To,

The Housing Commissioner
U.P. Awas avam Vikas Parishad (UPAVP)
104, Mahatma Gandhi Marg
Lucknow – 226001 (U.P)

Subject: Brahmputra Enclave Residential Scheme 2013 (I) under Sidharth Vihar Yojna, Ghaziabad (One bed room flat)– reg.

Sir,

In response to UPAVP’s advertisement appeared in different newspapers regarding Brahmputra Enclave Residential Scheme 2013 (I) under Sidharth Vihar Yojna, Ghaziabad, I had applied vide Form /Challan No. 839 for the allotment of a One Bedroom flat under OBC/Senior Citizen category for a total cost of Rs.13,90,000/-. The form along with requisite registration amount of Rs.1,40,000/- (10% of the cost of the flat) was deposited in February 2013.

The eligibility draw was held on 22.10.2013 after a gap of 08 months and I was selected for the allotment of a flat vide letter No. 11240 of UPAVP dated 26.12.2013. (Copy enclosed) The UPAVP vide this letter (Demand letter) communicated the demand of quarterly amount to be paid by me to UPAVP for the total cost of the flat i.e. Rs.13,90,000/-. And as per demand letter I had paid the full amount of Rs.13,9000/- in 08 installments + Rs.42,000/- as Service tax to UPAVP after taking loan from SBI. Thus total amount that has been paid by me to UPAVP is of Rs.14,32000/-.

The draw for the allotment of Flat Nos. was held on 11.03.2016 after a gap of 3 years and I was allotted Flat No.10/B-71/104 (Ground Floor) as per letter No.1865 of UPAVP dated 11.3.2016.

Now the UPAVP vide their letter No. 1894 dated 16.02.2018 (Copy enclosed) received on 15th March 18 after a gap of 02 years has sent a letter of revised cost of the flat as Rs. Rs.19,79,289/- + Rs.74,542/- (Other charges) and asked us to deposit Rs.589781/- along with other charges such as Water & meter connection, Water bill for 12 months, Vilekh nishpadan fee, Advertisement expenditure, Boundary wall fee, Site plan fee, Balance service tax on last 2 installments (amounting to Rs.74,542/-) by 31.03.2018 failing which 13.5% penalty interest. I am to inform you that I had already paid Service tax on all installments.

UPAVP from the initial cost of Rs.13,90,000/- on which applications were invited for the allotment of flats in the above cited scheme, has now increased the cost of flat by almost 50% to Rs.19,79,289/- + Rs.74,542/- arbitrarily, illegally and without any justification.

It is to be well understood that the UPAVP must have calculated the cost of the expenditure on which the applications were invited from the public for the allotment of flats in advice. It cannot be done on blind eye and let the general public suffer.

Since I am a retired govt. official having limited resources, now cannot afford to pay the enhanced amount of about Rs.6.50 lakh. From any angle there is no justification to increase the cost of the flat by 50%. Moreover the flats were to be delivered within 03 years period and UPAVP took 05 years this has resulted in the increase of cost but not 50%.

Why the public should suffer for the inordinate delay by UPAVP in constructing the flats and not doing proper estimation of cost of flats initially? Had the initial cost be calculated properly by UPAVP and accordingly the same had been mentioned in the advertisement published in the newspapers while inviting applications for the allotment of flats, I could have not applied for the allotment of flat due to my limitations.

As per present trend of infrastructure industry, the cost of properties has gone down and a flat of the same size is available for Rs. 12.00 lakh in the market including in Sidharth Vihar/Noida. However, UPAVP has increased the cost by 50% arbitrarily and without any justification. The allottees have been put in great trouble by the UPAVP.

Now due to increase (50%) in the cost of flats as communicated by UPAVP, I am in deep trouble and cannot afford to pay the demanded amount of Rs.6.50 lakh apart from registry charges of about Rs.1.50 lakh. The increase by 2-5% in the cost of flat may be possible but not 50%. UPAVP is a Government Institution to construct the houses for the public on reasonable costs. But it is behaving like private builders. Even in the present situation, the private builders have not been allowed to increase the cost of flats arbitrarily by the Hon’ble Courts and the respectable Governments at the Centre and the State to exploit the public.

I, therefore, humbly request your kind self to look into the matter and review the increased cost of flats of the above mentioned scheme considering the present situation of infrastructure industry and steps taken by the Government at the Centre and the State. I am not in a position to pay the demanded amount as neither I have money to pay nor I can take loan from the bank being retired Government official of 65 years old.

I shall be highly obliged for your kind intervention in the matter to provide relief to me as well as other allottees belonging to my category.

Yours faithfully,

Dated 21.03.2018

(Masood Raza)
C/o Mr. Atif, 151, Gyan Khand – 3
Indirapuram, Ghaziabad – 201010
Mobile: 9971581821
E-mail: raza_masood@rediffmail.com

Copy to the following dignitaries with the request to intervene in the matter for providing relief to the poor allottees from the arbitrary, illegal and unjustified increase of cost of flats by UPAVP:

i. Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, South Block, New Delhi – 110001
ii. Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow
iii. Hon’ble Governor of U.P, Lucknow
iv. Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson of UPA, New Delhi
v. Shri Akhlesh Yadav, President, Samajwadi Party, Lucknow
vi. Ms. Mayawati, President, Bahujan Samaj Party, Lucknow
vii. Secretary, Competition Commission of India, New Delhi