Punjab govt notifies new policy for marriage palaces

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The Punjab Government today notified a new policy for regularization of marriage palaces constructed without taking permission of the Competent Authority after January 2012.
According to the spokesperson, in order to bring under the umbrella of planning framework and to provide public safety, security and public conveniences, the government had framed a policy on November 16, 2012 and revised for the regularization of marriage palaces existing on or before January 2012 and for setting up of new palaces in Punjab, but still a number of marriage palaces have been set up illegally after January.
He said that these unauthorized palaces have to be dealt strictly so as to discourage such illegal constructions in future.

He said that the Punjab Governor is pleased to frame a compounding policy for regularization of marriage palaces constructed without taking permission of the Competent Authority after January 2012.
The spokesperson said this policy would be applicable to only those unauthorized palaces which have been constructed after January 2012.
He said that the building controls and other norms with respect to location, accessibility, plot size, frontage, parking, setbacks etc. As applicable to new palaces under policy November 16, 2012 or as amended from time to time would be applicable.

The applicant has to pay CLU, EDC, as applicable to new Marriage Palaces as per notification of the Housing and Urban Department or as amended from time to time.

In addition to the above said charges, the applicant also has to pay the compounding fee on illegally constructed buildings of the Marriage Palace in accordance with the compounding policy of the respective Special Development Authority.
The compounding fee as applicable to commercial buildings would be payable.
Labour Cess at the rate of 1 per cent of the estimated cost of the building would be payable under the Building and Other Construction Workers (regulation of employment and conditions of service) Act, 1996.