Haryana Government’s Department of Town and Country Planning has notified the ‘Affordable Housing Policy 2013’.
A spokesperson of the Town and Country Planning Department said that the policy is intended to encourage the planning and completion of ‘Group Housing Projects’ wherein apartments of re-defined size are made available at pre-defined rates within a targeted time-frame to ensure increased supply of Affordable Housing in the urban housing market to the deserving beneficiaries. The size of apartments to be constructed under this policy shall be in the range of 28sqm to 60 sqm carpet area.
The maximum allotment rate for the Apartment units approved under such projects shall be Rs 4000 per sqft of carpet area in the development plans of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Panchkula and Pinjore-Kalka; Rs 3,600 per sqft in the development plans of other high and Medium Potential Towns and Rs 3,000 per sqft in the remaining low potential Towns.
The project is required to be completed within 4 years period from the date of approval of building plans or grant of environmental clearance whichever is later, beyond which renewal of license shall not be allowed.
Through this policy, the Government envisages to make available close to 1, 25,000 affordable dwelling units having carpet area of approx. 500 sqft carpet area each (i.e., built-up area of approx. 600 sqft) in the urban centres of Haryana, which are constructed through the capital investment of private sector within a period of next five years, which is likely to serve a lower and lower-middle class population of close to six lakhs in the urban centres of Haryana in the next five years period.
The spokesperson added that the allotment of units in the project shall be undertaken under close scrutiny of and by a committee chaired by the concerned Deputy Commissioner and safeguards shall be undertaken to ensure that no person avails the allotment of more than one flat throughout the State under this policy.
The State Government also allowed incentives to the private players in the form of exemption from license fees and Infrastructure Development charges, permitting higher FAR to the tune of 225 against 175 permitted in normal group housing projects, permitting higher ground coverage to the tune of 50% against 35% allowed in normal group housing projects etc.