The direction came amid mounting criticism against DDA for alleged corruption, bureaucratic red tape and delay in implementation of various important projects.
At a review meeting, Jung directed top DDA officials to finalise the restructuring plan in the next two weeks and place it before him for final orders.
The Lt Governor, who is administrative head of DDA, asked the agency to computerise all its works and services by September next year. The computerisation project will commence in November.
DDA officials said broad contours of the restructuring plan have already been prepared and these will be fine tuned in the next two weeks. The DDA is the land owning agency in the city and has been mandated to provide housing for various segments of the population. DDA's permission is required for almost all major infrastructure projects.
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The meeting also examined a report by the National Productivity Council which was tasked in April to suggest measures to improve functioning of the DDA.
The suggestions include mergers of certain departments with overlapping areas of work and creation of new positions/functions such as those involving land development and management of housing schemes.
The report recommended further strengthening DDA's expertise on critical and technical areas such as planning and architecture.