A YEIDA allotment can be cancelled, and the consequences are written into the brochure you accept when you apply. The rules are mostly about money and deadlines: miss a payment date, fail to sign the lease deed in time, break a condition, and you can lose your deposits and the plot. This guide reads the cancellation, restoration and surrender clauses of the RPS10/2026 residential brochure (April 2026), which match the RPS10/2025 text, and then shows how the hotel and corporate office brochures of September 2026 differ. It also flags one place where the brochure is not consistent with itself.
Key facts at a glance
- Missing the allotment-money deadline cancels the allotment automatically. Under RPS10/2026 the full premium is due within 60 days of the allotment letter. YEIDA can extend this by up to 30 days in extraordinary cases at 13.5% a year, and any later delay leads to deemed cancellation. The allotment letter says the registration money is forfeited.
- Other grounds (clause 19): fraud or misrepresentation, breaking YEIDA’s rules or directions, breach of the allotment or lease terms, and default on three consecutive instalments.
- On those grounds the entire deposits are forfeited, YEIDA resumes the plot with any structure on it, and you cannot claim compensation. YEIDA may also take legal action, and the brochure says no separate notice is issued.
- Restoration: the CEO can restore a cancelled plot if you apply within 6 months, pay all arrears and a restoration charge of 10% of the current total premium. It does not apply to plots cancelled for not paying the allotment money.
- Surrender costs more the later you leave: from a full refund before the draw to a deduction of 30% of the premium after the lease deed.
How an RPS10 allotment can be cancelled
Clause 19 says YEIDA is free to cancel an allotment or lease in these cases:
- Fraud, misrepresentation, mis-statement or suppression of material facts in obtaining the allotment or lease.
- Violation of directions, rules or regulations issued by YEIDA or any other statutory body.
- Breach of the terms of registration, allotment or lease, or non-deposit of any amount on the schedule in the allotment letter or lease.
- Default on three consecutive instalments. (RPS10/2026 lists no instalment plan, but the clause appears in the brochure.)
Other provisions in the brochure create further grounds. A family that already holds a YEIDA residential plot or flat is not eligible, and if a family is later found to have obtained more than one plot or flat, all the applications and allotments are cancelled and the total deposit is forfeited. Using the plot for a shop, office, clinic, nursing home, school or crèche is a breach for which the allotment or lease can be cancelled and the premises sealed or re-entered. Missing the lease deed deadlines can also end in cancellation, as the next section shows.
The deadlines that matter
| Step | Deadline in the RPS10/2026 brochure | If you miss it |
|---|---|---|
| Pay the full premium | 60 days from the allotment letter | Up to 30 more days at 13.5% a year in extraordinary cases, otherwise deemed cancellation |
| Execute the lease deed and take possession | Within 180 days of the offer of possession | 1% of the total premium for a one-year extension, then cancellation and forfeiture of the deposit |
| Complete the lease deed after YEIDA’s checklist | Maximum 90 days from the checklist | Extension charges of 1% of the premium in the first year and 2% in the second, charged quarterly; after two years, penalties under YEIDA’s policy |
| Build and obtain the occupancy certificate | 3 years from the lease deed | Extension charges of 4%, 5% and 6% of the premium for years one to three |
The steps after allotment are explained in our guide to what happens after a YEIDA plot allotment, and the lease deed’s own re-entry clauses are in the clauses in a YEIDA lease deed.
What you lose
- If you do not pay the allotment money, the allotment is deemed cancelled and, according to the allotment letter template, the registration money is forfeited.
- If you pay only part of the allotment money and the rest is still due, clause 19 says the plot is cancelled after deducting an amount equal to the registration money, and the balance is refunded without interest. This matches the allotment letter, so a premium payment default costs you the registration money, not your whole deposit.
- On a cause-based cancellation for fraud or misrepresentation (19(i)), breaking YEIDA’s rules or directions (19(ii)), breach of the allotment or lease terms (19(iii)), or default on three consecutive instalments (19(iv)), the entire deposits to the date of cancellation are forfeited, YEIDA resumes possession of the plot with any structure on it, and you have no right to compensation. For a three-instalment default, clause 19(vi) caps the forfeiture at the amount on deposit.
- Legal action may also follow, and the brochure says the forfeiture is made without a separate notice.
How the two forfeiture rules fit together. At first read they look contradictory, but the allotment letter resolves it. The letter is explicit that failing to deposit the allotment money within 60 days cancels the allotment and forfeits the registration money, and clause 19’s part-payment provision prescribes the same for a partly paid premium, so a payment default on the premium costs you the registration money, not your whole deposit. The “entire deposits forfeited” rule in clause 19(v) is for the cause-based cancellations above: fraud, rule-breaking, breach of the allotment or lease conditions, and a three-instalment default. The amount at stake therefore turns on why the plot is cancelled, so for a specific default confirm the figure with YEIDA in writing.
