Rajasthan: Urban development and housing may empower panel to allot land at 30% of reserve price | Jaipur News

JAIPUR: The urban development and housing (UDH) department has floated a proposal to grant powers to the empowered committee to allot land at 30% of the reserve price.
Once the proposal is approved by the finance department, amendments will be made in the allotment policy.
An official said, “The empowered committee is chaired by the UDH minister. Though, orders allowing EC to allot land at 30% reserve price were issued, a nod is required to make amendments in the policy.”
In 2015, the state government had made an attempt to tighten norms in allotting land at concessional rates and a transparent policy was devised. In the new policy, norms were fixed to allot land to schools, universities, hospitals and other social institutions falling under development authority, housing board, urban improvement trust jurisdictions.
However, after coming to power, the previous government had ceased the right of urban local bodies (ULBs) including EC to allot land at concessional rates to educational institutes, hospitals, trusts, newspapers, social and religious organisations. Such land allotments will now be done by the state government after examining the requirements of the applicant.
A source said, “As the process to seek permission from the state government was cumbersome, an exercise to provide official powers to EC is under way. Though, EC already has powers and has recently allotted land for stadium in Chop recently.”
“In absence of availability of developed land, the state government or EC can allot undeveloped land at 20% of DLC rates. Moreover, if the premier institute will invest Rs 50 crore, the land will be allotted on 50% rates and if it invests Rs 100 crore, it will be allotted at 25% rates,” said a source