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Haryana Land Pooling Policy 2022

The Haryana Government has announced the 'Haryana Land Pooling Policy' 2022, aimed at facilitating planned development through voluntary participation of landowners. The policy outlines the roles of various authorities, application processes, and criteria for land valuation and allotment, effective immediately. It emphasizes collaboration between landowners and the government for infrastructure and urban development projects across Haryana.

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Haryana Land Pooling Policy 2022

The Haryana Government has announced the 'Haryana Land Pooling Policy' 2022, aimed at facilitating planned development through voluntary participation of landowners. The policy outlines the roles of various authorities, application processes, and criteria for land valuation and allotment, effective immediately. It emphasizes collaboration between landowners and the government for infrastructure and urban development projects across Haryana.

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Haryana Government Gazette

Published by Authority
© Government of Haryana
No. 36-2022]  CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 (BHADRA 15, 1944 SAKA)
PART-I
Notifications, Orders and Declarations by Haryana Government
HARYANA GOVERNMENT
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Notification
The 22nd August, 2022
No. 7/17/2022-2TCP.— The Governor of Haryana is pleased to formulate a Land Pooling Policy for
development, with active involvement of land owners in the development process.
1. The operational details, keeping in view the above policy, would be worked out by the respective departments
and agencies.
2. This policy issues with concurrence of :–
(i) The Finance Department conveyed vide their U.O. No. 01/27/2018-5FD-III/17285 dated 28.07.2022;
(ii) Legal & Legislative Department conveyed vide their U.O. No. 6707-Leg-IV(misc)B/H/2022/841
dated 27.07.2022;
(iii) Council of Ministers Haryana conveyed vide their U.O. No.9/136/2022-2Cabinet dated 29.07.2022.
3. This policy is applicable with immediate effect.
HARYANA LAND POOLING POLICY-2022
The objective of the policy is to achieve the purpose of planned development including development of
infrastructure and for the purpose obtain land through voluntary participation of land owners, interested to become
partners in the said development.
1. SHORT TITLE:
This policy may be called the ‘Haryana Land Pooling Policy’ 2022.
2. DEFINITIONS:
i. ‘Aggregator’:- means a person registered under the provisions of clause 3 (1) of the Haryana
Regulation of Property Dealers and Consultants Act, 2008 and rules made thereunder.
ii. ‘Competent Authority’: - means the authority competent to give approval to the project.
iii. ‘Development organisation’:- means the State Government in any department or any Board,
Corporation, statutory authority or any other organisation owned and controlled by the State
Government intending to obtain land for a development purpose.
iv. ‘Development Plan’:- means the development plan published by the State Government under the
provisions of the Haryana Scheduled Roads and Controlled Areas Restriction of Unregulated
Development Act, 1963.

