NEW DELHI: Primary or secondary schools can be upgraded to senior secondary institutions without charging any extra fee to the DDA, according to Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena’s order. The LG’s order, which follows the high court’s decision, will exempt such societies or schools from paying additional floor area ratio (FAR) charges, a statement said on Saturday.
This will free them from “red tape and harassment of running around the Education Department and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA),” it said.
The LG also directed that the DDA amend the lease deeds with the societies to this effect. Accordingly, DDA has issued standard operating procedures for conversion or upgradation of primary or secondary schools to senior secondary schools.
As per the SOP, such schools will be able to get additional FAR for such upgradation, they will not be required to pay any fee for the same, it said.
Societies and schools will now apply for NOC to DDA to get additional FAR, along with education department permission for upgradation, affiliation certificate from boards (CBSE, ICSE, etc.) and income tax exemption certificate. , the statement said.
The DDA will then ascertain that the applicant does not have any arrears for ground rent, etc. and is not occupying any additional area, and will provide the NOC without any additional FAR charges, it said.
While upgrading a society or a school, its layout plan will have to be approved by the concerned authority in accordance with the Unified Building Regulations (UBBL) norms and as per the law, he added.
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