Haryana govt amends norms for grant of licence in low and med

Haryana government has amended the area norms for grant of licence permission in low and medium potential towns and to regulate the development of urbanised sector in an harmonious manner.
"The amendment has been made to encourage and increase participation of individual landowners, farmers and local developers in the process of planned urbanisation of low and medium potential towns," a Spokesman of the Town and Country Planning Department said here today.
He said it would help in diminishing role of public-sector and HUDA for acquiring and developing land for urbanisation on account of stringent provision of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

"Similarly, it would increase housing stock at affordable rates through private participation and discourage unauthorised colonisation particularly in low and medium potential towns," he pointed out.
The spokesman also said it would augment deficient physical and social infrastructure through private sector participation for planned development.
He said that the location of the site should be in conformity with development plan proposal in terms of prescribed land use.

The site should also confirm the sector plan, he said.
The spokesman said that for residential plotted colonies, the existing 50 acres of medium potential zone has been reduced to 15 acres and the existing 25 acres of low potential zone has been reduced to 10 acres.

Similarly for residential group housing, the existing 10 acres of medium potential zone has been reduced to two acres and existing five acres of low potential zone has been reduced to one acre.
He said that for commercial colony, the existing two acres of medium potential zone has been reduced to one acre and existing one acre of low potential zone has been reduced to 0.5 acre.
The medium and low potential zones in industrial (general) have been reduced from existing 25 acres and 15 acres to 15 acres and 10 acres respectively.
He said that it has been felt that as the area

requirement norms for obtaining licences were on higher side considering the land particularly in low and medium potential towns, therefore, the developers were not showing interest to obtain the licenses in these towns.
"Therefore, the government had reviewed the area norms being followed by the Town and Country Planning Department for grant of licences under the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act," he said.
Notably, the Council of Ministers in its meeting held on February 3, had approved the area norms for development of various colonies in medium and low potential towns.