Property News/Plot holders in illegal colonies to get regularisation certificates by July 22 in Punjab

Chandigarh July 17: With a view to provide relief to the plot holders the Punjab government has directed all urban local bodies to release regularisation certificates to all entitled plot owners who have already applied under ‘regularisation policy for illegal colonies’ by July 22.

Stating this here today a spokesman of the state government said that the local bodies department has instructed all competent authorities within municipal corporation limits, municipal committees and for areas outside municipal limits to issue certificates to eligible applicants by July 22 who have already paid full regularization fees. Adding further, he said that the plot holders who have not paid 100% regularization fees could deposit the requisite amount to authorities concerned within 15 days to get regularization certificates.

Elaborating further, he said that the area or plots sold before the date of enactment of Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Act, 1995 in unauthorized colonies developed before August 9, 1995, are not required to be regularized under this policy but the area or plots sold after this date (9 August 1995) are covered under this policy.

It may be recalled that state government has initiated a number of steps to check mushrooming of as many as 5000 identified unauthorized colonies all over the state. The regularization process is aimed at to provide basic amenities to the residents after legalizing the illegal settlements in the urban areas, he added.