Make plot holders aware of relief under govt policy: DC to officials

The Mohali administration today reiterated the policy of the state government to give relief to the plot holders (up to 500 sq yards) for registration of their plots in unauthorised colonies.

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Mohali DC Aashika Jain has designated District Revenue Officer Amandeep Chawla as Nodal Officer, besides issuing helpline number 0172-2219506 for lodging any complaint in this regard. The DC held a meeting on the issue with ADC (G) Viraj S Tidke, ADC (UD) Anmol Singh Dhaliwal and District Revenue Officer Amandeep Chawla.

Jain said to ensure the benefit of amendment in the Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2024, effected from December 1, 2024, wherein Sub-Section 5 under Section 20 had been introduced with an aim to give relief to the plot holders for registration of their plots situated in an unauthorised colony, the Sub-Registrars and Joint Sub-Registrars of all the Tehsils and Sub-Tehsils of the SAS Nagar district had been directed to make the people aware of the scheme.

No NOC required

As the exemption from getting no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Housing and Urban Development and Local Bodies Departments is valid till February 28, 2025 only, the beneficiaries must be able to get their registrations done as per the notification before or by the end of the day.

As per the notification, any person who up to July 31, 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 or Sub-Registrar or Joint Sub-Registrar.

Further, the plot holder shall furnish the undertaking, along with application for registration of sale deed of such plots, that the plot does not fall in unauthorised 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 these do not fall in the following categories such as encroachment on public land, unauthorised 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 Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 and the Works of Defence Act 1903 or an area covered under any other Central or State Act.