Wednesday, May 30, 2018
  • Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal presiding over the meeting of State Cabinet in Chandigarh on May 30, 2018.
  • Chandigarh, May 30 – Haryana Cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal approved amendment Rule 3(2A) of Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (Sale of Immovable Property) Rules, 2000 and the Policy Guidelines for allotment of land for setting up of a free charitable hospital by a registered Society, Trust or Association in a Grain Market.
  • Under the Policy Guidelines, not more than one site of 100 square yards would be earmarked in a Grain Market. No person would be denied the use of the facility created on the allotted site on grounds of religion, caste or creed. The concerned market Committee would be responsible for monitoring the utilization of subject site, its use for the specified purpose, and receipt of annual lease rentals.
  • The Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board would consider allotment of site for a hospital only in Grain Market where the land is available and can be spared for the purpose after first meeting the Market Committees or Board needs. The site, wherever available and feasible, would be allotted on lease-hold basis for a period of 33 years on payment of upfront Lease Premium, which would be fixed as 35 per cent of the reserve price.
  • The Market Committee would invite the applications through open advertisement for allotment of land for setting up of a free charitable hospital by a registered Society, Trust or Association in a Grain Market. The applications received in the office of Market Committee in response to such open advertisement will be scrutinized (financial position, experience, years of existence etc.) by a Committee under the chairmanship of Divisional Commissioner concerned and the other members of the committee will be Deputy Commissioner, Zonal Administrator, HSAMB, Senior Town Planner, HSAMB and Secretary Market Committee concerned would be Member Secretary. The Committee will select and recommend successful applicant by following a transparent short listing criteria as finalized by such Committee at its own level.
  • The market committee would thereafter, forward the application to the Chief Administrator for taking a decision in the matter. The Chief Administrator will obtain the approval of the Council of Ministers before taking a decision to allot the site to the applicant.
  • Chandigarh, May 30- Haryana Government has amended the Haryana Excise and Taxation Department (Group B) Service Rules,1988, Service Rules of Group C of Excise and Taxation Department and Excise and Taxation Commissioner’s Office (Group D) Service Rules, 2008 for raising the upper age limit for entry into government service.
  • A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of State Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today.
  • As per the amendment in the Haryana Excise and Taxation Department (Group B) Service Rules,1988, no person will be appointed to any post in the service by direct recruitment if he is less than 21 years or more than 42 years of age on or before the first day of January next proceeding the last date of submission of application to the Commission.
  • As per the amendment in Service Rules of Group C of the Department, no person will be appointed to the service by direct recruitment who is less than 17 years or more than 42 years of age on or before the last date of submission of application to the Commission.
  • As per the amendment in the Haryana Excise and Taxation Commissioner’s Office (Group D) Service Rules, 2008, no person will be appointed to the service by direct recruitment who is less than 16 years or more than 42 years of age on the last date of submission of application to the Authority.
  • Chandigarh, May 30---The Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal here today approved the sale of land of the Municipal Corporation, Gurugram, measuring four acres, for the proposed City Bus Stand, Gurugram.
  • The Officer on Special Duty, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), has requested for transfer of four acre vacant land in village Pawla Khusrupur to Municipal Corporation, Gurugram, for setting up bus stand. The site has been visited by GMDA officers who found it suitable for the construction of bus stand.
  • Chandigarh, May 30—Haryana Government has decided to transfer 39 kanal 15 marla land of Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department to Municipal Corporation, Jind for construction of Atal Park on collector rate of Rs one crore per acre.
  • A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of State Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today.
  • Chandigarh, May 30---The Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today approved the enhancement of petty grant of Members of Legislative Assembly, Haryana, from Rs.3 lakh to Rs. 15 lakh per annum from the current financial year.
  • Chandigarh, May 30---The Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today approved the exchange of Shamlat land measuring 8 kanal (1 Bigha 12 Biswa) of Gram Panchayat Shikohpur, Block and District Gurugram, with land measuring 8 kanal (1 Bigha 12 Biswa) of Shikohpur Credit Service and Cooperative Society Limited, Shikohpur, for setting up a community centre for the inhabitants of the village.
  • Chandigarh, May 30—The Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today approved a comprehensive Affordable Housing Policy namely, Housing for all-2018 for core areas of municipalities.
  • Accordingly, an affordable housing policy for core areas i.e. thickly built-up area of the old town, lal dora or phirni of village included in the municipalities or area shown as existing town in the Development Plan of the town, would be provided to the identified beneficiaries under Central Government’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna.
