New Delhi, March 4 -- Delhi LG VK Saxena has approved the draft uniform policy for inter-departmental allotment of land, including subordinate departments and autonomous bodies.

The draft policy assumes significance as there was no uniform policy to deal with the inter-departmental allotment of government land, which led to inordinate delays extending up to years in the execution of critical projects, even as files to this effect kept shuffling between departments and agencies, the LG office said in a statement.

The policy is now formulated with the approval of the LG and will come into force with immediate effect.

The policy, inter alia, deals with the rates at which land shall be allotted, depending upon the nature of the allotment....