530 tenants may get ownership of civic body shops in Karnal

Parveen Arora

Tribune News Service

Karnal, July 14

Nearly 530 tenants owning shops of the Karnal Municipal Corporation (KMC) on lease or rent for the past more than 20 years in the city may get the ownership rights of these establishments as the KMC has started the process and invited applications from the willing tenants.

The state government had issued a notification on June 1,under which the tenant had to pay less than the present collector rate to get the ownership right. As per the policy, the occupier should have completed 20 years as on December 31, 2020, said Gagandeep Singh, Joint Commissioner, KMC. “We have invited applications and the willing tenants can apply on shopsulbharyana.gov.in,” he added.

About the conditions, he said an occupier of the property should have possession of the shop for continuous period of 20 years or more. This policy is not applicable if any court has granted the status quo or stay orders regarding the transfer of ownership. If any case is pending in any court of law regarding the ownership, the occupier is required to submit an affidavit that he will not involve the municipal body in the dispute, the Joint Commissioner said. The KMC got a survey conducted and found it had 677 establishments in the city, of which 530 had been given on lease or rent before 2000, a mandatory condition for availing the benefit to become an owner, said Dr Manoj Kumar, Commissioner, KMC. “The government’s step will help in increasing the revenue of the KMC as well as giving opportunities to tenants of becoming the owner of the property,” he added.

After proper scrutiny of documents as per the policy, the applicants will be granted permission to purchase the shop, the Commissioner said.

MC has 677 establishments in city

• State government had issued a notification on June 1 under which the tenant had to pay less than the present collector rate to get the ownership right
• The KMC got a survey conducted and found it had 677 establishments in the city, of which 530 had been given on lease or rent before 2000, a mandatory condition for availing the benefit to become an owner

Will bring revenue

The government’s step will help in increasing the revenue of the KMC and giving opportunities to tenants of becoming the owner. — Dr Manoj Kumar, Commissioner, KMC