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East Delhi RWAs for winding up societies

Staff Reporter

`Their role is over as essential services have been handed over to the MCD'

NEW DELHI: The Residents' Welfare Associations of East Delhi have urged the Delhi Government to wind up housing cooperative societies that have handed over their essential services to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.

V. N. Bali of Ram Vihar RWA said most housing societies came up in early 1970s primarily to allot plots to members. "Their role was over three decades ago. There are around 40 housing societies in East Delhi and almost all of them have handed over their essential services to the MCD," said Mr. Bali.

A member of the United Residents' Joint Action, S. K. Chibber, pointed out that Section 94 of the Delhi Cooperative Societies Act clearly says the Registrar shall after giving 60 days' notice to the societies initiate winding up proceedings in the cases of housing societies where all the plots have been allotted to its members and basic services transferred to the local civic body. Mr. Chibber said cooperative societies worldwide cease to exist after the plots were handed over to the members.

Subsequently the RWAs, with a larger mandate, take care of all the residents -- including tenants and general power of attorney holders -- while treating them as equals.

R. P. Aggarwal of Anand Vihar RWA said that in most cooperative housing societies about 90 per cent of the original members had sold their plots at heavy premium. The few original members left in these societies were now enjoying the benefits of being office-bearers without being challenged, he alleged.

It was further alleged that cooperative rules were being exploited and residents who were not aware of the rules were being threatened from time to time. Lawyer Sanjeev Sharda said it was only now that the Government had allowed people to have GPA by paying Rs. 500, while earlier the members of such societies used to charge huge amounts.

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