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v. ‘Development Purpose’:- means and includes planned urban residential, commercial, industrial,
institutional and infrastructure development or any other purpose as may be decided by the State
Government.
vi. ‘Land’:- means land free from all encumbrances offered for the specified development purpose by land
owner and includes land under mortgage with a Bank or a financial institution subject to the condition
such Bank or financial institution provides a no objection certificate for offer of the land for the
specified development purpose by the land owner.
vii. ‘Land owner’:- means a land owner recorded as such in the land records willing to offer land under
his/her ownership for the specified development purpose under the provisions of this Policy or a
transferee to whom the Land Entitlement Certificate under this Policy has been transferred.
viii. ‘Policy’: means, where the context so requires, the Haryana Land Pooling Policy, 2022.
ix. ‘Valuer’ for the purposes of the Policy means a valuer empanelled by the State Government in the
Revenue and Disaster Management Department under the provisions of the Policy dated 25.11.2021, as
amended from time to time, of that Department.
3. GENERAL APPLICATION:
The terms referred to in this policy but are not defined herein shall have the same meaning as is assigned in the
applicable Acts/Rules/Regulations/Code applicable to the Development organization.
4. MANDATE OF DEVELOPMENT:
i. Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikarn (HSVP) will have the mandate under this Policy for the development
purpose for residential, commercial, institutional and infrastructure purposes in case of the areas
situated within any urbanisable area in any published Development Plans under this policy.
ii. Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (HSIIDC) will have the
mandate under this Policy for the development purpose for industrial, infrastructure or institutional
purposes anywhere in Haryana under this policy.
iii. The State Government in any department or any Board, Corporation or other organisation owned and
controlled by the State Government may be specifically mandated for any specified development
purpose under this Policy, if the State Government so deems it necessary.
5. APPLICABILITY:
The policy will be applicable. –
i. to the land owner offering land for the project for the specified development purpose.
ii. to the aggregator who aggregates land under several land owners in agreement with such land owners
for offering land in the area for the project for the specified development purpose.
iii. for land conforming to the land use specified in the Development Plan. It will also apply in respect of
any other area in Haryana where the development purpose is infrastructure or industrial.
6. ASSESSMENT OF VIABILITY AND FEASIBILITY STUDY:
i. The Development organization will identify the area for the project or a land owner may voluntarily
offer land in his/her ownership either directly or through an aggregator.
ii. For purpose of sub-clause (i), Development Organization will conduct assessment of the feasibility and
viability for said project on the basis of the parameters as may be notified by the State Government in
the Town and Country Planning Department for each class i.e. residential, commercial, institutional and
industrial projects.
7. PUBLICATION:
i. The Development organization will issue a public advertisement through the following modes,
informing the general public about the details of the project for the specified development purpose
along with procedure for making an application offering land for the project for such development
purpose in terms of this Policy;
a. In four leading newspapers (i.e two in English and two in Hindi Language) with circulation in
the area of the project.
b. Hosting on website of the Development Organisation.
c. By pasting on the notice board of office of the Development organization, District Collector &
Tehsildar and Block Development and Panchayat Officer concerned.
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d. By notice issued to the Sarpanch in case of a Gram Panchayat and to the Mayor or President, as
the case maybe, of a Municipality.
e. Any other mode considered necessary by the Development Organisation.
8. APPLICATION:
i. Any land owner may, either directly or through an aggregator, submit their application under this
Policy, expressing interest in offering land for the project for the specified development purpose, within
the period specified in the publication, which shall not be less than 60 days, and which may be extended
by the Development organization, if they so deem it necessary, for further period not exceeding 30
days.
ii. The land owner shall submit his/ her application online on the website of the Development organization
along with the details of the land offered for the project. No application submitted manually to the
Development organization will be entertained and such application will be considered as summarily
rejected.
iii. There shall be no application fee.
iv. For assistance in applying for the project, a toll-free helpline number may be provided by Development
organization.
Note.— Format of application and allotment criteria for developed land to the land owner on completion of
the project for the specified development purpose shall be specified by the Development
Organisation in the publication.
9. VOLUNTARY APPLICATION:
Even in the absence of any publication under this Policy, land owner or an aggregator may offer land in his/her
ownership voluntarily, through online mode to the State Government on the website of the Revenue &
Disaster Management Department. There will be no time specified for submission of such application to the
State Government and any Development Organisation may utilise the land so offered for any project for
development purpose, as and when required. The offer of land under this clause shall be construed as requiring
the State Government to purchase the land so offered under this Policy.
The land owner, directly or through an aggregator, shall also be free to offer land under his/her ownership for
the project for the specified development purpose through the e-bhoomi portal of the State Government in
which case the said offer shall be dealt with in terms of the Policy dated 6th February, 2017 of the Revenue and
Disaster Management Department of State Government of Haryana.
10. AGGREGATOR
In case land is offered through an aggregator, the aggregator will be eligible to receive such remuneration as
may be agreed between the landowners and such aggregator, provided that the remuneration shall not be less
than 0.5%.
11. SCRUTINY OF APPLICATIONS:
