Haryana Government on Thursday issued new policy guidelines regarding grant of Change of land Use (ClU) permission for industrial units in industrial or agriculture zones in the controlled areas falling within the municipal limits in the State.
These guidelines have been issued in view of the Enterprises Promotion Policy (EPP)-2015, said an official spokesman.
Under the new policy, there would be a two tier system for grant of ClU permission in Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Municipal Committees. The request for grant of ClU permission for projects with investment of more than Rs10 crore or involving ClU application cases of more than one acre will be considered and decided by the Empowered Executive Committee notified under the EPP – 2015.
After clearance by the committee, the permission within the municipal limits would be issued by the Director, Urban local Bodies Department. The ClU permissions and grant of NOC will be decided as per time limits specified by the Department under the Right to Service Act, 2014.
For projects with investment upto Rs10 crore or ClU application cases upto one acre in conforming industrial zone, the requests for grant of ClU permission will be considered and decided by the District level Clearance Committee notified under the EPP – 2015.
Giving details about procedure of submission of applications, he said that applications for seeking ClU permission will be submitted in the office of concerned Municipal Corporation.
He said that for conforming land use zones, all types of industrial units will be permissible in the industrial zone of the published Final Development Plans of various controlled areas in the State subject to the clearance from the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) from pollution angle.
Only “Green” category Industrial Units as defined by the HSPCB from time to time shall be permissible in the agriculture zone of low and Medium potential zones. As per EPP- 2015, there is no need to seek ‘change of land use’ permission or ‘No Objection Certificate’ from Urban local Bodies Department for setting up of Industrial units in 31 blocks except controlled areas notified by the Town and Country Planning Department or Urban local Bodies Department.
In the 75 blocks, there will be provision of ‘Auto ClU’ permission with an automatic dispensation of deemed clearance in case the competent authority does not decide on the request for grant of ClU permission within the prescribed time line stipulated by the Department and as notified under the Haryana Right to Service Act, 2014 after submission of requisite complete documents. As per EPP- 2015, the check list is to be displayed on the e-Biz Portal, said the spokesman.
He said that application should be submitted for seeking ClU permission within municipal limits, accompanied with the requisite scrutiny fee at the rate of Rs10 per sqm in favour of the Chief Administrator, Haryana Urban Infrastructural Development Board.
For sites falling within urbanizable zone, External Development Charges are required to be paid at the rates fixed by the HUDA. Further, EDC for mega projects, large units, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Textile Sector, Agro Industries and Food Processing Sector, Footwear Sector located in ‘B’ (intermediate), ‘C’ (backward) and ‘D’ (most backward) category blocks as notified for Industrial use will be charged at the rate of 50 per cent of rates prescribed by HUDA, added the spokesman.
