By Haryananewswire
CHANDIGARH, AUG 20
The Haryana Government has notified a comprehensive
‘Affordable Housing Policy 2013’ to facilitate creation of additional
affordable housing stock in the urban areas of the State.
While stating this here today, a spokesperson of the Town and Country Planning
Department said that the policy is intended to encourage the planning and
completion of ‘Group Housing Projects’ wherein apartments of re-defined size
are made available at pre-defined rates within a targeted time-frame to ensure
increased supply of Affordable Housing in the urban housing market to the
deserving beneficiaries.
He said that all such projects would be required to be
necessarily completed within four years from the approval of building plans or
grant of environmental clearance, whichever is later. This date would be
referred to as the date of commencement of project and licences would not be
renewed beyond four years period from the date of commencement of project. The
projects under this policy would be allowed only in the residential zone of the
notified Development Plans of various towns or cities of the State.
The maximum area for which such projects can be allowed in a
Development Plan included 300 acres for Gurgaon, Faridabad, Panchkula,
Panchkula Extension and Pinjore-Kalka, 150 acres for Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal,
Dharuhera, Bahadurgarh and Sohna and 75 acres for the rest of the development
Plans. The applications for licence received under this policy would be
considered on First-Come-First-Serve basis after the notification of this policy.
In any residential sector not more than five per cent of the net planned area
under residential zone can be allowed for projects under this policy. However,
if a residential sector has an area of less than 100 acres, one such project
would be allowed on five acres. Further, in order to ensure that such projects
are well distributed over the Development Plan area, the maximum net planned
area that can be permitted under this policy in any residential sector would be
restricted to 10 acres.
The apartments of pre-defined size-range would be allotted
at a pre-defined rate to ensure provision of affordable housing under this
policy. The carpet area of the apartments would range from 28 sqm to 60 sqm in
size. The carpet area would be the net usable covered floor area bound within
the walls of the apartment but excluding the area covered by the walls and any
balcony which is approved free-of-FAR, but including the area forming part of
kitchen, toilet, bathroom, store and built-in cupboard, almirah, shelf, which
being usable covered area would form part of the carpet area. No separate EWS
category apartments would be provided to eliminate any cross subsidy component
and thus to avoid any adverse impact on the affordability of apartments made
available under this policy.
He said the parking space would be provided at the rate of
half Equivalent Car Space for each dwelling unit. Only one two-wheeler parking
site would be earmarked for each flat, which would be allotted only to the
flat-owners. The parking bay of two-wheelers would be 0.8m x 2.5m unless
otherwise specified in the zoning plan. No car parking would be allotted to any
apartment owner in such projects. The balance available parking space, if any,
beyond the allocated two-wheeler parking sites, can be earmarked as
free-visitor-car-parking space. Additional parking norms and parameters, if
any, can be specified in the zoning plan.
He said that the colonizer would be required to provide one
built-up Community Hall of not less than 2000 sqft and one built-up Anganwadi-cum
Crèche of not less than 2000 sqft area. No other community sites would be
required to be provided in such project.
A commercial component of four per cent would be allowed in
the project to enable the colonizer to maintain the colony free-of-cost for a
period of five years from the date of grant of occupation certificate, after
which the colony would stand transferred to the “association of apartment
owners” constituted under the Haryana Apartment Ownership Act 1983, for
maintenance. The colonizer would not be allowed to retain the maintenance of
the colony either directly or indirectly (through any of its agencies) after
the end of the five years period. Engaging any agency for such maintenance
works would be at the sole discretion and terms and conditions finalized by the
“association of apartment owners” constituted under the Apartment Ownership Act
1983.The maximum allotment rate on per sqft carpet area basis for the Apartment
units approved under such projects would be Rs 4000 for Gurgaon, Faridabad,
Panchkula and Pinjore-Kalka, Rs 3600 for other high and medium potential towns
and Rs 3000 for low potential town.
Under the eligibility criteria of the scheme, any
person can apply but person which includes his or her spouse or his or her dependent
children who do not own any flat or plot in any HUDA developed colony or sector
or any licenced colony in any of the Urban Areas in Haryana, UT of Chandigarh
and NCT Delhi would be given first preference in allotment of flats. An
applicant in a specific colony would make only one application. Any successful
applicant under this policy would not be eligible for allotment of any other
flat under this policy in any other colony. In case, he or she is successful in
more than one colony, he or she will have choice of retain only one flat. All
such applicants would have to submit an affidavit to this effect.
Upto 5 per cent of the total number of flats as approved in
the building plans could be allotted by a licensee to its employees,
associates, friends, relatives etc. subject to the disclosure of their name and
address and other identification details to the allotment committee and the
allotment procedure for such flats would also be completed along with the draw
of flats for general category flats. The rates and eligibility criteria
prescribed under this policy would continue to be applicable on such
preferential allotments also and the allotment procedure would be completed
along with general category flats. In case fewer allotments are made for such
preferential category flats, the extra availability would be merged with
general category allotments.
The draw for allotment of apartments would be held under the
supervision of a committee constituted for the purpose by following a
transparent procedure. Advertisements for booking of apartments would be issued
by the colonizer on two occasions at one week interval in one of the leading
English National daily and Two Hindi Newspapers having circulation of more than
ten thousand copies in the State to ensure adequate publicity of the project
and should include details like allotment rate, schedule of payment, number and
carpet area of apartment etc.
