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 March 2003, 33 separate housing registration schemes have been announced. Of these, allotments have been made to the registrants of 33 schemes. The live schemes are:

• New Pattern Registration Scheme - 1979
• Ambedkar Awas Yojna - 1989
• Janta Housing Registration Scheme - 1996

A total of 330238 allotments of flats (which includes re-allotment of surrendered / cancelled flats) have been made till April 2003. 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 23285 registrants are awaiting allotments. These include 7439 registrants of the Janata Housing Scheme - 1996, 11549 registrants of the New Pattern Housing Scheme - 1979 and the rest 4287 registrants under the Ambedkar Awas Yojana - 1989.