Restoration
Clause 20 lets the CEO restore a cancelled plot if the allottee:
- applies for restoration within 6 months of the cancellation,
- deposits the entire arrear amount due up to that date, and
- pays restoration charges of 10% of the total current premium of the plot.
The clause says restoration does not apply to plots cancelled because the allotment money was not deposited. The word “can” matters: restoration is at the CEO’s discretion, not a right. The 10% is calculated on the current premium, which may differ from the premium you were allotted at.
Surrendering voluntarily
If you decide to give the plot up, clause 18 sets what you get back, and it falls the later you act:
| When you surrender or withdraw | What YEIDA refunds (without interest) |
|---|---|
| Before the draw of lots | The entire registration money |
| Withdrawing the application before any allotment letter is issued | Registration money less ₹10,000 |
| After allotment but before the allotment-money due date and deposit | Deposit less 10% of the registration amount |
| After the due date for the allotment money but before the lease deed | Deposit less an amount equal to the registration money |
| After the lease deed is executed | Deposit less 30% of the total premium of the plot |
No withdrawal is entertained after the final eligibility list is published. The application must be sent by registered post or handed in at YEIDA’s reception office against a stamped receipt, with the original receipt, allotment letter, a bank passbook copy or cancelled cheque, an ID proof and a signed, photographed application. The date of surrender is the date YEIDA actually receives the complete set, and postal certificates are not accepted. A separate refund applies if the area handed over differs from the allotted area by more than 10%, as described in our guide to allottee paperwork.
How the business plot schemes differ
- Hotel plots (CHP-08/2026): cancellation for fraud or misrepresentation forfeits the entire deposit. Cancellation for violating YEIDA’s rules or for breach or non-payment forfeits 40% of the total premium or the total amount deposited, whichever is less, plus due lease rent, interest and extension charges, with the balance refunded without interest.
- Hotel restoration: an application must be made within 60 days, with restoration charges of 10% of the premium at the prevailing or allotment rate, whichever is higher, on the restoration date. The allottee must also clear all dues, penalties and interest, pay extension charges, have no court case pending (and close any that led to the cancellation) and bear all legal expenses.
- Corporate office plots: failing to pay the allotment money cancels the allotment and forfeits the 10% earnest money. The brochure also provides for forfeiting 20% or 40% of the premium in construction-related cases, such as missing the completion-certificate schedule, with lease rent, interest and extension charges not refunded.
Our guide to the hotel, group housing, corporate office and school schemes covers their dates and payment terms.
How to avoid a cancellation
- Pay inside the window. Treat the 60-day deadline as fixed. YEIDA says no extension is granted ordinarily.
- Complete KYA registration first, as the allotment letter asks, and keep every challan.
- Put every deadline in your diary: the lease deed, possession, the building plan and the 3-year completion date.
- Act within the restoration window if a cancellation has already happened: 6 months for residential plots, 60 days for the hotel scheme.
- Get anything uncertain in writing from YEIDA, especially what it will forfeit. This guide is general information, not legal advice.
Common questions
Under RPS10/2026 the allotment is deemed cancelled after the due date, and according to the allotment letter template the registration money is forfeited. YEIDA can extend the deadline by up to 30 days in extraordinary cases at 13.5% a year.
Sometimes. The CEO can restore it if you apply within 6 months, pay all arrears and a restoration charge of 10% of the current total premium. The brochure says restoration does not apply to plots cancelled for non-deposit of the allotment money.
It depends on when. Before the draw, all of the registration money; after the lease deed, the deposit less 30% of the total premium. Refunds carry no interest.
The brochure says forfeiture under the cancellation clause is made without a separate notice, so do not wait for one. Watch the deadlines in the allotment letter.
No. The brochure allows residential use only, and using the plot for a shop, office, clinic or school can lead to cancellation and the premises being sealed.
Please verify before you commit. These are the terms of the RPS10/2026 residential brochure and the September 2026 hotel and corporate office brochures. Each scheme has its own terms, the 2026 residential brochure was read from a scanned copy and checked against the RPS10/2025 text, and YEIDA can amend terms. Read the brochure and allotment letter for your own plot, and confirm anything uncertain with YEIDA or a local advocate.
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Sources
- YEIDA: Residential Plot Scheme RPS10/2026 brochure (April 2026), clauses 9, 11, 18 to 22 and the eligibility terms
- YEIDA: Residential Plot Scheme RPS10/2025 brochure (January 2025; copy filed with UP RERA)
- YEIDA: RPS10 allotment letter template (copy filed with UP RERA)
- YEIDA: Hotel Plot Scheme CHP-08/2026 brochure (September 2026), clauses 3.22 and 3.23
- YEIDA: Corporate Office Plots scheme brochure (September 2026)
- YEIDA: lease deed format for residual residential plot schemes (April 2025)