Urban Local Bodies Minister, Dr Kamal Gupta said on Tuesday that Haryana is the first state in the country to implement Property ID.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi commended Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for the ‘Creation of New Property-ID under Normal and Tatkaal Scheme’ and recommended other states to adopt it.
Dr Kamal Gupta was addressing journalists at his office in Chandigarh.
He said that 34 lakh properties falling within Lal Dora were integrated and included in the new Property ID. This enables automatic data entry into the Property ID from property registries.
He stated that out of 2,274 unauthorised colonies, 494 have already been regularised, and work is in progress for others. Dr. Gupta said that nearly 850 colonies would be regularised by January 31, 2024.
Shopkeepers granted ownership rights under ‘Svamitva Yojana’
Dr. Gupta also highlighted the ‘Svamitva Yojana’, which granted ownership rights to shopkeepers who completed 20 years in their establishments by December 31, 2020.
He emphasised that any property-related information can now be sent to urban local body citizens through SMS.
Dr. Gupta further mentioned that there is a limited-time tax relief for full property tax payment in the fiscal year 2023-24, with the relief continuing until November 15, 2023. Property owners can also verify their property data on the departmental portal to rectify any errors.
Director, Urban Local Bodies Department, Yash Pal, Additional Director, Y. S. Gupta and other senior officers of the department remained present.