Haryana Government approved amendment in policy for licence for Low-Density Eco-Friendly Colonies

New Delhi, August 17, 2014: The Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda at Chandigarh today approved amendment in the Policy for grant of licence for Low-Density Eco-Friendly Colonies in the State.
Presently, minimum area requirement for establishment of such colony is 100 acres. No additional licenses in continuation of a license already granted for such colonies would be allowed unless the applicant has chunk of at least 25 acres for which additional license application can be submitted.
No such Low Density Eco-friendly colony would be allowed in the Blocks notified by the Central Ground Water Board from time to time imposing restrictions on withdrawal of ground water unless the applicant obtains the necessary permission for ground water extraction from the competent authority as designated by the Central Ground Water Board.
All other fees and charges, viz., scrutiny fees licence fees, and conversion charges, i.e., except IDC would be applicable at double the rates as prescribed for normal residential plotted colonies under the Act No 8 of 1975 and under Act no 41 of 1963, since nominal EDC is being recovered. IDC would continue to be levied at the rates prescribed for plotted colonies.

(SK Vyas/Jalandhar)