CDA to allot 9 commercial plots to private schools
By Asad Cheema

ISLAMABAD—The Capital Development Authority (CDA) will allot nine commercial plots to private schools in five sectors of the federal capital, a CDA official said Thursday.
The plots would be allotted in sectors H-9, H-11, I-8, I-14 and I-16 early next year, he said.
Two plots measuring 4.11 acres and 5 acres will be allotted in sector H-9, two each measuring 1.72 acres in sector H-11, one of 0.35 acres in sector I-8, two measuring 1.72 acres and 1.92 acres in sector I-14 and two plots of 1.52 acres and 4.59 acres in I-16 sector. The plots will be sold at 4,500 rupees per square yard and allotment wouldbe on 33-year extendable lease, the official said.
The official said the Authority has evolved a new mechanism for allotment of plots to private schools, which takes into account project feasibility, number of students, funds, fee structure, status of sponsors and functional period.
Any private educational institute applying for allotment of plot must have affiliation with the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, he said.
The tax payment details would also be required from the applicants and noallotment would be made to any institution which has already been given a plot in the capital, the official said.
Private schools being run in the residential sectors is a violation of the CDA rules, but the Authority does not want to stop them from functioning at once because students might suffer, he said. The Authority had allotted commercial plots in I-H sector last year forover rupees 450 million to 23 private educational institutions operating in residential areas.
The official said the institutions which are not in a position to purchasecommercial plots due to high cost would be provided with an opportunity topurchase 3.5-acre plots in Islamabad’s Zone IV which was being developed on modern lines.
According to the master plan of Islamabad, sector H-11 has been reservedfor educational institutions. The official said the Authority plans to shift all the private schools from residential areas to specific locations in next few years and allotment of plots was a part of this policy.
There are over 200 private institutions in residential areas, mostly housesin rented buildings where thousands of students were being imparted education, he said..