  • To implement the policy, the power under the Haryana Development and Regulations of Urban area Act, 1975, would be delegated by the Town and Country Planning Department to the Urban Local Bodies Department.
  • According to features of this Housing for all– 2018 Policy for core areas, the project would be allowed in core areas of municipal towns with project area of minimum one acre and maximum 5 acres, the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) should be 250 and for 2.5 to 5 acres it should be 275.
  • The carpet area of the apartment should be of 50 sq. mtr. Maximum 6 per cent commercial of the net planned area at 175 FAR has been provided under the policy. The project would be completed in two years.
  • The allotment rate has been fixed as Rs 4,000 per sq. feet in Hyper Potential Zones, Rs. 3,000 per sq. feet in High Potential Zones, Rs. 2,500 for Medium Potential Zones and Rs. 2,100 per sq. feet in Low Potential Zones.
  • The identified beneficiaries would be provided financial assistance of Rs. 2.5 lakh (Rs. 1.5 lakh centre’s share and Rs. 1 lakh state share).
  • Keeping in account the fact that a limited number of projects shall be allowed under this policy, and the sale is to be effected at a predetermined rate, the license fees and Internal Development Charges (IDC) shall stand waived off.
  • However, scrutiny fees at prescribed rates would be levied. Similarly, in order to minimize the impact of External Development Charges (EDC) rates on the viability of such projects, the rates and schedule of EDC applicable on plotted colonies shall be levied.
  • For the allotment procedure, first preference would be given to physically handicapped persons, senior citizens, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, other backward classes, minority, single women, transgenders and other weaker and vulnerable sections of the society among the eligible beneficiaries of same town identified in Affordable Housing Project under Housing for All-2018.
  • Second preference would be given to physically handicapped persons, senior citizens, Schedule Castes, Scheduled Tribes, other backward classes, minorities, single women, transgenders and other weaker and vulnerable sections of the society among the eligible beneficiaries of other towns identified in Affordable Housing Project under Hosing for All-2018.
  • And third preference would be given to the eligible identified beneficiaries not included in the above categories.
  • Chandigarh, May 30---The Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today approved a proposal to enact the Haryana State Commission for Scheduled Castes Act, 2018 to leave no scope for any atrocity on the Scheduled Castes in the state.
  • The Haryana State Commission for Scheduled Castes to be constituted would investigate and examine the working of various safeguards provided in the Constitution of India or under any other law for the time being in force or under any order of the government for the welfare and protection of the Scheduled Castes.
  • The Commission would inquire into specific complaints with respect to the deprivation of rights and safeguard the Scheduled Castes and take up such matters with appropriate authorities. It would participate and advise on the planning process of socio-economic development of the Scheduled Castes and evaluate the progress of their development.
  • Besides, the Commission would make recommendations on the measures to be taken by the government to ensure effective implementation of safeguards and other measures for the protection, welfare and socio-economic development of Scheduled Castes, and report to the government annually, and at such other time, as it deems fit. It would discharge functions in relation to the protection, welfare, development and advancement of the Scheduled Castes.
  • The Commission will have all the powers of a civil court trying a suite, and, in particular, in respect of matters like summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person from any part of India and examining him on oath, requiring the discovery and production of any document, receiving evidence on affidavits, requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office, issuing commissions for examination of the witnesses and documents and any other matter which is or may be prescribed.
  • It would consist of chairman and four non-official members. The chairman will be an eminent person belonging to any of the Scheduled Castes, having wide experience in social life and who has worked and contributed to government activities, or a retired officer of the government belonging to the Scheduled Castes. It will have a member-secretary who is or has been an officer of the government, not below the rank of Special Secretary.
  • The four non-official members, at least one of them a woman, should belong to the Scheduled Castes and should have worked and served for the welfare and upliftment of the Scheduled Castes.
  • Chandigarh, May 30---The Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today approved the creation of the post of vice-chairperson in the Haryana State Commission for Safai Karamcharis.
  • Chandigarh, May 30—The Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today approved the transfer of 2 acre 1 kanal 12 marla land of Government Livestock Farm, Hisar, to Municipal Corporation, Hisar, for construction of a sub centre and parking place.
