In a stride toward institutional urban development and ensuring basic amenities for citizens, the state has regularized 264 unauthorized colonies across 17 districts. This significant decision encompasses 91 colonies under the Town and Country Planning Department and 173 colonies managed by the Urban Local Department.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal highlighted that the present government had also previously regularized unauthorized colonies in the state. With the addition of today’s 264 colonies, this count will surge to 2101, signifying a substantial step towards comprehensive urban development and community welfare. Energy Minister Ranjit Singh was also present on this occasion, while Urban Local Bodies Minister Dr. Kamal Gupta joined virtually.
The total 91 colonies slated for regularization by the Town and Country Planning Department include 14 colonies in Panipat, 44 in Palwal, 21 in Panchkula, and 12 in Mahendragarh. Similarly, within the 173 colonies under the purview of the Urban Local Bodies Department, the colonies regularized include 7 in Ambala, 3 in Jind, 4 in Hisar, 11 each in Rohtak, Kurukshetra, and Panipat, 5 each in Sirsa and Faridabad, 9 each in Palwal and Karnal, 3 in Panchkula, 41 in Sonipat, 44 in Gurugram, 2 each in Kaithal and Nuh, and 6 colonies in Bhiwani.
Basic amenities, including roads, sewerage, water supply, and street lights, will be extended to residents in these colonies as part of the regularization process. To facilitate the development of these colonies, the government has granted administrative approval of Rs 438 crore, with an initial disbursement of Rs 54 crore to kickstart the developmental activities within the colonies.
Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister V. Umashankar, Additional Chief Secretary of Town and Country Planning Department Arun Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary of the Finance Department Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary of Housing for All Department Raja Shekhar Vundru, Additional Chief Secretary Energy Department A.K. Singh, Chairman of Power Utilities PK Das, Director General of Information, Public Relations, Language and Culture Department Mandip Singh Brar, Managing Director of DHBVN Sh PC Meena, Director General of Housing for All Department TL Satyaprakash, Director of Town and Country Planning Department, Amit Khatri, and other officers were also present on this occasion.