DW BUREAU / Chandigarh

In consonance with the commitment of the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to facilitate the common man, the Revenue and Housing and Urban Development Minister Hardip Singh Mundian has asked all the Divisional Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners to ensure strict compliance of the provision of no NOC for the registration of plots.

In a letter to the Divisional Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners, Mundian has unequivocally said that the historic Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2024 to do away with the practice of No Objection Certificate (NOC) for registration of land deeds. The Minister said that the Punjab assembly had given consent to this bill on September 3 after which the Governor had passed it and subsequently the state government had issued notification in this regard.

He said that this amendment aims to ensure stringent control over the illegal colonies besides giving relief to the small plot holders adding as per notification of the Housing department people can avail the benefit of this historic act from December 1, 2024 to February 2025.

In this regard, the Revenue department has issued an official letter to all the divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners of all districts and sent a copy of the notification issued by the Urban Development and Housing department, instructing them to follow it.

The Minister said that this is a major reprieve for the common man as it aims to overcome the problem being faced by the general public in the registration of their plots and to put a check on the development of unauthorized colonies. He said that this stipulates provisions of penalty and punishment to offenders adding that it is a historic decision aimed at ensuring the well being of the common man.

Mundian said that as per the amendment any person who upto July 31, 2024, for an area upto five hundred square yards situated in an unauthorized colony, has entered into a power of attorney, agreement to sell on stamp paper, or any other such document will not require any No Objection Certificate for registration of land.

The Minister said that the officers must ensure meticulous compliance with these orders of the state government so that the public does not face any harassment. He said that the state government is committed to ensuring the well-being of people and no stone should be left unturned for this.

(editor@dailyworld.in)