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OTS-2026 for pending LDA and housing board allotments

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Battle IAS UP current affairs title card: OTS-2026 for pending LDA and housing board allotments (, 4 February 2026)

What happened

  • Reviewing the Housing and Urban Planning Department, the CM directed a new One Time Settlement scheme (OTS-2026) for pending residential and commercial allotments. [UP CM press note]
  • Allottees paying in one go are to get a suitable rebate on dues. [UP CM press note]

Background

  • The review was held at his official residence on 04 February, 2026. [UP CM press note]

Why it matters

  • OTS schemes clear stuck dues and free up locked housing stock.

Read all of February 2026 in the monthly UP current affairs compilation →

How to use this in Mains

GS-VI urban housing

  1. OTS schemes clear stuck dues and free up locked housing stock.
Quotable data point

Reviewing the Housing and Urban Planning Department, the CM directed a new One Time Settlement scheme (OTS-2026) for pending residential and commercial allotments [UP CM press note].

UP Information Dept, CM press note 2026-02-04: लम्बित आवासीय और व्यावसायिक आवण्टनों के त्वरित निस्तारण के लिए नई ‘एकमुश्त समाधान योजना (ओ0टी0एस0-2026)’ लागू की जाए : मुख्यमंत्री (Hindi PDF)

Exam angle

UPPCS

GS-VI: urban housing.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

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OTS-2026 in UP applies to

Answer (b) & explanation

Source: as cited in this article.

Official source: UP Information Dept, CM press note 2026-02-04: लम्बित आवासीय और व्यावसायिक आवण्टनों के त्वरित निस्तारण के लिए नई ‘एकमुश्त समाधान योजना (ओ0टी0एस0-2026)’ लागू की जाए : मुख्यमंत्री (Hindi PDF)

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