The State Government has decided to regularise the unauthorised occupancies of the flats built by the Jharkhand State Housing Board across the State, having taken place over the period of time. The big relief for the thousands has come with certain conditions regarding fines and payments to be made at market rate.
The bailout package would cover the families residing in such flats for at least 10 years before the date of notification in this regard is issued and cover only one person of a family. At the same time, the occupants are needed to submit affidavits stating that none of their family members has any land or house anywhere in the State.
“The Urban Development Department has proposed for regularisation of all the illegal occupancies existing on the residential premises of the Housing Board. The occupants have been segregated into three categories- lower income group, middle income group and higher income group. `25,000, `35,000 and `50,000 have to be paid as fine by the occupants belonging to the income groups, respectively. Also they have to be pay 30 per cent of the market rate of the flat one time whereas the rest of the value would be paid in 60 monthly installments,” said Cabinet Secretary SS Meena after the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
However, the official was not sure about scale of such illegal occupancies on the flats built by the Board on Government lands for residential purposes exist and added that a separate survey may be conducted to know the exact status. “The regularisation scheme is for the residential flats only and not for the land coming with it,” said the Secretary.
This apart, the Department also approved Rs 33.04 crore for building 444 residential units at Islam Nagar of Ranchi for those who were razed from the locality some five years ago. “The Urban Development Department has released Rs 183.77 crore for building Urban Civic Tower at the upcoming Smart City that would house offices and commercial complexes, malls etc. Similarly, a Convention Centre at the cost of `406.04 crore would come up on the plot of five acres over there,” said Meena.
The Cabinet also gave a go ahead to integrated development of Raj Bhawan-Booty More road via Bariatu (Road Number-4). `402.12 crore would be spent on land acquisition while `184.33 crore on widening and strengthening of the road.
Along with that, the Cabinet also approved the MoU to be signed involving the Airport Authority of India, DRDO and the State Government for the expansion of Deoghar airport.
“The Cabinet has amended guidelines for appointments of MGNREGA workers. Now, the committee headed by DCs can do it instead of Divisional Commissioners. Also, MGNREGA Commissioner can also do campus selection to fill the positions of JE, Assistant Engineers, Rojgar Sevaks etc. Guidelines for the fund released directly under the ‘Gram Panchayat Vikas Yojna’ have also been laid down relating to the schemes undertaken, budget management and getting various approvals,” said the Cabinet Secretary.
This apart, the Cabinet has decided to authorise District and Session Judges of all the five Divisional headquarters to preside over the land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Tribunal, till it comes in its complete form in the State. The Authority would listen to the cases related to land acquisition and resettlement.
Under Namami Gange scheme of the Centre, the Government has agreed contributing `64.12 crore for plantation and soil conservation activities to be taken up along the Ganga River and its tributaries crossing Jharkhand.