i. The scrutiny of applications may be carried out by the Development Organisation and the results of
such scrutiny with details thereof shall be published by the Development organization on its website.
The Development Organisation, if it so deems necessary, may seek any clarification during the process
of scrutiny on the offer of land made by the land owner. While undertaking scrutiny of applications, the
Development Organisation may examine the feasibility and viability of the project for the development
purpose for the land offered for the project by all applicants. The scrutiny of applications shall be
completed by the Development Organisation within two months from the last date for submission of
applications.
ii. The land owner shall be under an unconditional obligation to desist from creation of any encumbrance
on the land from the date of application to the date of execution of the sale deed. In case the land owner
intends to obtain a crop loan for raising crops on the land offered under this Policy, due intimation
online and in writing shall be provided by the land owner with details of quantum of loan, the name of
the Bank from which the crop loan has been obtained and the date of repayment of the loan.
12. INTIMATION OF APPROVAL OF PROJECT:
i. On examination of the necessity, feasibility and viability of the project, the Development Organisation
will obtain the approval of the competent authority for implementation of the project in terms of the
land offered for the project and land deemed required for project implementation. After the project is
approved, the Development organization shall publish, on the website of the Development organization,
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the details of the land identified for implementation of the project, land owners of such land and the
land forming part of each land owner in the project.
ii. Development organization will issue the intimation letter to each such land owner of land identified for
project implementation and to the aggregator, if any, within a period of 15 days from the date of hosting
on the website under sub-clause (i).
iii. In case of areas where the project for the specified development purpose has already been previously
approved by the competent authority and only a balance part of the land for the project remains to be
obtained by the Development Organisation, and applications offering land have been received, the head
of the department in case of the State Government or the executive head of the Development
organization will be competent to approve obtaining of land under thus Policy where the land so
required is upto 10 acres.
iv. On publication of the approval of the project on the website, the Development Organisation shall cause
an entry to be made against the relevant land parcel in the remarks column of the land records to the
effect that the land has been offered to the Development Organisation for the project for the specified
development purpose. On and after such entry in the land records, the Registrar or Sub-Registrar under
the Indian Registration Act, 1908, shall seek the prior approval of the Development Organisation in
case any document for any transaction in respect of the said land parcel is produced before such
Registrar or Sub-Registrar.
13. LAYOUT PLAN:
i. The layout plan of the project for the specified development purpose shall be approved and published
by the Development organization on its website within a period of two months from the date of hosting
of the approval of the project on the website under clause 12.
ii. The plots available for allotment to land owners offering land under this Policy will be in proportion to
the saleable land area of the project as per the approved layout plan and shall be earmarked in the
layout plan published under sub-clause (i).
iii. The actual saleable area shall be within a range of plus or minus 5% of the norm of 55% of the total
area in case the development purpose is residential, industrial or institutional with incidental
commercial provision. In case the development purpose is completely commercial, the actual saleable
area shall be within a range of plus or minus 3% of the norm of 35% of the total area.
iv. The equivalent saleable area for the project for residential purposes shall be taken as sum total of the
area actually identified in the layout plan for residential purposes, two and a half times of the area
actually identified in the layout plan for commercial purposes and one-half of the area actually
identified in the layout plan for intuitional purposes.
v. The equivalent saleable area for the project for industrial purposes shall be taken as sum total of the
area actually identified in the layout plan for industrial purposes, one and half times of the area actually
identified in the layout plan for commercial purposes.
14. ALLOTMENT CRITERIA:
i. The allotment share of developed land to the land owners shall be based on the market value of
undeveloped land contributed by the landowners to the total cost of the project for the Development
organization.
ii. The market value of undeveloped land contributed by the landowner shall be based on the report of an
empanelled valuer in terms of the Policy dated 25.11.2021 of the State Government in the Revenue and
Disaster Management Department, as amended from time to time. The valuation shall be estimated for
the undeveloped land. Incidental value arising on account of the proposed development purpose shall
be ignored.
In case, the landowner raises a dispute on valuation made by valuer, then the procedure as
provided in clause 5 (ii) (b) and clause 5 (ii) (f) of the “policy of fixation of market rate of land in the
state for all other departments of the government, Boards, Panchyati Raj institutions and Urban Local
Bodies” dated 25.11.2021.
iii. The cost of development of the project by the Development organization shall include the internal
development charges, the external development charges and infrastructure development charges. The
internal development charges shall be based on the norms specified by the Development organization.
The external development charges (EDC) and infrastructure development charges (IDC) shall be as per
norms for the indicated development purpose as specified by the Director, Town & Country Planning.
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The norms shall be such as are in force on the date of intimation of approval of the project. In case the
project is situated outside the controlled area for which norms for EDC and IDC have not been
specified by the Director, Town & Country Planning, the norms as applicable to the nearest controlled
area shall be applicable for the purpose.
iv. An interim annual support shall be provided to each landowner contributing land for the development
