Haryana Cabinet Approves Town Planning Scheme for Residential Plotted Housing in Municipal Areas

Chandigarh, July 28- The Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini here today, approved a new Town Planning Scheme for Residential Plotted Housing within the Municipal Areas where provisions of controlled area are not applicable. The scheme, proposed by the Urban Local Bodies Department, aims to provide a regulated framework for planned residential development in such municipalities.

Under the scheme, residential plotted housing projects must have a minimum area of five acres, with no upper limit prescribed. The project site must have access from an existing road with a minimum width of 33 feet. Individual residential plots will range from 50 square meters to 250 square meters, and at least 50 per cent of the residential plots in every project will have an area not exceeding 150 square metres to encourage the development of affordable housing. The combined area earmarked for residential and commercial plots may cover up to 65 per cent of the total project area, while commercial use will be restricted to a maximum of five per cent. In addition, all internal roads within the scheme will be required to have a minimum width of 10 meters.

Under the approved framework, developers will be required to pay a scrutiny fee of Rs. 10 per square meter to the Chief Administrator, Haryana Urban Infrastructure Development Board (HUIDB). They will also be liable to pay 50 per cent of the applicable conversion charges for residential use in Low Potential Zones. In addition, development charges equivalent to 25 per cent of the prevailing External Development Charges (EDC) will be payable to HUIDB, with the same rates applicable across Municipal Committees and Municipal Councils.

The new scheme is expected to ensure adequate land availability for residential development, facilitate faster approvals, encourage private investment in the housing sector and substantially reduce the proliferation of unauthorized colonies in the State.