Rs 1.4 Crore Due On 6 Organisation For Space In Lutyens' Delhi: Minister

Centre said that six organisations - Babu Jagjivan Ram National Foundation, Fakhruddin Ali Memorial Committee, Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation and Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial, had dues worth Rs 1.4 crore as on June 30.

Six organisations, including Babu Jagjivan Ram National Foundation, Fakhruddin Ali Memorial Committee, Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation and Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial, had dues worth Rs 1.4 crore as on June 30 against allotment of space in Lutyens' Delhi, the government told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. According to the government, other two entities against which dues are pending are Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) and Mahila Dakshta Samiti. In a written response to a question, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said space has been allotted to nine NGOs, trusts, memorials and social organisations in areas falling under the New Delhi Municipal Council. Nine such establishments also include the Foreign Correspondents' Club, Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust and Bahujan Prerna Trust. These three entities had no dues.