project, as per Clause 21 of this policy. This cumulative interim support for all land owners for a period
of three years shall be included in the total cost of the project.
v. Cost on account of stamp duty, conversion charges, scrutiny fees, registration fees and other statutory
duties @8% of the total value of undeveloped land shall be included in the total cost of the project.
vi. Administrative charges to the extent of fifteen per cent of the cost of development and cumulative
interim support shall be included in the total cost of the project by the Development Organization.
vii. The total cost of the project shall be the sum total of the value of undeveloped land contributed by all
landowners, the cost of development, interim annual support and administrative charges.
viii. The allotment ratio of developed land to each landowner contributing land to the project shall be
obtained by dividing the value of undeveloped land contributed by the landowner to the total cost of the
project for the Development organization. This allotment ratio for each landowner shall be multiplied
by the equivalent saleable area in the land available for the project as per the approved layout plan and
rounded off to the nearest per cent to arrive at the developed land for allotment to each landowner.
ix. The Development organization shall take up only those projects where the allotment share of developed
lands to land owners is not more than 60% of the equivalent saleable area of the project. In case, when
the allotment share of land owners goes below 30% of the equivalent saleable area of the project, the
land owners together will be eligible for allotment of minimum 30% of the equivalent saleable area of
the project.
x. The Development Organisation shall publish on its website, the allotment share of developed land
available to each land owner offering land for the project for the specified development purpose. The
land owner or the aggregator, as the case may be, shall provide his/her consent to the allotment share
within a period of 15 days from the date of publication on the website of the Development
Organisation. For the purpose, the Development Organisation shall issue an advertisement in four
leading newspapers informing land owners of the publication of allotment share details on their website
and requiring them to submit their consent in 15 days.
The above allotment provision can be explained in Annexure-A by way of the illustration for a
50-acre project for plotted residential development in a hyper potential area.
15. EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT AND SALE DEED:
i. A land owner consenting to offer land for the project will be required to execute a sale deed within a
period of 60 days from date of publication of allotment share details land under this Policy on the
website of the Development Organisation. The Development Organisation shall, if it deems it
necessary, extend the period for the execution of sale deeds by a further 30 days. In case the
Development Organisation is unable to obtain the required land for the project for the specified
development purpose in this time period, it may withdraw, by publication on the website of the
Development Organisation and in two leading newspapers.
ii. Any expenses on the registration of the sale deed i.e registration fee, stamp duty and related incidental
expenditure will be borne by the Development organization.
iii. In case, the land has been offered for the project through an aggregator, then such aggregator will be
responsible for the acts specified herein.
16. HANDING OVER OF POSSESSION OF LAND BY LAND OWNER:
i. The land owner will hand over the clear possession of land to the representative of the Development
organization, under writing on or before the execution of the sale deed.
ii. The execution of the sale deed shall be deemed to complete the process of handing over possession of
land free from all encumbrances by the land owner. The land owner shall be solely liable to redeem any
encumbrance not specifically declared by the land owner in terms of sub-clause 11 (ii) of clause or
created on the land after the date of application or for which no NOC has been provided by the land
owner from the Bank or financial institution and the Development Organisation will bear no
responsibility or liability for discharging the same.
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iii. The land will be mutated in name of Development organization immediately after execution of the sale
deed.
17. FINAL APPROVAL OF PROJECT:
The Development Organisation will obtain final approval for the project for the specified development
purpose before execution of sale deeds for the entire land area comprising the project. The final approval for
the project will be notified on the website of the Development Organisation and informed electronically to
all landowners contributing land for the project and aggregators, if any.
18. COMPLETION OF PROJECT:
i. The Development Organisation shall endeavour to complete the project for the specified
development purpose within a period of three years from the date of final approval of the project.
The completion of the project shall be notified on the website of the Development Organisation and
also electronically inform the land owners and transferees or mortgagee of the project completion.
ii. On completion of the project and within one month of its notification on the website of the
Development Organisation, the process of final allotment of developed plots or redemption of value
of the plots shall be commenced by the Development Organisation.
iii. The allotment of plots shall be done through a random draw of lots in the earmarked area for land
allotment for such purpose in the project area. The allotment of plots to the land owner shall be for
a residential or industrial plot or multiple of such plots of standard size equal to or within a range of
10% of the entitled allotment share of developed plots.
iv. In cases where the entitlement as per the allotment share of the land owner for residential or
industrial plot works out to be outside the 10% band of the standard size of the residential or
industrial plot or integral multiple of such plots as per the layout plan, then only the redemption of
value through monetary benefit for the entitled area less plot allotted area shall be provided. The
monetary benefit shall be equal to the weighted average price for developed plots received in the
auction conducted by the Development Organisation over a period of the first year from the
initiation of the auction process.
v. In cases where the allotted area of all plots allotted to a land owner is greater than the entitled share
