CHANDIGARH: As part of the plan to revive the real estatesector, chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday gave the go-ahead for the notification of rules for implementation of Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) in the state, while ordering a freeze on registration of FIRs in cases relating to unauthorized constructions till the completion of the ongoing review of such colonies.
At a review meeting of the department of housing and urban development (H&UD), Amarinder ordered priority allocation for senior citizens and women in the reserved categories for allotment of housing sites/flats by the government. It was also decided that a meeting of the departments of H&UD, local government and rural development would be held under the chairmanship of the chief secretary next week to prepare an action plan for housing for the state's homeless.
He asked the concerned officials to find a way to provide basic amenities to the people living in unauthorized colonies without encouraging development of more such colonies. He also asked the additional chief secretary (H&UD) to ensure that every developer earmarks 5% of the total project area for construction of dwelling units for the economically weaker sections of the society, according to an official spokesperson.
At a review meeting of the department of housing and urban development (H&UD), Amarinder ordered priority allocation for senior citizens and women in the reserved categories for allotment of housing sites/flats by the government. It was also decided that a meeting of the departments of H&UD, local government and rural development would be held under the chairmanship of the chief secretary next week to prepare an action plan for housing for the state's homeless.
He asked the concerned officials to find a way to provide basic amenities to the people living in unauthorized colonies without encouraging development of more such colonies. He also asked the additional chief secretary (H&UD) to ensure that every developer earmarks 5% of the total project area for construction of dwelling units for the economically weaker sections of the society, according to an official spokesperson.