  • The Municipal Commissioner, Hisar, had requested for land to solve the problem of parking  in the city, and accordingly,  land  measuring 2.5 acres opposite police station,  Hisar city, which was lying vacant was transferred to the Municipal Council, Hisar, at collector rate of  Rs 13,500 per sq yard respectively--Rs Fourteen Crore Thirty Seven Lakh Forty Eight Thousand  ( Rs. 14,37,48,000 only)--for the construction of sub centre and parking place. 
  • Chandigarh, May 30---The Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today approved an Ordinance to make provision for grant of salary and allowances of chief whip by amending the Haryana Legislative Assembly (Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members) Act, 1975.
  • Various governments, including of the national capital territory of Delhi, Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka and Rajasthan have either enacted separate legislation for government chief whip or made provision for such office in the existing legislation related to members of the state Legislative Assembly.
  • Chandigarh, May 30—No Head of Department in Haryana will now have a tenure of more than three years and officials in some key departments will be given extension beyond the retirement age, subject, of course, to some conditions.
  • This flows from the decision of the Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today, to approve the recommendations to this effect made by the Cabinet Sub Committee constituted to examine the issue of retirement age of officials and fixed tenure of heads of department.
  • According to the recommendation of the committee, re-employment beyond the retirement age will be applicable only to departments involved in maintaining law and order, regulatory work, work of administrative importance, infrastructure development and basic public service.
  • The Administrative Department will assess the level and class of officials whose services need to be retained beyond the regular retirement age. Such proposal will be approved by a committee chaired by the Chief Secretary, Haryana.
  • The Administrative Department will follow set criteria to arrive at the decision of extension. The department will identify classes or categories of officials whose services are essential for efficient delivery of aims and objects of the organisation without adversely affecting promotional avenues of junior or other officials.
  • Extension will be proposed only if eligible candidate is not available for promotion post from feeder for at least two years. Good service record will be non-negotiable and majority of ACRs should be good or plus and there should be no pending disciplinary action.
  • The committee has also recommended that the tenure of head of department should not exceed three years. The provision in this regard should be made in the respective service rules. After three years, there will be re-allocation of work in respect of the official, and the promoted officer will occupy the post.
  • The earlier incumbent will be reassigned or assigned some other work commensurate with his rank, area of work and core competency. Such official can also be considered for deputation to any other department.
  • In case, even after three years, the post cannot be filled by promotion from feeder cadre, the Administrative Department can relax the experience criteria by up to three years to fill up the promotion post. If even then, the post cannot be filled, another term, that is three years, may be allowed to the incumbent.
  • Such second term will be for further three years or till promotion of another incumbent, whichever is earlier. Such three-years term will be allowed for a maximum of nine years.
  • Chandigarh, May 30—With a view to giving water conservation in the state a shot, and the underground water table a steady booster dose, the Haryana Government has decided to issue an ordinance for setting up the Haryana Pond and Waste Water Management Authority.
  • The Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today, approved the draft ordinance for setting up the Authority which would manage all ponds located outside notified forest areas in the state, excluding those having an area of less than 0.5 acre.
  • The Authority would consist of the Chief Minister as Chairperson, Minister In-charge for Irrigation and Water Resources and Minister In-charge for Development and Panchayats as Senior Vice-Chairperson. A person of eminence in the field of water resources management will be appointed Executive Vice-Chairman.
  • Additional Chief Secretaries or Principal Secretaries of Finance Department, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, Development and Panchayats Department, Rural Development Department, Urban Development Department, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Vice Chancellor, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, and Director, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, would be the members.
  • An officer in the rank of Engineer-in-Chief or equivalent in Irrigation and Water Resources Department or Public Health Engineering Department of the State or Central Government would be appointed Technical Advisor. It will have two non-official members from amongst experts or social workers in the field of environment and ecology or pond development and conservation.
  • An officer in the rank of Chief Engineer or equivalent in Irrigation and Water Resources Department or Public Health Engineering Department or Development and Panchayats of the State or Central Government would be appointed Member Secretary.
  • The District Consultation and Monitoring Committee will be headed by Chairman, Zila Parishad. The committee in each district would consist of the Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-Chief Executive Officer, District Rural Development Agency, Superintending Engineers of Irrigation and Water Resources Department and Public Health Engineering Department, the District Development and Panchayat Officer, the Deputy Director, Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, the District Horticulture Officer, the District Forest Officer and District Fisheries Officer.
