CDA Taking Stern Action Against Islamabad’s Illegal Housing Societies

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is taking strict action against all illegal housing societies that are under development in its jurisdiction in Islamabad.

In the question hour, the Minister of State for Law and Justice, Senator Shahadat Awan, informed the Senate on Thursday about 117 illegal housing societies being built in the Islamabad Capital Territory’s (ICT) jurisdiction.

Furthermore, he claimed that notices had been served to them, whereas further investigation is underway. He detailed that certain societies buy a small piece of land but sell more than available plots instead. In connection with this, CDA has commenced a robust media awareness campaign against the builders involved in such unlawful practices.

He added that the Ministry of Interior was also seeing into the public grievances regarding the mentioned issue.

In response to Senator Fawzia Arshad’s question, the Law Minister briefed that around 16 housing societies were registered with the Cooperative Societies Department of Islamabad. Below is the list of registered Cooperative Housing Societies:

• Multi-Professionals Cooperative Housing Society.
• Federation of Employees Cooperative Housing Society.
• Pakistan Medical Cooperative Housing Society.
• Services Cooperative Housing Society.
• The Telegraph and Telephone (T&T) Employees Cooperative Housing Society.
• Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Cooperative Housing Society.
• Cabinet Division Employees Cooperative Housing Society.
• Engineers Cooperative Housing Society.
• Ministry of Interior Cooperative Housing Society.
• Accounts Group Officers Cooperative Housing Society.
• Federal Employees Cooperative Housing Society.
• National Assembly Employees Cooperative Housing Society.
• Central Board of Revenue (CBR) Employees Cooperative Housing Society.
• Civilian Employees Cooperative Housing Society.
• Intelligence Bureau (IB) Employees Cooperative Housing Society.
• Senate Secretariat Employees Cooperative Housing Society.

Moreover, he clarified that the Layout Plan Approval and No-objection Certificate (NOC) were being issued based on specified terms and conditions by the CDA.