[Extract from Haryana Government Gazette (Extra.), dated the 19th August, 2013]
HARYANA GOVERNMENT TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING DEPARTMENT Notification The 19th August, 2013 NO. PF-27/48921.
The Governor of Haryana is pleased to notify a comprehensive „Affordable Housing Policy 2013‟ under the provisions of Section 9A of the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975 and any other corresponding statute governing development of group housing colonies on the subject. The policy, of which the details are given in Annexure-A below, has been concurred by the Finance Department vide their UO No.11/158/2013-5FDIII/22188 dated 05.08.2013 and approved by the Council of Ministers in its meeting held on 06.08.2013. This policy shall come into effect from the date of its notification. The Director General, Town and Country Planning, Haryana, is hereby directed to effectively implement this policy to facilitate creation of additional affordable housing stock in the urban areas of the State.
ANNEXURE-A AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICY 2013
1. FOREWORD:
(i) This policy shall be known as „Affordable Housing Policy 2013‟. All references to „policy‟ in this document shall imply to „Affordable Housing Policy 2013‟.
(ii) This policy is intended to encourage the planning and completion of „Group Housing Projects‟ wherein apartments of „pre-defined size‟ are made available at „pre-defined rates‟ within a „Targeted time-frame‟ as prescribed under the present policy to ensure increased supply of „Affordable Housing‟ in the urban housing market to the deserving beneficiaries.
(iii) Any project for which licence is granted under the present policy cannot be converted into a normal group housing colony under any situation and irrespective of whether or not it falls within the 20% residential sector area limit prescribed for group housing projects.
(iv) All such projects shall be required to be necessarily completed within 4 years from the approval of building plans or grant of environmental clearance, whichever is later. This date shall be referred to as the „date of commencement of project‟ for the purpose of this policy. The licences shall not be renewed beyond the said 4 years period from the date of commencement of project.
2. SITING PARAMETERS:
(i) The projects under this policy shall be allowed only in the residential zone of the notified Development Plans of various towns/cities of the State.
(ii) The maximum area for which such projects can be allowed in a Development Plan shall be governed by the following criteria:-
|
Sr No |
Development Plan |
Maximum aggregated area (acres) of Projects allowed in the urbanisable limit per Development Plan |
|
a. |
Gurgaon, Faridabad, Panchkula, Panchkula Extn, Pinjore-Kalka |
300 |
|
b. |
Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal, Dharuhera, Bahadurgarh & Sohna |
150 |
|
c. |
Rest of the Development Plans |
75 |
(i) This policy shall be known as „Affordable Housing Policy 2013‟. All references to „policy‟ in this document shall imply to „Affordable Housing Policy 2013‟.
(ii) This policy is intended to encourage the planning and completion of „Group Housing Projects‟ wherein apartments of „pre-defined size‟ are made available at „pre-defined rates‟ within a „Targeted time-frame‟ as prescribed under the present policy to ensure increased supply of „Affordable Housing‟ in the urban housing market to the deserving beneficiaries.
(iii) Any project for which licence is granted under the present policy cannot be converted into a normal group housing colony under any situation and irrespective of whether or not it falls within the 20% residential sector area limit prescribed for group housing projects.
(iv) All such projects shall be required to be necessarily completed within 4 years from the approval of building plans or grant of environmental clearance, whichever is later. This date shall be referred to as the „date of commencement of project‟ for the purpose of this policy. The licences shall not be renewed beyond the said 4 years period from the date of commencement of project.
