Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday issued instructions to local Government and Urban Development Department to launch a sustained campaign to get the illegal colonies regularised as per the comprehensive policy cleared by the Punjab Cabinet.
In a meeting held here, Badal said that thousands of residents of over 5,000 illegal colonies were leading uncertain lives due to their illegal status and Punjab Government has come out with this comprehensive policy to help them to get their colonies and structures regularised as per the policy.
He said that it was the most comprehensive and detailed policy passed by any state Government and there was an urgent need to launch a campaign to educate the public that how they can get the benefit from the new policy of the State Government. He said that he was getting queries from people across the State, who were not aware about the intricacies of the New Policy and whom to approach to get their colony regularised.
Directing local Government and Urban Development Department to launch a coordinated and sustained campaign, Badal said that Punjab Government would have to adopt pro-active approach by going to the Public rather expecting public to approach them.
He said that these departments should distribute over 5,000 colonies amongst Nodal Officers, who would be responsible for going to these colonies, organising camps there, getting the forms fulfilled, coordinating with colonisers and allottees to get the formalities fulfilled and then getting that colony regularised.
Badal said that the colonies with the Municipal area falling within the purview of local Government department whereas colonies outside the MCs limit would come under the ambit of Urban Development Department.