  • It will also have two non-official members, including one from among experts or social workers in the field of environment and ecology or ponds development and conservation. The District Pond Management Officer would be the Convener.
  • Village Pond and Waste Water Management Committee will be set up at village level to carry out the objects of this Ordinance. The committee shall be headed by the Sarpanch and shall consist of village level workers that is members from Village Water and Sanitation Committee (VWSC), Asha worker, member of self-help group, Swachhta Doot, representative of farmers to be benefitted and other volunteer social worker from village.
  • The Authority would include survey and study, regulations, control, protection, conservation, reclamation, regeneration, restoration, construction, environmental impact assessment and planning, evolving integrated plan for development of ponds, removal of encroachment of ponds, use of pond water for cattle, fire fighting, education or tourism and utilization of pond water and treatment thereof wherever required.
  • It will also look at utilization of pond water and affluent of sewage treatment plants for the purpose of irrigation by developing infrastructure such as pumping machinery, channels and pipe system.
  • No person will construct any structure on pond land, green belt and catchment area, occupy any pond land or part thereof or cause any obstruction in the natural or normal course of inflow or outflow of water into or from the pond on the upstream or down-stream without permission of the Authority.
  • The Ordinance also prohibits activities such as dumping of debris, municipal or industrial solid wastes, mud or earth soil into and around pond, green belt or catchment areas, discharge untreated municipal waste or industrial effluent into the pond directly or indirectly, construct roads, bridges or other structures within the pond area, including the pond bund, without permission of the Authority.
  • None would breach bund, waste weir, including lowering or raising the height of the waste weir from its original height or remove fence, boundary stones or any hoarding or any signboard erected by the Authority; and do any other act which is detrimental directly or indirectly to the pond.
  • Nothing in this Ordinance prohibits the Authority from redefining water uses of ponds or STP treated effluent from time to time. The Authority may grant permission for any of the above prohibited uses, in public interest.
  • The ownership of land of ponds of various departments of the state government would vest in the Authority. But if and where the land of the pond is in the name of the Gram Panchayat, it will continue to be in the name of the Gram Panchayat.
  • Every authority would consult the Authority before preparing spatial or development plan of any area comprising a pond and no spatial or development plan in respect of an area comprising a pond would be approved or enforced without prior approval of the Authority.
  • No person will undertake any activity, whatsoever, within the boundary of the pond.
  •  Penalty for contravention
  • Those who violate provisions of Sections 14, 16 or 18 will be liable for fine not exceeding Rs 25,000 or imprisonment not exceeding three months, or both.
  •  Penalty for causing obstruction
  • Those who will obstruct the Gram Panchayat, District Pond Management Officer or any person acting under the orders or directions of the Authority, from exercising powers, discharging function or performing duties under this Ordinance or the rules made thereunder; or damages any work or property of the Authority; or destroys, pulls down, removes, injures or defaces any pillar, post or stake fixed in the ground or any notice or other matter put up, inscribed or placed, by or under the directions of the Authority, will be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding Rs 10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding one month or both.
  •  Enhanced penalty for subsequent offence
  • If any person, who has been convicted of any offence under Section 21 is again found guilty of an offence involving contravention of the same provision, will, on the second and on every subsequent conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding Rs 50,000 or imprisonment, not exceeding six months or both.
  • Chandigarh, May 30—While unauthorized commercial constructions in Haryana are in for one-time relief, illegal conversions from residential to commercial in core areas are set to get a window for getting these regularized. But the one-time relief on both counts will not be a blanket one, and shall be subject to certain riders.
  • The Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today approved a policy for grant of one-time relief to unauthorized commercial constructions and regularization of illegal conversions from residential to commercial in core areas.   
  •  The policy has been framed to provide one-time relief so that unauthorized commercial construction is brought into conformity with the Building Code and relevant Acts or Rules and regularization of illegal conversion. It has two parts. Part-A is related to granting relief to the unauthorized construction and Part-B relates to regularization of illegal conversion from residential to commercial in core areas.
  • The concept of granting relief to unauthorized commercial construction in Part-A makes it clear that the policy will not be a blanket regularization policy, but a policy under which relief will be provided only if applied.
  • Regularization of unauthorized commercial construction will be permitted for only 10 years and within these years, the applicant will have to construct or rectify his building as per the building bye-law or code. The department will prepare an IT-based platform to record all submitted information on unauthorized commercial construction and prepare a complete database on central server, integrated with the software, which will scrutinize the building plans and prepare report on violations. The report will be provided to the applicant who has to rectify construction within the given span of 10 years.
