category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU Chandigarh Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced the regularisation of an additional 303 unauthorised colonies across 14 districts with immediate effect, accompanied by an allocation of Rs 3,000 crore for comprehensive infrastructure development within these colonies. These colonies comprise 193 under 39 municipalities and 110 governed by the Town and Country Planning Department. Khattar said 2,90,540 properties are built in these colonies. This regularisation move is expected to bring relief and development to a population of more than 10 lakh residents within these areas, he said. He said special attention is being given to sewer lines, water supply, roads, street lights, parks and other development works in a total of over 400 such regularised colonies in urban areas. Meanwhile, Khattar announced complete waiver of taxes and penalties on outstanding property tax. According to an official statement, the decision would provide a direct benefit worth around Rs 8,000 crore to property owners in the state. The notified colonies being regularised are situated on a total of 5,000 acres of land, according to an official statement. The government will spend Rs 60 lakh per acre on creating civic facilities and other development works in these colonies, it added. In August, Khattar had said the state government has decided to regularise 450 unauthorised colonies situated beyond the municipal limits, which also fall under the purview of the town and country planning department. The government had sought information about such colonies on a designated portal, out of which 1,507 colonies are still remaining to be regularized. Of these, 936 are from urban local bodies and 571 are in controlled areas. It is our resolve that these colonies will also be regularised by January 31, 2024, he said. He said special monitoring would be done so as to stop the mushrooming of unauthorized colonies in the state. Strict provisions have been made for this, Khattar said. The chief minister said during the present state government s tenure since 2014, a total of 1,438 colonies have been regularised. He said the sale and purchase of sale deeds in unauthorised colonies were banned. However, the government has given concession and recognized the sale deed executed before July 1, 2022. Those who had registered their sale deed or agreement to sell will be considered to have sold the said properties, he said. Meanwhile, Khattar said the state government has formulated Mukhyamantri Shehri Awas Yojana with the aim of providing a roof over the heads of the economically weaker sections of the state. (editor dailyworld.in)