of developed plot area as a result of falling within the 10% band of standard size of the residential
or industrial plot or integral multiple of such plots as per the layout plan, the land owner shall pay a
sum equal to the weighted average price for developed plots received in the auction conducted by
the Development Organisation over a period of the first year from the initiation of the auction
process. The letter of allotment with the terms and conditions of allotment shall make a provision to
this effect.
vi. Letter of allotment for the allotted plots shall be issued to the land owner within a period of seven
days from the draw of lots conducted by the Development Organisation and possession of the plot
on ground granted within a period of ten days thereafter. All letters of allotment and grant of
possession orders shall be hosted on the website of the Development Organisation.
vii. On grant of possession, the land owner shall be free to utilise the developed plot as he/she deems
fit. The land owner may also request the Development Organisation to place such plot(s) on auction
on the portal of the Development Organisation on the same terms and conditions as the auction of
any other plot in the ownership of the Development Organisation and remit the proceeds on sale to
the land owner. In this case, the land owner will be liable to pay 1% of the value received in the
auction for such developed plot as administrative charges in lieu of the auction services to be
extended to him. The land owner and bidder will be responsible for acceptance of auction price or
handing over of possession or execution and registration of sale deed and Development
Organization shall bear no obligation or liability in this regard. The land owner shall be liable to
pay the administrative charges irrespective of whether the land owner accepts the final bid price.
viii. In case of allotment of a residential plot, the land owner or transferee shall have the right to seek
allotment of a commercial plot, subject to its availability, in lieu of residential plot in the ratio of
land area of 2.5:1 i.e. for 120 sq. metres of developed plot entitlement of residential, the land owner
shall be eligible to receive 48 sq. m. of commercial plot. The land owner or transferee shall have to
exercise this option within a period of 15 days of the notification of completion of the project under
sub-clause (i).
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ix. In case of allotment of an industrial plot, the land owner or transferee shall have the right to seek
allotment of a commercial plot, subject to its availability, in lieu of industrial plot in the ratio of
land area of 1.5:1. That means if he has eligibility of 100 sq. meters of industrial plot, the
landowner may seek commercial plot of 66.6 sq. meters. The land owner or transferee shall have to
exercise this option within a period of 15 days of the notification of completion of the project under
sub-clause (i).
x. Where the Land Entitlement Certificate issued under clause 19 has been transferred before final
allotment, in such case, the allotment letter will be issued in name of transferee in the records of the
Development Organisation. In case, he Land Entitlement Certificate’ has been pledged on mortgage
before allotment, in such case, the final allotment letter will be issued in name of the said land
owner and lien will be marked in favour of the mortgagee.
19. LAND ENTITLEMENT CERTIFICATE:
i. The Development organization will issue a ‘Land Entitlement Certificate’ for a residential or
industrial plot, as the case may be, based on the allotment share of the applicant immediately on the
date of execution of the sale deed.
ii. The ‘Land Entitlement Certificate’ shall, amongst other things, state the following:
a. Name of the land owner;
b. Name of the Development Organisation along with the project for the specified development
purpose for which the land is proposed to be obtained;
c. The land area with details in accordance with the land records offered by the land owner
under this Policy in respect to which the sale deed is executed by the land owner in favour of
the Development organization;
d. The developed area (whether residential or industrial) in the project for the specified
development purpose to which the land owner is entitled to under this Policy as per his/her
allotment share.
e. Period of validity of the Land Entitlement Certificate.
f. The terms and conditions for allotment of developed plot (whether residential or industrial)
or the redemption of its value.
iii. The ‘Land Entitlement Certificate’ can be transferred or mortgaged with any Bank or financial
institution but any transfer of rights accruing from the Certificate, will be subject to obtaining prior
permission from the Development organization. The responsibility for such transaction of transfer
or mortgage will be solely that of the land owner-transferor. Parties involved including the
mortgagee or transferee will be strictly bound by the terms and conditions of the Land Entitlement
Certificate and the provisions of this Policy. The Development organization will not be responsible
nor bear any liability for the transaction beyond the terms and conditions of the Land Entitlement
Certificate. In case the land owner wishes to transfer the ‘Land Entitlement Certificate’ which is
under mortgage, then he will be required to submit NOC from the mortgagee.
iv. The land owner and transferee or mortgagee shall be under an obligation to inform the
Development Organisation about the transfer or mortgage immediately after the transaction and the
Development Organisation shall update its record within a period of seven days of such information
being received.
v. The transferee or mortgagee of ‘Land Entitlement Certificate’ will have the same rights and be
subject to same obligations and terms and conditions as are applicable to the transferor/mortgagor
landowner.
vi. The Development Organisation may, at any time , prior to the allotment of plot, and on the specific
written request of the land owner, buy back the Land Entitlement Certificate. In such a case, the
Development Organisation shall buy back the Land Entitlement Certificate on the total cost of the
project per sq. m. for the developed area specified in the Land Entitlement Certificate.
vii. The ‘Land Entitlement Certificate’ will cease to have effect in law from date of issue of final
allotment letter to the land owner or transferee of said certificate or on redemption of its value by
the land owner or transferee, as the case may be.
viii. The record of Land Entitlement Certificate will be maintained by the Development Organization
and hosted on its website.
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20. ALLOTMENT- GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS:


