You can now leave your old service provider for a new one and keep the old number. 

Communications minister Kapil Sibal launched the eagerly-awaited mobile number portability scheme in Haryana on Thursday to allow cellphone users to change their operators while retaining existing numbers.

"On Jan 20 next year, mobile number portability will be available nationwide," Sibal said at a function to launch this scheme from this town that is a part of the Haryana telecom circle.

•   16,000 flats will be offered under the scheme. 

• The flats are located all over Delhi in colonies like Vasant Kunj, Mukherjee Nagar, Motia Khan, Jasola, Dwarka, Rohini, Narela, Jaffarabad, Kaundli Gharoli etc.

•   It includes one bed, two bed, three bed room houses expandable and Janta one room tenements/houses . This is for the first time that one room tenements located in Narela, Trilokpuri and Shivaji Enclave have also been included in the scheme.

• As per the scheme , any citizen of India who has attained the age of 18 years can apply for the flat provided he/she does not own any residential flat or plot in full or in part on lease hold or free hold basis in Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi Cantonment either in his or her own name or in the name of his/her wife/husband or in the name of minor or dependent children.

• In this scheme both husband and wife can apply but only one will be allotted flat in case both are found successful.

• One person can submit only one application form. There is no income criteria. The applicant can apply only if he has a valid Pan Card and a bank account.

• One of the most important condition, which has been included for the first time, is that all allotment money should be from the bank account of the allottee and certificate to this effect will have to be submitted at the time of possession.

• The applicant will have to deposit registration money of Rs. 1.5 lacs, but for Janta one room tenement category /ORT category the registration amount has been reduced to Rs. 50,000.

• The cost of the form has been fixed at Rs. 105 and it will be available at various designated branches of the banks. The details of which have been provided in the brochure and will also be uploaded on the website of DDA on November 25.

• The documents to be submitted will include self attested copy of PAN card, proof of residence, self attested copy of bank account etc.
• Flats will be allotted through a computerized draw basis on random number technique.
  
   
• The draw will be held within a period of four months from the last date of closure of the scheme and, therefore, no interest will be paid for these four months.

• Money will be refunded to unsuccessful applicants at the earliest and in case the money is not refunded within four months time from the closure of the scheme, a simple interest @ 5 percent per annum will be given for the registration money. 

• 17.5 % of the flats for persons belonging to Scheduled
  Castes.
• 7.5% for applicants belonging to Scheduled Tribes. If adequate number of applications are not received from applicants belonging to ST category, remaining flats shall be disposed of in favour of applicants belonging to SC category and vice-versa.
• 1% for war widows.
• 1% for physically handicapped persons; and
• 1% for ex-serviceman.

• Axis Bank
• HDFC Bank
• ICICI Bank
• IDBI Bank
• Central Bank of India 
• SBI
•  Union Bank Of India

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