the society. Schemes for various categories of flats were announced from time to time through advertisements in national newspapers. Till Jan 2007, 42 separate housing registration schemes have been announced.
A total of 3,67,724 allotments of flats (which includes re-allotment of surrendered / cancelled flats) have been made till Jan 2007. These comprised about 50% flats allotted to economically weaker sections and low-income groups. Most of the allotted flats have been provided with essential services like, electricity, water and sewage disposal besides other infrastructural facilities required to make them habitable. A total of 2468 registrants are awaiting allotments. These include 976 registrants of the Janata Housing Scheme - 1996, 1043 registrants of the New Pattern Housing Scheme - 1979 and the rest 449 registrants under the Ambedkar Awas Yojana - 1989.