In a relief to small scale industries, Punjab Government on Monday asked the industrial units located around Mohali to shift out of residential areas within one-and-a-half years.
The State Government has chalked out a comprehensive policy in this regard, said an official spokesperson.
He said that on the directions of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal, the State Government has granted approval to shift and rehabilitate the industrial units within one and a half years which are located in mixed land use or residential sectors in villages Balongi, Daon, Badmajra, landran and Saneta falling under Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) in Mohali.
A notification in this regard had also been issued, he said.
Notably, the Punjab and Haryana High Court, in its judgment, had directed that such industrial units must submit an affidavit within three months about shifting their operations from rural areas around SAS Nagar (Mohali).
Spokesperson said that the option have been offered to the owners to purchase industrial plots available through Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation limited (PSIEC) and GMADA as about four dozen units will be shifted from residential sectors.
Under this rehabilitation policy, plots would be allotted to the industrialists in accordance with their eligibility.
He said that fee for change of land use (ClU) will not be charged from the industrialists on purchasing land at their own under regional plan of GMADA or industrial zones formed as per the master plan of SAS Nagar.
Besides, no external development charges (EDC), licence fees and building plan approval fees (without labour cess) would be levied from such entrepreneurs but they had to procure NOC (no objection certificate) from Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on their own.