LUCKNOW, Oct. 13 -- In the digital era of free access to information and documents, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has earned Rs.2.09 crore in less than three weeks from applicants downloading digital booklets for its schemes at Rs.1,100 each without being given a physical copy.

The authority, as per its rule, retains the booklet fee even when applicants fail to secure a plot in the lottery for its housing schemes.

After launching the Naimish Nagar and Varun Vihar schemes, the LDA recorded 19,042 booklet purchases before the lottery registration process. Priced at around Rs.1,100 each. The booklet purchases generated a total collection of Rs.2,09,46,200 from September 24, 2026, the day the LDA opened registrations for the two s...