In a bid to check the manipulations of 'tent mafias', Delhi Development Authority has revised its policy for allotment of marriage venues by putting in place certain mandatory conditions to curb booking malpractices.
The review measures were formulated to check the manipulation of bookings by 'tent wallas', also called 'tent mafias', despite a prevalent on-line system of booking.
In the wake of complaints regarding manipulation of bookings, a committee was formed by the DDA vice chairman Balvinder Kumar which reviewed the policy to ensure sufficient checks and balances with the twin objective of bookings not manipulated by tentwalas to their advantage and at the same time spaces are available in sufficient numbers to middle and lower income groups.
As per the new policy, all the spaces have been categorized and different modes of allotment have been proposed to be adopted by segregating spaces area-wise and location-wise.
This has been done to facilitate more availability of spaces within the affordable reach of the general masses.
In order to ensure sufficient checks and balances so that allotments of these sites are not manipulated, some mandatory conditions are being imposed.
Allotment will be done to only the blood relations like parents, brother, sister etc. Of the prospective bride or bridegroom and for this necessary documents will have to be shown.
The details of bride and prospective groom will also have to be provided at the time of booking itself which will be cross-checked with the actual wedding through surprise checks at the time of marriage or at the time of the refund of security deposit.
