Upset about the lingering matter of pending registries, homebuyers and residents of multiple group housing societies in Noida and Greater Noida West (Noida extension) have initiated a “No Registry, No Vote” initiative in anticipation of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
As per a report by Moneycontrol, homebuyers have declared that they will abstain from voting or opt for NOTA in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections this month if the registries of their flats remain unresolved.
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According to the report, residents in certain housing complexes have prominently displayed banners with the message “No Registry, No Vote” on their society gates and balconies, as a reminder to politicians visiting their communities.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Noida Voting Date
Lok Sabha elections in Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway regions that fall under the Gautam Budh Nagar constituency will take place on April 26, 2024.
Why Are Home Buyers Angry?
Disillusioned by past broken promises from politicians regarding their registry concerns, residents in Noida and Greater Noida areas within the Gautam Buddha Nagar constituency have erected “No Registry-No Vote” posters, aimed at politicians visiting their societies during Lok Sabha election campaigning.
“No Registry, No Vote”
Reportedly, societies where residents are running “No Registry, No Vote” campaign include Gaur Saundaryam at Techzone 4 in Greater Noida West, Gardenia Glory in Noida Sector 46, Futec Gateway in Sector 75, Himalaya Pride at Techzone 4 in Greater Noida West, Nirala Greenshire society in Sector 2 Greater Noida West, Ajnara Homes in Greater Noida West and Shivalik Homes at Surajpur in Greater Noida, among others.
Homebuyers’ Grievances
Pushkar Kaushik, a resident of Gaur Saundaryam housing complex at Techzone 4, told Moneycontrol, that there are more than 300 homebuyers in the society whose registrations are pending since February 2021.
He said that the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) had in February 2021 stopped registries in the society after the builder failed to deposit Rs 17 crore as an additional compensation to farmers following which the matter went to the Allahabad High Court.
Amitabh Kant committee
Kaushik said in December 2023 the Uttar Pradesh government adopted the recommendations of the Amitabh Kant Committee on legacy stuck projects and directions were issued to the Authority to execute the registries in three months starting January 2024 but nothing has happened so far.
“There are nearly 2,000 flats, out of which over 300 flats of Tulip Tower are yet to be registered. Homebuyers who have invested their hard-earned money are troubled without any of their faults. Every time political leaders promise to address our woes but nothing changes so we have decided not to cast votes in this Lok Sabha election unless our demands are met,” Kaushik told Moneycontrol.
Dinkar Pandey, a resident of Ajnara Homes said that homebuyers in his society have been waiting to get the ownership of their apartments for the last 6-7 years. He said there are around 600 flats in Ajnara Homes where registries were pending since 2016-2018.
“As a sign of protest against pending registries, we have decided to boycott Lok Sabha polls 2024. Our slogan is ‘No Registry, No Vote’. It is high time that the Authorities understand the homebuyers’ plight as we are suffering even when we are not at fault,” he said.
Pending Registries A Serious Matter
As per information provided by the district’s three development authorities — Noida, Greater Noida, and Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority — approximately 115,000 stalled flat registries are pending under the Amitabh Kant committee relief package. Officials stated that only around 3,400 apartment registries have been completed in Gautam Budh Nagar since March 1, as of April 5.
Saumya Srivastava, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) at the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA), mentioned that numerous builders have fulfilled 25% of their financial obligations, leading to the initiation of registries in their projects.
“The Authority is making all out efforts to execute all pending registries at the earliest. We are allowing registries in those projects where builders are depositing 25% of their dues. As many as 7,500 registries have been allowed in Greater Noida and out of which around 1,800 have been executed,” Srivastava told Moneycontrol.
Abhishek Kumar, president of the Noida Extension Flat Owners Welfare Association (NEFOWA), expressed that homebuyers are deeply disheartened by the unfulfilled pledges made by political figures regarding the completion of pending registries. Consequently, in numerous societies where registries remain unresolved, residents are contemplating a boycott of the general elections.
“Though the registries have started happening after the Uttar Pradesh government agreed to adopt the Amitabh Kant committee recommendations, it is very small. Not all recommendations of the Kant committee were accepted by the government. For instance, the committee said that the registry of flats should be delinked from builder dues but it was not adopted. Registries are still linked with builder dues, however, the Authorities have brought a payment reschedulement scheme to ease the payment of dues but homebuyers are still suffering,” he said.
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