Make the people aware of the registration of plots in unauthorised colonies besides benefiting them as per the notification, DC Aashika Jain to Sub/Joint Sub Registrars

District Revenue Officer Designated as Nodal Officer

District Admin Issues a helpline number 0172-2219506

SAS Nagar, 26 December 2024

To facilitate the people with the policy of Punjab Government to give relief to the plot
holders (up to 500 Squares Yards) for registration of their plots situated in an unauthorized colony, the Mohali Deputy Commissioner Aashika Jain has designated District Revenue Officer, Amandeep Chawla as Nodal Officer besides issuing a helpline number 0172-2219506 for lodging any complaint in this regard.

Divulging the details after taking an urgent meeting on this issue with ADC (G) Viraj S Tidke,  ADC (UD) Anmol Singh Dhaliwal and District Revenue Officer Amandeep Chawla, Deputy Commissioner Mrs Aashika Jain, said that as per the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, to ensure the benefit of amendment in Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation (Amendment) Act 2024 effected from December 1, 2024, wherein Sub Section 5 under Section 20 has been introduced with an aim to give relief to the plot holders for registration of their plots situated in an unauthorized colony, the Sub Registrars and Joint Sub Registrars of all the Tehsils and Sub Tehsils of the SAS Nagar District have been directed to make the people aware of the scheme.

She said that as the exemption of NOCs from Housing and Urban Development and Local Bodies Departments is valid till February 28,  2025 only, so the beneficiaries must be able to get their registrations done as per the notification before or by the end of the day. She said that as per the notification, any person, who up to 31st July, 2024, for an area up to 500 square yards situated in an unauthorised colony has entered into a power of attorney or agreement to sell on stamp paper or having any registered document w.r.t title of land shall be entitled to get registration of such plot executed before a Registrar orSub-Registrar or Joint Sub-Registrar.

Further, the plot holder shall furnish the  undertaking to the Sub-Registrar or Joint Sub-Registrar along with application for registration of sale deed of such plots, that the plot does not fall in unauthorized development raised on land falling in restricted areas along Scheduled Roads and National Highways or any other restricted areas declared under any other Central or State law and the registration and use of this plot does not contravene the provisions of the respective Regional Plan/Master Plan and other mandatory restrictions as applicable on registration of such plots.

Similarly, the Sub Registrars and Joint Sub Registrars while registering such plots will ensure that such plots do not fall in the following categories such as encroachment on public land, unauthorized development raised on area, which is notified under the Land Acquisition Act,1894, the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in
Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, the Forest
(Conservation)Act, 1980, the Punjab Land Preservation Act,1900,ECO  Sensitive Zone ESZ) as per the Wild life (Protection) Act 1972 and the Works of Defence Act 1903 or an area covered under any other Central or State Act.

 

 

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