MOHALI: The Mohali district revenue officer has been designated as nodal officer for registration of plots in unauthorised colonies. To facilitate people with the policy of the Punjab govt to provide relief to plot holders (up to 500 square yards) for registration of their plots situated in an unauthorised colony, the Mohali deputy commissioner (DC) Aashika Jain has designated district revenue officer Amandeep Chawla as the nodal officer.
A helpline number (0172-2219506) has also been issued for lodging any complaints in this regard.
The DC has instructed sub/joint sub registrars to make people aware of the registration of plots in unauthorised colonies, besides benefiting them as per the notification.
Divulging the details after an urgent meeting on this issue with ADC (G) Viraj S Tidke, ADC (UD) Anmol Singh Dhaliwal, and district revenue officer Amandeep Chawla, the DC stated that as per the directions of Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the sub registrars and joint sub registrars of all tehsils and sub tehsils of the district had been directed to make people aware of the scheme. This is to ensure benefit of the amendment in the Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2024, effective from Dec 1, 2024, wherein sub section 5 under section 20 had been introduced to provide relief to plot holders for the registration of their plots situated in an unauthorised colony.She mentioned that the exemption of no-objection certificates (NoCs) from the housing and urban development and the local bodies departments was valid till Feb 28, 2025, only. Hence, beneficiaries must complete their registrations as per the notification before or by the end of the day. According to the notification, any person with an area up to 500 sq yards situated in an unauthorised colony, has entered into a power of attorney or agreement to sell on stamp paper or has any registered document with respect to the title of land shall be entitled to get the registration of such plot executed before a registrar, sub-registrar, or joint sub-registrar.Furthermore, the plot holder shall furnish an undertaking to the sub-registrar or joint sub-registrar along with the application for the registration of sale deed of such plots, stating that the plot does not fall in unauthorised development raised on land falling in restricted areas along scheduled roads and national highways or any other restricted areas declared under any other Central or State law. The registration and use of this plot should not contravene the provisions of the respective regional plan/master plan and other mandatory restrictions applicable to the registration of such plots.
Similarly, the sub registrars and joint sub registrars will ensure that such plots do not fall into the following categories: encroachment on public land; unauthorised development raised on an area notified under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894; the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013; the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; the Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900; eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) as per the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972; and the Works of Defence Act 1903; or an area covered under any other Central or state Act.
