On the directions of Supreme Court to make the allotments of government residences strictly on merit, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) in its fifth board meeting has approved a summary which bars the allotment of government residences to those employees having their own houses or already given a plot by the civic authority in Islamabad on Friday.
This decision was made when Supreme Court of Pakistan in a case of Muhammad Asfar directed that “in future all the allotments will be made strictly on merits on the basis of General Waiting List”. Previously, CDA has also given a statement before federal ombudsman that it would follow the rules in future.
The summary was approved by the board of Capital Development Authority (CDA) by keeping in view that all most all the CDA employees which have already given plots were enjoying the government residences too, and on the other side, the employees who have not yet allocated plots also do not avail the government residences as all the residences have already been illegally occupied by the other employees. This decision would also overcome the pressure from the employees for the allotment of government residences.
As per the approved summary, the CDA employee having his/her own residences in Islamabad would not be entitled to seek an allotment of government house while those who have already been allotted residential plots by the authority would also came under the same formula.
The new policy would immediately be implemented on new allotments while employees already living in the government houses contrary to this policy would be given a grace period of six months to vacate the government residences.
On the other side, a summary to curtail the growth of private housing societies situated on the narrow roads in zone IV and V of the federal capital has been deferred by CDA board because some of its members were of the view that the matter needs further clarification.
Presently, CDA approves layout plan of housing societies in aforementioned zones and subsequently issued them NOCs. Over a hundred housing societies established without obtaining NOC from civic body had already been declared illegal and unauthorised.
Summary deferred in today’s meeting was moved by the Directorate of Regional Planning CDA to set a criteria for main access road on which a new housing project would be allowed in future.
The summary purposed minimum width of 80 feet wide road access for all new housing societies making some of the wide roads as main artilleries i.e. Islamabad Highway, Murree road, Murree expressway, Lehtrar road, Khauta road, Park Road, Kuri road, Simly Dam road, GT Road.
A source privy to the development said that the summary was of huge significance as approving new housing projects on narrow roads as per the revenue record is not a wise decision and it would create miserable conditions of flow of traffic in future.
Meanwhile, the board has also given a go ahead for the auction of 41 commercial and 37 residential plots in the developed sectors of capital. The auctions would be held on 8-9 and 17-18 May, 2017 and expected revenue is around 7 to 8 billion rupees.