i. The allotment of developed plot will be in square meters and shall be on freehold basis.
ii. The sub-division or fragmentation of the allotted plot will not be allowed.
iii. The construction over the plot will be permissible in accordance with the zoning plan and the
provisions of the Haryana Building Code, 2017, as amended from time to time and applicable
policy of the Development Organisation.
iv. The other terms and conditions of allotment shall be as per the standard terms and conditions of
allotment of the Development Organisation applicable to all allottees.
21. ANNUAL INTERIM FINANCIAL SUPPORT:
i. The land owner or the transferee who is holding the “Land Entitlement Certificate” in accordance
with the records of the Development Organisation will be entitled to following:
a. Interim support of Rs 1,00,000/- (one lac) or 1% of land value per annum for every one acre
of land on pro-rata basis based on the land offered by the landowner concerned for the
project, whichever is less, for the first three (03) years from date of issue of the original
Land Entitlement Certificate. For purposes of clarity, the land value shall be such as arrived
at under clause 15 (ii). In no case shall the interim support be less than Rs 30,000/- per
annum per acre on pro-rata basis based on the land offered by the landowner concerned for
the project.
b. In case development is not completed within a period of three (03) years from date of issue
of original Land Entitlement Certificate then the interim support will be increased to Rs
1,25,000/- (one lac twenty five thousand) per annum per acre on pro-rata basis based on
the land offered by the landowner concerned for the project, for the further period of two
(02) years or till completion of the project whichever is earlier.
c. No interest or any other compensation will be payable for any delay in possession.
22. CANCELLATION OF PROJECT AND RETURN OF LAND:
i. If the project cannot be completed in five (05) years from date of issue of the original Land
Entitlement Certificate, then following consequences will follow:
a. The project for the specified development purpose will be cancelled.
b. The land will be transferred back to the land owner or the transferee by execution of a
registered sale deed on deposit of the Land Entitlement Certificate with the Development
Organisation by the land owner or transferee. The cost of registration including stamp duty,
registration fee and other incidental expenditure shall be borne by the Development
Organisation.
c. The land will be returned on ‘as is where is basis’ to the said land owner or to his transferee.
In case of mortgage, the mortgagee will be entitled to get a lien on the land in the revenue
record at time of cancellation of sale deed subject to terms stipulated in clause (c) in this
clause.
d. An additional compensation of Rs 5 lakh per acre shall be provided to the land owner or
transferee.
ii. If land owners or transferees holding Land Entitlement Certificates for at least 75% of the project land
agree to provide additional time to the Development Organisation, then the Development
Organisation shall be granted additional time period of 1 year for the completion of the project.
iii. In case, it is found that the land is not free from encumbrances or is under litigation which hinders the
sale of land, the Development Organization will have the right to exit from the agreement entered into
in respect of said disputed land. All the liabilities of such exit shall be borne by the land owner
including refund of Annual Interim Financial Support and additional compensation with 9% P.A
interest to the Development organization and monetary compensation.
23. LAND OF GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL BODIES DEPARMENT:
In case the land forming part of approved project is owned by the Panchayat/ Municipal authority/ Municipal
Corporation, Government Department and/or its agencies, it will be transferred to the Development
Organization on the same terms and conditions as any other land owner.
688 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ., SEPT. 6, 2022 (BHDR. 15, 1944 SAKA) [PART I

