Soon, a policy on division of plots of over 200 sq yards in Haryana

GURUGRAM: The Haryana government is preparing a policy for division of plots measuring more than 200 sq yards, chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Saturday. The policy, he said, would be tabled in the next cabinet meeting.

Khattar said it had been decided that the sizes of plots to be divided should be more than 200 sq yards so that each party could get at least 100 sq yards. Currently, the Haryana government does not allow division of plots. The civic bodies also do not approve layouts of houses on divided plots.

Khattar, who was chairing a grievances committee meeting in Gurgaon on Saturday, made the reference to the policy when a complaint related to land cropped up. “The policy would be beneficial for Huda sectors and private land owners because these are the areas that have big plot sizes. Land division is currently not allowed in the state. So, even if you have an independent house on 500 sq yards, you cannot divide the land and construct two houses. Currently, building plans of such houses don’t get an approval,” said Ramesh Singla, president of the Gurugram Home Developers and Plot Holders’ Association.

While making the announcement, Khattar was discussing a complaint by two persons in Shivaji Nagar. They contended that their grandfather had built a house on 153 sq yards in 1971, which was later transferred to them. When they sought to divide the house into two parts, MCG rejected their building plan because of the current restriction on division.

However, the policy, when approved and implemented, may be of little help for people living in old Gurgaon and areas such as Chakkarpur and Sadar Bazar since these areas have mostly smaller plot sizes. But these are also the areas where the need for dividing plots crops up more.

Apart from the proposed land policy, nine other agendas were tabled at the meeting on Saturday. Among them was an issue of ille-gal construction in New Colony. Here, the owner of a building continued with the construction even after the municipal corporation had sealed it. The chief minister ordered the filing of an FIR against the owner and also ordered the demolition of the building for flouting construction norms.

While addressing the media after the meeting, Khattar said those constructing illegal structures even after they are sealed “will meet the same fate”.