"This is in line with the recommendations of the Adarsh inquiry commission. These policies and recommendations, however, are still at the preliminary, formulation stage," the official said, adding that they would also consider suggestions received by them.
With the Adarsh scam serving as a rude wake-up call regarding the lacunae in the system of allocating prime government land for housing societies, the state government is now re-working its policies to ensure transparency in the process. The new policy could include seeking applications for land from the people, instead of the previous system wherein allotment was discretionary and esoteric.
"We are re-looking at the old policies, including that for the allocation of land for housing societies. The question is that of transparency. Issues that may be looked at include the option of having application-based disbursement, where land is allocated after someone applies for it, or to go in for invitation-based allotment," said an official.
"This is in line with the recommendations of the Adarsh inquiry commission. These policies and recommendations, however, are still at the preliminary, formulation stage," the official said, adding that they would also consider suggestions received by them.
Among the terms of reference of the two-member judicial commission that was set up to probe the Adarsh scam, which broke in November 2010 leading to the resignation of the then chief minister Ashok Chavan, was making suggestions to bring in transparency and eliminate discretion in the allotment of government land to housing societies and admission of members to it.
"The allotment of government lands should be made on lease hold rights rather than on occupancy rights. This would enable the government to keep some kind of hold, with a view to check malpractices, which are often practiced in these societies in respect of lease, sale and such other transactions," the commission had said. It added that the discretion regarding grant of government land to a private society, which was a largesse, must be "judiciously used". The report had also made suggestions to bring in transparency in the allotment and verification of eligibility of the proposed members.
The state government has issued orders from time to time regarding the allotment of land for co-operative housing societies. The present allocation was taking place according to the 1999 and 2007 policy. The policy of allocating land to societies, however, dates back to the British times.
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