BJP criticises govt for circle rate hike
Criticising the Delhi government for hiking circle rates, city BJP on Tuesday demanded immediate rollback of the increase and sought Lt. Governor Tejinder Khanna’s intervention in this regard.
In a letter to Mr Khanna, Delhi BJP president Vijender Gupta urged him not to allow the government to implement the new rates as it will “shatter the dream of common man to own a house in the city”.
“Implementation of the new circle rates will result in significant increase in property prices and it will become extremely difficult for a common man to buy properties in Delhi,” said Mr Gupta.
The city government on Monday hiked the circle rates by up to 250 per cent to check black money in sale and purchase transactions.
This is the second such hike in circle rates — the minimum valuation of land and immovable properties — in the city in the last nine months. The rates were hiked by over 100 per cent in February.
As per the revised rates approved by Delhi Cabinet, `2.15 lakh per square metre has been fixed as new circle rate for category A colonies like Defence Colony, Greater Kailash, Gulmohar Park, Panchsheel Enclave, Anandlok, Green Park, Golf Links and Hauz Khas.
As per the Cabinet decision, `1,36,400 per square metre has been fixed for B category colonies like Andrews Ganj, Kalkaji, Munirka Vihar and Nehru Enclave. The rate for these colonies was fixed at `68,200 per square metre in February.
Similarly for category C colonies, the rate has been hiked by 100 per cent and the new rate would be `1,09,200 per square metre instead of current `54,000 per square metre.
For category D colonies, the rate has been hiked from `43,600 per square metre to `87,200, which is an increase of 100 per cent.
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