By Haryananewswire
CHANDIGARH, MARCH
19
Committed to providing
people with a roof over the head, the Haryana Government has formulated draft
‘Affordable Housing Policy 2013,’ and sought suggestions from the public as
well as stakeholders before implementing it. The draft policy aims at
encouraging ‘Affordable Housing Projects’ and can have real impact on making
housing affordable in the urban areas of the state.
Stating
this here today, an official spokesman said that suggestions on the draft
policy may be sent up to April 2, 2013, through e-mail to the Director General,
Town and Country Planning (DGTCP), at tcphry2@gmail.com; or ctp1.haryana.tcp@gmail.com;
and DTP (headquarters), office of DGTCP, at dtp.hqpp.tcp@gmail.com.
The
policy will come into force only after weighing all the suggestions and
effecting necessary amendments in the draft. The new policy comes in the wake
of the realisation that the low-cost or affordable housing policy, announced
earlier on May 28, 2009, has not been successful in achieving the desired
results, the spokesman said.
It
would pave the way for development of ‘Mass Housing Projects’ which will be
made ‘affordable’ for the general public by relaxing such norms as density and
floor area ration (FAR) etc. Stringent allotment parameters have been
prescribed to ensure that the projects are executed early, and the benefits
reach the intended beneficiaries at a fast pace.
Giving
broad outlines of the policy, the spokesman said that it would seek to
encourage planning and completion of ‘Mass Group Housing Projects’ within a
‘targeted time-frame’ to ensure increased supply of ‘affordable houses’ to the
deserving. The allotment of flats shall be done by a committee comprising
designated representatives of government departments/agencies which will follow
the transparent procedure prescribed in the policy.
Any
project for which licence is granted under the present policy cannot be
converted into normal group housing colony, irrespective of whether or not the
case falls within the 20 per cent residential sector area limit prescribed for
group housing projects.
The
spokesman said that all projects under the policy shall be required to be
necessarily completed within four years from the approval of the building
plans, or grant of environmental clearance, whichever is later. The licences
shall not be renewed beyond the four-year period from the date of commencement
of the project.
Applications
received under the policy, along with a comprehensive ‘Project Report’, shall
be examined on merits but weightage will be given to the projects received
early though first-come-first-served shall not be the criteria for allowing
such projects. The applications, complete in all respects and received in a
specific quarter (Jan-Mar; Apr-Jun; Jul-Sep; Oct-Dec) after the policy comes
into effect, shall be examined as a bunch on the basis of the laid down
criterion.
The
site for any such project, the spokesman said, should derive access either from
the sector road, including service road along sector road, or from the proposed
24m or 18m wide sectoral plan road. Existing approach to the site should not be
less than 22-foot wide. The minimum and maximum area for such projects shall be
five acres and 15 acres, respectively, irrespective of the development plan
where such project is proposed.
The
apartments are meant to be low-cost to ensure affordability for the
lower-income strata of the population. The carpet area of the apartments shall
range from 28 sqm to 60 sqm. However, at least 50 per cent of the apartments
shall have carpet area equal to or less than 48 sqm.
At
least 50 per cent of the parking space shall be provided in the form of covered
parking space, including stilts. Only two-wheeler parking sites shall be
earmarked at the rate of two two-wheeler parking bays for each flat, which
shall be allotted only to the flat-owners. The parking bay of the two-wheelers
shall be 0.8m x 2.5m unless otherwise specified in the zoning plan. No car
parking shall be allotted to any apartment owner in such projects, the
spokesman said.
The
coloniser shall be required to provide the following community sites which
shall form part of the common areas and facilities as defined under the Haryana
Apartment Ownership Act: One built-up community hall of not less than 2,000 sq
ft; and one built-up anganwadi-cum-creche in not less than 2,000 sq ft area. No
other community sites shall be required to be provided in such project.
Any
person, including his/her spouse or his/her dependent children who do not own
any flat/plot in any HUDA developed colony/ sector or any licenced colony in
any of the urban areas in the state, Chandigarh, NCT Delhi, and the other NCR
towns shall be eligible to apply for an apartment approved under the policy.
The
spokesman said that only one application shall be made by an applicant. Any
successful applicant under this policy shall not be eligible for allotment of
flat under this policy elsewhere. An affidavit to this effect shall be
submitted by all such applicants.
In
case the number of applications is more than 125 per cent of the total number
of flats, a waiting list for about 25 per cent of the flats available for
allotment, may be prepared during the draw of lots. They will be offered
allotment in case some of the main allottees are not able to remove the deficiencies
in their application within the prescribed period of 15 days.
In
case a successful applicant surrenders a flat, an amount of Rs 25,000 may be
deducted by the coloniser. Such flats may be considered by the committee for
offer to the applicants in the waiting list. If the number of applicants
is less than the total number of flats, the colonizer shall issue supplementary
advertisements for the project, inviting additional applications.
The
transfer of property through execution of irrevocable General Power of Attorney
(GPA) where the consideration amount has been passed to the executor or any one
on his behalf, will be considered as sale of the property, the spokesman added.
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