Chandigarh, April 10
The Haryana Government today announced a policy for regularisation of unauthorised constructions in areas falling under the Faridabad Municipal Corporation.
The policy, based on the recommendations of a five-member subcommittee headed by the Town and Country Planning Minister, Mr Dhirpal Singh, was approved by the Haryana Cabinet, which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala.
Under the new policy the fee for composition of unauthorised construction under the Faridabad civic body would be on the pattern of that levied by the Town and Country Department in the controlled areas.
In another major concession to residents of Faridabad, the Cabinet today decided to amend the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994, through an ordinance to reduce house tax so as to bring it at par with that in the other municipalities.
The Cabinet approved the Haryana School Education Rules, 2003, and repealed the Haryana Aided Schools(Security of Service) Rules, 1974. Now it will be necessary to obtain prior approval of the Director of Secondary or Primary Education for establishing a new school or to start higher classes in the existing ones. The Director will have the powers to close down schools established in violation of these rules. The curriculum for the primary and middle classes will be finalised by the curriculum committee headed by the Director, State Council for Educational Research and Training.
All existing schools will be required to apply for recognition within three months. A school would have to submit its plan for improving its infrastructure where it does not conform to the provisions of these rules.
In a major concession to private property promoters, the Cabinet revised the policy regarding licensing of commercial pockets in the residential areas. Now another 1 per cent, in addition to the existing norm of 2 per cent, of the residential sector area can be put to commercial use.
The licence fee for such
commercial sites which will come within the purview of the relaxed policy would be Rs 75 lakh per gross acre as against existing Rs 50 lakh
per gross acre as against existing Rs 50 lakh per gross acre. HUDA would work out the additional burden on the road network and services required to be provided due to this increase in commercial area and the resultant increase in the external development charges, if any.The commercial areas in the residential sectors have also been allowed a three-tier basement for parking as permissible in the cyber city, cyber park and IT units.
The Cabinet also amended the rules relating to the appointment to the Haryana Civil Service(Judicial Branch). The upper age limit has been raised to 40 years with relaxation of five years in the case or Scheduled Castes(SC), Scheduled Tribes(ST) and backward classes (BC) candidates. In the case of ex-servicemen, they would be allowed to deduct from his age such period as may be allowed from time to time, by the state government for entry into service, subject to the maximum of five years.
Now all candidates bracketed with the last candidate to be called for interview would be called. Candidates three times the number of advertised posts are called for interview. Only those candidates of all categories would be considered eligible who would obtain 50 per cent marks in all papers and 33 per cent in Hindi. In aggregate also the candidates would have to obtain at least 50 per cent marks.
The Cabinet also approved the recommendations of a high-powered committee for removal of pay anomalies arising out of the revision of pay scales of the government employees with effect from January 1, 1996. It also approved a policy regarding the registration of tractors as goods carriage vehicles.
The Cabinet decided to stand guarantee in favour of the State Slum Clearance Board to raise a loan of over Rs 6.85 crore from HUDCO to implement the Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY) in 16 towns at a cost of Rs 13.38 crore. The remaining amount would be contributed by the Central Government as subsidy.
