Haryana notifies Rehab policy on land acquisition

Chandigarh, Dec 31 (UNI) The Haryana Revenue and Disaster Management Department has notified the policy for Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Land Owners-Land Acquisition Oustees.

An official spokesman today said as per the policy, the land owners would be paid an annuity of Rs 15000 per acre per annum over and above the usual land compensation for 33 years. The amount would be increased by a fixed sum of Rs 500 every year.

He said in respect of land acquired for setting up of Special Economic Zones, Technology Cities and Technology Parks, in addition to rehabilitation and resettlement package, a sum of Rs 30,000 per acre per annum would be paid for a period of 33 years by private developers. This annuity would be increased by Rs 1000 every year.

He said the policy of paying annuity would be applicable to all cases of land acquisition by government, except land acquired for defence purposes.

For allotment of plots by Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) and Haryana State Industrial Infrastructural Development Corporation (HSIIDC), the allotment would be made to each co-sharer depending upon his share in the land acquired for HUDA and HSIIDC as per the scale mentioned in the entitlement.

He said plots would be offered if the land proposed to be acquired was under the ownership of oustees on the date of publication under section-4 of Land Acquisition Act and if 75 per cent or more of the total land owned by the owner in that Urban Estate was acquired.

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