Government agencies such as Huda, MCG and HSIIDC will work together on the project, identity land and build houses.

GURUGRAM: As many as 37,400 houses will be made available in the district under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna, according to MCG, which has already prepared the detailed project report (DPR).

An MCG official told TOI that the corporation received more than a lakh applications seeking the benefits under the scheme, and 28,839 applicants were shortlisted in MCG areas, 1,841 in Pataudi Municipal Corporation areas, 791 in Farrukhnagar, 1,412 in Haily Mandi and 4,580 in Sohna.

“An agency called Yashi Consultancy Pvt Ltd was appointed for the survey to assess the demand under the national scheme...

Chairman of H-RERA Dr KK Khandelwal said that registrations and complaints were not being filed in the proper format but the office had not rejected any.

GURUGRAM: The new office of Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (H-RERA) has received 20 applications from those seeking registration as property dealers in two days after starting operations on Tuesday.

Chairman of H-RERA Dr KK Khandelwal said that registrations and complaints were not being filed in the proper format but the office had not rejected any.

He said applicants were being informed about the procedure to follow for getting registered as property dealers. “A standard format has been prepared which has also been put on our website,” said Khandelwal.

Khandelwal said that registrations would be granted, subject to conditi...

The road is almost complete in Gurgaon, except at Kherki Daula and New Palam Vihar, relocation of houses coming in the way of the road has delayed the project.

GURUGRAM: Moving a step closer to end-to-end movement of vehicles on Dwarka expressway, Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) on Thursday demolished nearly 40 boundary walls around vacant plots in New Palam Vihar. The move is aimed at clearing the way for movement of vehicles through New Palam Vihar.

“We demolished walls of vacant plots to take possession of these plots to make a 40ft-wide road running through New Palam Vihar, as a temporary way for commuters to reach Kherki Daula from Sector 115,” said Huda administrator Yashpal Yadav...

According to senior officials, some local BJP functionaries have a stake in the under-construction unauthorised colony

GURUGRAM: The district town and country planning department (DTCP) has clamped down on an illegal residential colony that is being constructed in Badshapur allegedly on a government land.

According to senior officials, some local BJP functionaries have a stake in the under-construction unauthorised colony.

Officials said the department has already slapped showcause notices on four residents and asked them to appear before the district town planner along with the site plan, registration deed and other necessary documents...

Every sector or colony has different rates, and for the first time, roads like Golf Course Road, MG Road, Delhi-Gurugram expressway and Sohna road have been categorised as a separate circle with similar rates

GURUGRAM: The district administration has announced revision of circle rates in Gurugram after a gap of four years, to be implemented from Monday, February 12, reversing a trend where circle rates had remained unchanged in 2014-15 and 2015-16, before being reduced by 5-10% over the past two years, owing to slump in the real estate sector. Realtors believe the upward revision is an indication of revival of the sector.

The new circle rates has divided the city into different areas...

The Haryana government has decided to allow people constructing homes to file a self-declaration mentioning they have followed the building plan in an attempt to streamline the process of issuing occupation certificates.

Under the amended Haryana Building Code, 2017, a person building a home will have to give a “self-certificate” through a recognised architect to the department of town and country planning. The government is expected to issue the occupation certificate (OC) in eight working days if the applicant is found to have followed all the rules of construction.

Officials said the district town planner (DTP) and the assistant town planner (ATP) might conduct random checks of the site to ensure the new rules aren’t misused...

The Huda had acquired land for development work in sectors 57 and 115, but over a period of time some plots were excluded from acquisition by the urban development authority

GURUGRAM: The enforcement wing of department of town and country planning (DTCP) on Monday demolished around two dozen structures, mostly shops along roads and in green belts, in sectors 81 and 95. While six shops were demolished in village Hayatpur, around 18 shops were razed in village Bandh to clear green belts and areas along sector roads.

The Huda had acquired land for development work in sectors 57 and115, but over a period of time some plots were excluded from acquisition by the urban development authority...