West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.

(A Government of West Bengal Company)

Gate No.3 Salt Lake Stadium Complex, Kolkata-98

 

Guidelines for allotment of non-residential plots under

Chairman's discretionary quota

 

Introduction:

 

West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (HIDCO) is entrusted with the development of New Town, a green dotted eco-friendly planned city with best possible urban facilities initially designed on around 3075 hectares of land situated within 10 Km of Central Business District of Kolkata and a kilometer from Kolkata Airport. With the infrastructure development of this township, major activities in field of IT industries, housing projects including that for Middle Income Group (MIG), Lower Income Group (LIG), Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) etc, Super Speciality Hospitals including Cancer Hospitals and Diagnostic Centre, Academic Institutes, Convention Centre, Cultural Hubs etc. have been started by a good number of players in the relevant fields. It has, however, been felt necessary to allot plots under Chairman's discretionary quota, to those who have not got the opportunity of getting plots but are capable of showing desired performance if plots are allotted.

 

1. Invitation of Applications

 

Applications are invited from bona fide Individuals, Companies, Traders, Developers, Industrialists, Entrepreneurs, Voluntary Organizations, Cooperative Societies, Institutions including Educational Institutions and other Organizations intending to set up project for industry (application for allotment of industrial plots will be invited later after development of the land earmarked for the said purpose), trade, services including social services, education, health, art, cultural and recreational hubs, sports and games, development of urban facilities, other economic activities and, welfare activities benefiting the families belonging to lower income group /economically weaker section/BPL group/backward classes / families of land losers of New Town Project, for allotment of plots in New Town, Kolkata under Chairman's discretionary quota. The above activities should be non-polluting in nature.

 

2. Eligibility:

 

Individuals, Companies, Traders, Developers, Industrialists, Entrepreneurs, Voluntary Organizations, other Organisations, Cooperative Societies and Institutions including Educational Institutions applying for plot and intending to take up project as stated in para 1 must have experience in any one of the following activities:

a)       Worked in the field of social welfare including health and other activities, like rural development, literacy, mother & child care, juvenile justice, care of the disabled and the old aged, control of drug abuse etc. benefiting, among others, the families belonging to lower income group /economically weaker section /BPL group / families of land losers in New Town Project.

b)       Outstanding work performed benefiting the community as a whole for which International /National / State level award or award from a Govt. recognized Organization has been received by the Organization.

c)       Activity or work performed in the field of Literature, Art, Culture, Cinema, Music, Sports and Games etc. for which International /National /State level award or award from a Govt. recognized Organization has been received by the Organization.

d)       Worked for talent search and recognized performance, especially from the poor students.

e)       Worked in the backward areas of West Bengal and / or among Scheduled Cast, Scheduled Tribe and  other backward section of West Bengal

f)         Considered to be eligible for setting up a project as required in New Town.

g)       Land losers of New Town Project – individual person or organization

h)       Gallantry or other award winners -  military, paramilitary, Police, Civil

i)         Eminent Persons or organizations in the field of law, medicine, journalism, engineering, civil services, finance , accountancy, commerce & industry,

j)         Freedom fighters and bonafide participants in post independence democratic movement

k)       Non resident Indians

l)         Ex- serviceman

N.B.:

1)              One person or organization can apply for one plot only

2)              Applicant(s) must be competent to contract under the Indian Contract Act, 1872.

3)              Price /Premium/Charge as value of land and other charges will be fixed as per existing norms of HIDCO.

3. Preference:

 

Special credit will be given for allotment to those,-

a)       capable  of preparing concept plan and implement a project on a  smaller size of plot than the existing scale conventionally thought of or usually presumed to be required for setting up the said project, or,

b)       undertaken and intended to set up project or scheme having non-commercial approach, or,

c)       organizations /cooperative societies constituted with the land losers of New Town Project, or,

d)       undertaken and intended to take up welfare activities benefiting among others, the families belonging to lower income group /economically weaker section /BPL group/land losers, or,

e)       worked in the backward areas of the State like Sunderbans laterite zone etc.  and amongst the backward classes

 

4. Selection:

 

Selection of eligible applicants for allotment of plots will be made by the Chairman at his discretion considering the eligibility, previous performance and preparation of concept plan of the project after examining the same in the light of the prescribed eligibility by a high level Committee. Decision of the Chairman, HIDCO shall be final.

 

N.B.:-

(i)   Failure in getting plot in New Town will not constitute sufficient reasons for selection.

(ii)  Incomplete /factually incorrect applications will be summarily rejected.  

 

5. How to apply:

 

The application in plain paper must accompany the following papers and documents in support of the claim

A.      Documents and papers fulfilling the eligibility criteria

B.      Certificate of registration of the Organization under the relevant Act.

C.      Performance of the Organization as per eligibility criteria mentioned in para 2 of this Notice

D.      Concept plan of the project intended to be set up in New Town mentioning clearly the bare minimum area required.

N.B.:-   Applicants intending to set up Industry need not apply at present. The same will be invited separately after development of the said area in New Town.

 6. Area to be allotted:

Area of each plot will be restricted to five Cottah to twenty Cottah in normal circumstances. However, Chairman, HIDCO will have the right to determine the area depending on the necessity of the project within and beyond the limit prescribed above.

 7. Miscellaneous:

·         Intending applicants may apply to this Office during working hours on any working day as per advertisement so published.

·         The application should be addressed to Chairman, West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd., Gate No. 3, Salt Lake Stadium Complex, Kolkata- 700098, Phone 23357166, 23357148 

 

              Sd/-

                                                                             Managing Director,

                                           West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.