24. BUY-BACK:
The Development organization may buy back the allotted plot from said land owner, if he is unable to sell
the allotted plot in one year period from the date of possession in that case. The said buy back will be made
weighted average auction price less ten per cent calculated by the Development Organisation.

25. MISCELLANEOUS:
i. On the date of approval of the project by the Development Organisation and publication of the project
approval on the website of the Development Organisation under clause 12 of this Policy, no
application for grant of licence under the Haryana Urban Areas (Regulation and Development) Act,
1975, will be entertained by the Director, Town & Country Planning, Haryana, Chandigarh in respect
of the area forming part of the said approved project.
ii. The Development Organisation shall have the right to take recourse to the provisions of ‘The Haryana
Consolidation of Project Land (Special Provision) Act- 2017’ with the prior approval of Government
for acquiring any balance or left over pockets of land in accordance with the provisions of the Act of
2017.

ARUN GUPTA,
Principal Secretary to Government, Haryana,
Town and Country Planning Department.

9860—C.S.—H.G.P., Pkl.

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Upon transferring a 'Land Entitlement Certificate', the transferee acquires identical rights and obligations as the original landowner. The transaction must be promptly reported to the Development Organization for record updates. The development entity bears no responsibility beyond policy terms, and any mortgage requires a prior No Objection Certificate from the mortgagee .

A 'landowner' is defined as an individual recorded as the owner in land records, willing to offer their land for a specified development purpose under the Policy. The landowner may also be a transferee to whom the Land Entitlement Certificate has been transferred. Landowners have the right to voluntarily offer land either directly or through an aggregator for development projects outlined in the policy .

The development plan, published under the Haryana Scheduled Roads and Controlled Areas Act, defines land use conformity essential for the policy's applicability. It ensures that offered land aligns with designated development purposes, whether residential, commercial, industrial, or infrastructural, crucial for structured urban growth .

The 'Land Entitlement Certificate' can be transferred or mortgaged with any bank or financial institution, provided prior permission is obtained from the Development organization. If the certificate is under mortgage, a No Objection Certificate from the mortgagee is required for transfer. All transactions must be reported to the Development Organization, and records will be updated within seven days .

The main objective of the Haryana Land Pooling Policy, 2022 is to achieve planned development, including infrastructure development, by obtaining land through voluntary participation of landowners who wish to become partners in the development process .

Under the Haryana Land Pooling Policy, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikarn (HSVP) is responsible for development purposes related to residential, commercial, institutional, and infrastructure projects in urbanizable areas. In contrast, the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (HSIIDC) is tasked with industrial, infrastructure, or institutional development across Haryana .

During the auction process, if the allotted plot area exceeds the entitled share due to standard plot size adjustments, the landowner must pay a sum equal to the weighted average price of auctioned developed plots. Additionally, landowners may auction their plots via the Development Organization, paying 1% of the auction value as administrative charges, and are responsible for all transaction aspects .

A landowner may voluntarily offer their land online to the State Government through the Revenue & Disaster Management Department's website or via the e-bhoomi portal, without being constrained to any specific time frame. The State Government may then purchase the offered land as required for development projects .

A landowner can submit an application, either directly or through an aggregator, expressing their interest to offer land for a project's specified development purpose. This application must be submitted online through the Development organization’s website within the specified period, typically no less than 60 days, potentially extendable by an additional 30 days. Assistance is provided through a toll-free helpline, and there is no application fee .

Landowners holding the 'Land Entitlement Certificate' are entitled to interim financial support of Rs 1,00,000 or 1% of the land value per acre annually, whichever is less, for the first three years from the date of certificate issuance. The minimum support shall not be less than Rs 30,000 per acre annually .

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