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
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.