Haryana Offers Ownership Rights To Municipal Tenants.

The Chief Minister said if anyone has taken shop or house on the municipal land either on rent or lease or by paying license fee for 20 years or more then all such occupiers would be given ownership right under this policy.Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday announced that people, who have shops or houses on lease or rent from the municipalities for over 20 years, can become owners of the property.

For the execution of the property, a policy has been framed under which the tenant will have to pay less than the present collector rate to get the ownership right, an official statement said.

The person should have completed 20 years of being in possession of the property as of December 31, 2020 to avail the scheme, according to a policy.

He also said that for this, a scheme, which will be applicable for urban areas, will be notified on Monday.

“Once the eligible people apply, they will be given relaxation in collector rate—if they are in possession of the property for more than 50 years, they will get a rebate of 50 per cent on collector rate,” he said.

The chief minister said after applying under the scheme, the applicant will have to deposit 25 per cent of the collector rate charge within 15 days and the remaining 75 per cent in the next 45 days.

“Once full payment is made and subject to fulfilment of all laid down conditions, the ownership of the property, which is the house/shop, will be transferred in their name,” The Chief Minister said.

The Chief Minister said if the municipality has rented or leased any land or building to one or more occupiers, the amount will have to be paid as per the fixed floor-wise formula.

The chief minister said that the state government has restructured and redesignated the Command Area Development Authority (CADA) as Micro Irrigation and Command Area Development Authority (MICADA).

This has been done to promote micro-irrigation and for effective implementation of the works pertaining to canals, he said.

The main objective of MICADA is to ensure maximum use of available water in irrigation and an amount of ₹3,700 crore will be spent on pavement of canals, Khattar said.