IF YOU thought that the quota applied only to
jobs and higher educational institutions, think again. There is a
reservation in the allotment of plots too!
More than 1,000 application forms were sold by the LDA on the very first
day of the launch of its Vibhor and Vinayak Khand Housing
Scheme in Gomti Nagar on Monday. And you can
bet that prior to obtaining the registration form majority of these
aspirants, who had lined up at the LDA counters, would have hardly been
aware of the fact that 66 per cent of the plots in the scheme were
already reserved.
The odds against the general aspirants were raised further when the
Central Government enacted a policy for allowing 10 per cent reservation
to senior citizens in all such disposal/allotment of properties. Apart
from general category, this quota said the Union Government’s circular
would also apply to the reservation already specified under different
sub-sects and castes. In effect, it implied quota within the prescribed
quota and more.
Though the recipients’ share (see box) under the quota stipulation
has been in force since 1999, its impact by those not covered under it
is being felt only now. Reason: There has been a blanket ban on all
direct allotments ever since the controversy over Vipul Khand plot
allotments broke out and a PIL subsequently filed in the matter is still
before the Supreme Court. “This is grossly unjustified. When the Apex
court has ruled that reservation in any institution, organization or
form should not exceed more than 50 per cent, then why are we being
subjected to this unfair treatment,” said Nizamuddin Alam, a resident of
Nishatganj, as he waited for his turn in the queue at the LDA counter
in Gomti Nagar.
So, how is the balance tilted in the favour of the quota brigade and
what are the chances of non-quota aspirants when the lots for over 1,200
plots in these schemes are finally cast. Lets see. “Of the 1,200 plots
only 371 plots would be available for General Category for those below
60 years of age,” said an LDA official.
“What is more, SC/ST and OBCs get two chances to try their luck under
the current arrangement. Once under the prescribed category and
thereafter their names are also included in the lottery draw held for
the general category. So it would be fat chance for me to procure a
property” rues Anil Kumar, a resident of Krishna Nagar, who is vying for
a plot third time round.
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