All flats in a specific project would be allotted in
one go within four months of sanction of building plans or receipt of
environmental clearance whichever is later and possession of flats would be
offered within the validity period of four years of such sanction or
clearance. Any person interested to apply for allotment of flat in response to
such advertisement by a colonizer may apply on the prescribed application form
alongwith five per cent amount of the total cost of the flat. All such
applicants would be eligible for an interest at the rate of ten per cent per
annum on the booking amount received by the developer for a period beyond 90
days from the close of booking till the date of allotment of flat or refund of
booking amount as the case may be.
The applicant will be required to deposit additional 20 per
cent amount of the total cost of the flat at the time of allotment of flat. The
balance 75 per cent amount will be recovered in six equated six monthly
installments spread over three-year period, with no interest falling due before
the due date for payment. Any default in payment would invite interest of 15
per cent per annum. The project-wise list of allottees would also be hosted on
the website of the Department.
The scrutiny of applications by the joint team of colonizer
and the concerned District Town Planner (DTP) would be completed within three
months from the last date of receipt of applications as indicated in the
advertisement. On completion of scrutiny, the concerned Senior Town
Planner would fix the date of draw of lots. Simultaneously the ineligible
applications would be returned within one month of completion of scrutiny by
the colonizer indicating the grounds on which the applications have been held
to be ineligible alongwith the five per cent booking amount received from such
applicants. No interest in such case would be paid. After fixation of date for
draw of lots, an advertisement would be issued by the colonizer informing the
applicants about the details regarding date and time and venue of the draw of
lots in the same newspaper in which the original advertisement was issued. The
allotment of apartments would be done through draw of lots in the presence of a
committee consisting of Deputy Commissioner or his representative (at least of
the cadre of Haryana Civil Services), Senior Town Planner (Circle office), DTP
of the concerned district and the representative of colonizer concerned.
Only such applications would be considered for draw of
lots which are complete and which fulfill the criteria laid down in this
Policy. However, it is possible that some of the application forms have certain
minor deficiencies like missing entry on the application form, incorrect or
missing line in affidavit, illegible copies of certain documents etc. Such
applications may also be included in the draw of lots. However, in case any of
such applications are declared successful in the draw of lots, applicants may
be granted an opportunity of removing the shortcomings in their application in
all respects within a period of 15 days, failing which their claim would stand
forfeited. The said 15 days period would start from the date of publication of
the list of successful allottees in the newspaper marking those successful
applications with minor deficiencies for information and notice of such
applicants for removing such deficiencies and submit the same to the concerned
DTP. The list of such successful allottees would also be maintained on the
website of the Department.
A waiting list for a maximum of 25 per cent of the
total available number of flats available for allotment may also be prepared
during the draw of lots who can be offered the allotment in case some of the
successful allottees are not able to remove the deficiencies in their
application within the prescribed period of 15 days. In case of surrender of
flat by any successful applicant, an amount of Rs 25,000 may be deducted by the
colonizer. Such flats may be considered by the committee for offer to those
applicants falling in the waiting list. However, non-removal of deficiencies by
any successful applicant would not be considered as surrender of flat, and no
such deduction of Rs 25,000 would be applicable on such cases. If any wait
listed candidate does not want to continue in the waiting list, he may seek
withdrawal and the licencee would refund the booking amount within 30 days,
without imposing any penalty. The waiting list would be maintained for a period
of two years, after which the booking amount would be refunded back to the
waitlisted applicants, without any interest. All non-successful applicants
would be refunded back the booking amount within 15 days of holding the draw of
lots.
If any successful applicant fails to deposit the
installments within the time period as prescribed in the allotment letter
issued by the colonizer, a reminder may be issued to him for depositing the due
installments within a period of 15 days from the date of issue of such notice.
If the allottee still defaults in making the payment, the list of such
defaulters may be published in one regional Hindi news-paper having circulation
of more than ten thousand in the State for payment of due amount within 15 days
from the date of publication of such notice, failing which allotment may be
cancelled. In such cases also an amount of Rs 25,000 may be deducted by the
colonizer and the balance amount would be refunded to the applicant. Such flats
may be considered by the committee for offer to those applicants falling in the
waiting list. . The colonizer would issue advertisements on three separate
occasions in case adequate number of applications are not received, after which
if the situation continues to persist, the Government would take a decision on
the further continuance of such project on case-to-case basis on individual
merits.
Once an apartment is allotted, the same cannot be
transferred by the colonizer to any other person by documentation in its
records. Such apartments would also be prohibited for transfer or sale up to
one year after getting the possession of the flat to avoid speculation and to
provide housing to the genuine persons. Breach of this condition will attract penalty
equivalent to 200 per cent of the selling price of the flat. The Penalty will
be deposited in the Fund administered by the Town and Country Planning
Department so that the infrastructure of the State can be improved. Failure to
deposit such penalty would result in resumption of the flat and its
re-allotment in consultation with the Department. 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 and same will be counted as breach
of terms and conditions of the policy. Penal proceedings as per the prescribed
provisions above would be initiated.
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