The Maharashtra government has extended the period for completion of deemed conveyance (DC) deeds to eligible cooperative housing societies (CHS) till December 2014. Indian Cooperative has been at the forefront of raising the issue and pointed our several lacunae in the government move in the past.
Deemed conveyance means the promoter is required to convey the land and building within four months of the formation to the CHS.
As reported earlier the Maharashtra Chief Minister dream of effecting the deemed conveyance in cooperative housing society lies in tatters, as shown by the poor response.
In Mumbai out of 23K Plus Co-operative housing societies, only 0.9K applied for transfer of Society land from the developer or the land-owner which is now popularly known as deemed conveyance.
It looks like a near fiasco going by the progress in much publicized scheme of “deemed conveyance” after lapse of a period of more than two years.
There was far too much noise about this term than the actual results the campaign over seen by no less than the CM has rendered. And little more than half the applications have left the tunnel actually. The other half is still in the pipe line. This was reported by a prominent daily in Mumbai a few days back.
Co-operatives minister Harshvardhan Patil does not have facts. His guess is that most buildings already have obtained conveyance,” he reportedly said this recently.
What purpose it serves when reportedly the “Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan had written to housing societies in Maharashtra to ensure conveyance is done? And the Cooperation department has taken up the task of collating data on buildings constructed prior to the 90s and those thereafter.
Across Maharashtra, the scenario is worst. There are 88K plus co-operative housing societies. Only 2K Plus proposals were received and 1.3 K were cleared. In Mumbai 4% Societies applied for which is 1.5% at State level. Only 2% of Societies have got titles in their name.
And instead of concentrating on this vital issue, the department now reportedly plans to put up details of co-operative housing societies on its website, including names of managing committee members. “The societies will have to provide information on whether they have received conveyance or not. This too will be on the website,’’ The Minister said.
According to Mr Patil, the process, involves just three departments: The district deputy registrar before whom the application is made, the stamp duty registration office (revenue) and the local civic body that sanctions building plans. The Ball is in the court of cooperative housing societies to take benefit of Government’s initiative.
It is now called a flop show in Mumbai on account of two reasons
1. The lack of co-ordination between departments meant societies had to run from pillar to post for 29 important documents required for deemed conveyance.
2.The lack of manpower at the registrar’s office also hampered work.