NGOs, trusts, memorials owe ₹1.40 crore for office space: Hardeep Puri
The Hindu
Since allotments, the nine organisations have paid ₹3.79 crore, Housing and Urban Affairs informs Rajya Sabha.
Nine NGOs, trusts, memorials and social organisations had been allotted office space in Lutyens’ Delhi and they had ₹1.40 crore in dues as on June 30, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Mr. Puri’s written reply to a question from the BJP’s Vinay Sahasrabuddhe said space had been allotted to the nine organisations within the limits of the New Delhi Municipal Council. “The payment of rent is regularly monitored through the website of Directorate of Estates,” the reply read. As of June 30, ₹3.79 crore had been received from the organisations from the time of their allotments. “Notices have been issued to the organisations whose rents are due.”
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