  • Responsibility of municipality:
  • Other than applied cases, municipalities will upload data related to all applied/ approved/rejected building plans cases (till date) along with additional geographical information in the data base, so that the same will be followed up on the online system for compliance of applicable rules, payment of pending fee/ charges and obtaining of Occupation Certificate. The system will also issue notices with reference to applied cases for compliance.
  • Along with certified unauthorized building plans, the municipalities will initiate preparation of existing land use plan of core/ old area showing residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, transport, open/ green space and any other land use (if required) with the purpose to know the existing situation.
  • The municipality, if required, may divide the core/ old areas into several blocks for the purpose of re-development/ planning of same and will analyse the extent of unauthorized construction within the blocks or core/old areas and prepare a re-development scheme/ plan for the same.
  • The re-development plan of block or core area will include widening of the existing street by acquiring land from the existing plots by offering additional FAR/ exemption from property tax/ awarding compensation/ any other viable offer for de-congesting streets and providing light and ventilation and green spaces in core areas.
  • The municipality shall improvise its enforcement and planning mechanism by appointing staff and other technological measures such as, online scrutiny system, which will also act as an enforcement system and shall keep issuing timely notices/ reminders to applicants and notification to MC officials; creation of additional posts of enforcement staff like building inspectors, municipal engineers, architects and urban planner, will get sanctioned from the government on the basis of population of municipality/ urban area that is:
  • i.   For Every 20,000 population - 1 Building inspector and 1 Municipal  Engineer.
  • ii.  For every 50,000 population - 1 Assistant Architect, 1 Assistant Town Planner, 1-SDE.
  • iii. For Every 1,00,000 Population - 1 Architect, 1 Deputy Town Planner, 1 Executive Engineer.
  • iv. For every 3,00,000 Population - 1 Senior Architect, 1 Chief Town Planner, 1 Senior Town Planner, 1 Chief Engineer and 1 Superintending Engineer.
  • v.  Similarly other posts shall be categorized.
  • The concept regarding regularization of illegal conversion from residential to commercial in the area of municipal towns in Part-B included that the policy will permit conversion only if the applicant applies with written request along with applicable scrutiny fee, conversion charges, and any other charges specified by the Council of Ministers.
  • The conversion of plots is permitted only if the said plot has not been subdivided from original size or being used for multiple purposes that is residential, commercial and institutional. All such applications will be submitted only on online system developed by the department vide which data of such conversions will be kept in record.
  • This record will help municipalities to know the extent of conversions in a given locality, vide which the extent of up-gradation of infrastructure required will be assessed and converting existing spaces (such as park in residential area) into underground parking areas with parks over it, plazas and other required spaces needed for commercial establishment (only if more than 60 per cent of plots get converted in commercial).
  • Responsibility of municipality:
  • The municipality will conduct survey of all planned schemes within core areas with reference to total number of illegally converted buildings/ plots to know the extent of conversion in planned scheme and based on the generated data, shall permit conversion and will get the generated data on online system. Based on that it shall issue notice via the system to all concerned who have illegally converted their buildings/ plots either to get it regularized or restore them to original use.
  • All such planned scheme where more than 60 per cent of plots stand commercially converted, the municipality will re-design common spaces like parks/ community centres/ commercial plots, etc. into underground parking lots to provide for additional parking requirement, central plazas at top along with green breathable spaces.
  • The municipality will also conduct survey to identify commercial establishments along roads with width less than 9 metres to 6 metres and issue notices via system to all owners of illegally converted plots/ buildings.
  • Since for permitting commercial conversion on roads between 9 and 6 metres width, the roads shall require to be declared as non-vehicle zone, the municipal committee shall declare such road as non-vehicle street under relevant provision of Municipal Acts.
  • The municipality will ensure that all such declared roads will have all entries and exits sealed for all kinds of motor vehicles (including two-wheelers) by placing concrete columns/ block of height 500 mms and width 150 mms and at placing of 600 mm clear distance from each other.
  • Such street shall have dedicated pedestrian lane of minimum 2-metre width, 1-metre wide of jogging track, green space for installing trees/ plantation and rest for cyclist movement. Such blocks may be removable at night time to park cars from 9 pm to 6 am.
