Chandigarh, May 6 - While taking a pioneering step to regularize the illegally sub-divided plots and also to permit plot owners to rationally sub-divide the originally allotted plots, the State Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal here today approved the Policy directive for regularization of the same.

The Policy intends to issue guidelines and parameters for regularization of illegal sub-division of plot, permission for sub-division of residential plots in Town Planning Schemes, Rehabilitation Schemes, Improvement Trust Schemes situated in Municipal Areas of Haryana while not changing the prescribed use in the planned scheme.

The regularization, sub-division of plots located in the planned schemes prior to 1980 will only be considered under this Policy.

The minimum plot size eligible for regularization and new sub-division will be 200 sq. meters. The Size of the sub-divided plot shall not be less than 100 sq. meters.

The sub-divided plot shall have access from the road shown in the original layout. All such sub-divided plots shall have parking provisions within the plot as per the parking guidelines of Haryana Building Code 2017.

As per the Policy, scrutiny fees of Rs. 10 per square meter will be charged. For regularization of illegally sub-divided plot, Sub-division/license fees at the rate of 1.5 times of license fee for (Residential Plotted) notified by the Town and Country Planning Department from time to time will be applicable. For fresh sub-division, license fee (Residential Plotted) as notified by the Town and Country Planning department will be applicable.

The plots in the planned scheme stand illegally sub-divided as per their need by the resident. Further due to family partition the plots were sub-divided illegally as there is no Policy that allows sub-division in planned scheme.

The residents of such illegally sub-divided plots are not able to get their building plan approved by their respective municipalities. They are constructing illegal structures in violation of the applicable byelaws, code. Therefore, the Policy for regularization of illegal sub-division of plots and fresh sub-division of plots in Town Planning Scheme, Rehabilitation Scheme, Improvement Trust Scheme situated in the Municipal area of Haryana has been approved.