Authorities eye fast-track registry of over 50,000 flats in Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway

New Delhi: As buyers struggle to get their flats registered due to non-payment of dues and delays by builders, the Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway authorities have proposed a fast-track scheme for grant of NOCs for finished units even if the entire project is yet to be completed - a move that may benefit at least 50,000 buyers.

Under the proposal, which would come into effect after approval by the UP government, the NOC (No Objection Certificate) for registry of these flats would be granted after payment of proportionate dues and a 10 per cent surcharge by the builder.

In Greater Noida alone, up to 20,000 flat buyers may benefit immediately from the scheme, while the number is even higher in Noida where a large number of flats have been completed but are yet to be registered due to lack of NOC from the authorities. The number of such flats is relatively smaller in the Yamuna Expressway area, but the total number would exceed 50,000 flats across the three areas.

In many cases, the buyers have already started living in these flats and are awaiting registration of the flats.

"The Boards of all three authorities -- Noida Authority, Greater Noida Authority and the Yamuna Expressway Authority -- have approved the proposal and it will be now sent to the UP government. It (the scheme) will come into effect after the UP Government approves it," the Greater Noida Authority CEO Deepak Agarwal told PTI.

He said that 17,000-20,000 flat-buyers can immediately benefit under this scheme as these flats are already completed.

Under the proposal, the builder will have to pay the proportionate dues -- total dues for the entire project divided by the number of completed flats -- and a 10 per cent additional charge to get the NOC.

Under current rules, NOCs are granted only after payment of all dues, including for the land and other charges for the entire project.

However, the proposed scheme may allow grant of NOC even for a single flat after payment of the proportionate dues and the additional 10 per cent charge.

A number of builders in the region are facing the heat of the buyers and the general public in the wake of years of delay in grant of possession.

While many builders have begun giving possession for the completed units, even if the entire project is not completed, the registration of flats is not happening in those cases.

This is causing difficulties for flat-buyers in getting benefits like electricity and water connections and they have to manage with alternatives like water tankers and generators.