  • The municipality will identify spaces (both private/ public) nearby the streets to be declared as non-vehicle streets for converting such spaces as parking lots or breathable spaces like park or water bodies, as per requirement of locality. The municipality will acquire 1.5-metre width of land (in case of planned scheme) and 1 metre for rest of the core areas in lieu of additional Floor Area Ratio to owners for the purpose of decongesting the core areas and to lay additional required services.
  • Chandigarh, May 30--Any housing society in Haryana shall not charge more than Rs 10,000 as transfer fee in case of change of ownership of apartment; shall fix charges for maintenance of common area and facilities on the basis of the size of the apartment; and all existing societies will modify their bye-laws accordingly and get these approved by the district registrar.
  • To pave the way for these, the Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today, approved an amendment to the Haryana Registration and Regulations of Societies Rules, 2012. At present, there is no provision under the rules with regard to the amount of transfer fee and maintenance charges.
  • The amendment also allows for extension of time limit for obtaining new registration number by the existing societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, and for fixing transfer fee in respect of transfer of apartment and fixing of maintenance charges charged by governing body of the society formed by apartment owners.
  • According to the amendment, every existing society will apply to the district registrar for allotment of a new registration number within a period of two years from the date of coming into force of the Act without any fee, or, within next 57 months and three days that is upto December 31,2018, on payment of fee set out in the Schedule of fees, which implies, the societies can now register under the new Act till March 28,2019. The time-limit for getting new registration number expired on March 28, 2017.
  • Chandigarh, May 30- Haryana government has decided to transfer land measuring 446 acres out of total 846.43 acres of HMT Ltd., Pinjore (Tractor Division) back to the State government at the agreed rates and handed over to Haryana State Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) for setting up of Industrial estate in view of its strategic location.
  • A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of State Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal here today.
  • The HSIIDC will be responsible for the management of this estate including up-gradation and maintenance of all services to the allottees of Industrial plots on this land. The State Government will also enter into an agreement with HMT Ltd. for out of court settlement with respect to the ongoing litigation in the court cases in the High Court on the above lines as per the decision taken in the meeting dated December 23,2017 in the office of Principal Secretary to Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. The Union Cabinet had approved the sale of land not currently in use at HMT Ltd. Pinjore unit to the Haryana government on mutually agreed terms and compensation in October 2016.
  • Both the parties have expressed desire to settle the above dispute in the spirit of Record Of Discussion of the meeting held in the Prime Minister's Office on December 23,2017. In line with approval of Union Cabinet, HMT agrees to hand over physical possession of unused land of 446 acres to Haryana Government which is considered to be given by the State Government to HSIIDC. The HSIIDC will pay compensation to HMT at the prevailing circle rate for the utilizable land measuring 297 acres which averages to Rs 62.54 lakh per acre and at the rate of 60 per cent of the average rate for the remaining 149 acres of land.
  • The 33.33 acres of land of HMT required by the Indian Railways for its Chandigarh—Baddi Broad gauge railway line project is part of the above 446 acres of land and the transfer of the same to Railways is agreed to in-principle by both HMT and Haryana Government. The modalities of payment of compensation to HMT for the land required by Indian Railways will be mutually worked out amongst Indian Railways, HMT and the Haryana Government. HSIIDC will pay the compensation for the balance land of 412.67 acres to HMT.
  • The State government has agreed to correct the revenue records to reflect the title on the remaining 400.43 acres of land, in the name of HMT Limited. After correction of the title in the revenue records, the 400.43 acres of land will stand mutated in the name of HMT Limited with absolute ownership rights and the conditions of the gift deed dated August 23,1962 repugnant to the title of absolute ownership of HMT of the remaining land will stand rescinded or amended to that extent.
  • The pursuant to mutation of the 400.43 acres land in favour of HMT
  • Limited, Haryana will facilitate release of the compensation for 4.98 acres of land acquired by Haryana Irrigation Department for the construction of Kaushalya Dam and 12.80 acres of land acquired by National Highway Authority of India for widening and converting NH-22 into four lane, which is lying with the District Revenue Department, upon which, the land records will be duly updated by removal of the total 17.78 acres, to reflect the exact extent of land owned by HMT.
  • The HMT will withdraw unconditionally, all court cases pending in the courts regarding the above disputes and with the above settlement, the issues of resumption of unused land and correction of mutation in favour of HMT Limited stand settled.