No. 128–2021/Ext.] CHANDIGARH

REVENU

No. 8719-CFMS-R-5-2021/5727.—

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EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

H, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021 (SRAVANA 19, 1

HARYANA GOVERNMENT

UE & DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

Notification

The 10th August, 2021

policy for creating Land Bank for the Government De

tions.

ndowners at times have to make distress sale of t

abroad due to slump in market or due to pandemic, pr

ket or various plethora of reasons.

ntioned reasons, the State Government has been exper

ng land available to the various Departments of the Sta

ially in providing land for essential services i.e. wat

olleges and other specialized institutions of higher

medical colleges & other hospitals and polytechnics etc

the Government have acquired land long ago under

(Central Act 1 of 1894) and some part of the said la

equently, in the absence of a well-defined policy, ther

onsolidate the same, so as to provide a land bank for

nts etc.

many of the statutes/rules to utilize the land by the De

ment viz the Haryana Evacuee Properties (Manag

Haryana Act No.7 of 2008), the Nazul Land (Transf

ge Common Land (Regulations) Act 1961 (Punjab Act

d thereunder for transferring/selling the land to Go

Boards and Corporations. Yet, no heed was given

bsence of the same, the land bank could not be crea

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(v) In case, there is surplus land in the land bank by examining all the necessities including

future needs of all the Departments of the Government and Boards & Corporations,

especially land purchased from a landowner by the Government for this land bank to

minimize distress sale of land, the Government can dispose of the same in a transparent

manner by e-auction.

To achieve the above objective, there is need to frame a policy in the matter.

Definitions

In this policy unless the context otherwise requires means:

(i)

“Land Bank" as per explanation given in section 101 of Right to Fair Compensation and

Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Central

Act No. 30 of 2013), means a governmental entity that focuses on private land to be

purchased under the policy, the conversion of Government owned vacant, abandoned,

unutilized acquired lands.

(ii) "Land and Rate Scrutiny Committee" means a committee to scrutinize the offer made

by the landowner/farmer and to examine the same in the context of prevailing Fair Value

(Collector) rates specified under Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (Central Act No. II of 1899) and

various lands available or likely to be available in the land bank, (constitution of committee

at Annexure A).

(iii) "Land Bank Committee" means a committee to consolidate the recommendation of

Land and Rate scrutiny Committee as well as unutilized acquired land of various

Government Departments and its Boards/Corporations including land available for

transferring to Government Departments etc. under various statutes/rules/standing orders,

(constitution of committee at Annexure B).

(iv) "High Powered Land Bank Committee" means a committee to take a decision about

transferring unutilized acquired land of various Government Departments and its

Boards/Corporations including land available for transferring to Government

Departments etc. under various statutes/rules/ standing orders, besides, auctioning of

unutilized land, if any, and to finalize the purchase of land of private persons, (constitution

of committee at Annexure C).

Creation of

Land Bank

(i) The unutilized land of various Government Departments and their entities i.e., Boards and

Corporations shall be clubbed at one place under the Revenue and Disaster Management

Department as a Nodal Department.

(ii) In the Haryana Evacuee Properties (Management and Disposal) Act, 2008 (Haryana Act

No. 7 of 2008) and the Haryana Evacuee Properties (Management and Disposal) Rules,

2011, wherein, there is provision of Sale through negotiation to any Department of the

State Government and Boards & Corporations, Nazul Land (Transfer) Rules, 1956 to

retain it within municipal limit and upto two miles beyond thereof by the Revenue

Department for its own schemes/projects and if not needed by it, it can be transferred to

other Government Departments. Hence, a land bank of these two categories of land shall

be maintained by the Revenue Department, being Nodal Department also.

(iii) In the Punjab Village Common Land (Regulations) Act, 1961 (Punjab Act No.18 of

1961) and the Punjab Village Common Land (Regulations) Rules, 1964, wherein, there is

provision of selling land in 'shamilatdeh’ vested in a panchayat for office building of any

Government

Department,

Government

owned

companies

and

Public

Sector

Undertakings, all the Departments including Boards & Corporations shall endeavor to

explore such lands and Revenue Department shall put up all such lands in the land bank

for their optimum utilization.

(iv) In the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 (Haryana Act No. 24 of 1973) and the Haryana

Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 (Haryana Act No. 16 of 1994), wherein there is

provision of transferring the immovable property to the State Government, all the

Departments including Boards & Corporations shall endeavor to explore such lands and

Revenue Department shall put up allsuch lands in the land bank for their optimum

utilization.

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(v) To prevent distress sale of land by farmers, it shall be optional for the farmers to apply

on online portal of the Director Land Records to make offer of his land in the State of

Haryana by giving complete details of land including negotiable price of the same.

Further, Revenue Department shall keep it in the said land bank for present or future

requirements of all the Departments of the Government and Boards & Corporation and

shall transfer to them as per relevant rules/standing orders/ policies including price

thereof, if any.

Note: It is made clear that this is an offer and this should not be considered as a commitment to

purchase the land of private individuals for land bank or any other specific project. The

provision of Land Bank is made to remove the fear of distress sale due to any

contingency on the part of landowner as well as market trends.

Landowners deciding selling their land to avoid distress sale due to any eventuality including

market trends can offer to obtain a competitive price from the Government for its present &

future needs for providing essential infrastructure including future projects to create a land

bank. The procedure for the same shall be as under: -

(i)

Online portal for taking offers: An online portal shall be created by the Director

Land Records, so as to enable the land owners/farmers to make offer to sell his land at

any time by mentioning land details in the columns mentioned in the portal.

(ii) Verification by Revenue team of the Directorate:

The title of the property including ownership, khasra numbers shall be verified

online from the Web-HALRIS portal by the officers/officials of the Directorate. It

is to be ensured that the offer of land is in complete khasra number(s) with specific

karukan (length & breadth i.e. field book) and not in share in any manner, as per

ownership column of the jamabandi.

The Directorate of Land Records shall upload details of lands of various

Government Departments, and their entities i.e. the Boards and Corporations,

Panchayat Deh and Municipal Bodies in all the revenue estates of the State by

taking the assistance of Asset Management Cell of the Department etc. so as to

examine the feasibility of making optimum use of such lands in accordance with

the relevant statutes, rules and policies applicable.

(iii) Examination by land and Rate Scrutiny Committee: This Committee shall

examine the report made by the O/o Director, Land Records. This Committee shall

ensure that there is no court case pending on the land being sold and shall finalize the

offers as early as possible so as to enable to inform the landowner/farmer about the

decision taken within a maximum period ofsix months from the date of offer made.

Further, this committee shall make recommendation regarding creating land bank out

of the lands mentioned in para 5(ii)(b).

(iv) Principal Decision of Land Bank Committee: This Committee shall finalize in

principle the land offers made by the farmers for creating a land bank as well as

mentioned in para 5(iii) and making recommendation to High Powered Land Bank

Committee by having detailed deliberations keeping in view the immediate and future

needs of the Government as well as a land bank.

(vi) Effecting the purchase of land and disposal thereof:

Upon clearance by the Land Bank Committee, the offer made by the land

owners/farmers shall be placed before the High Powered Land Bank Committee.

Immediately after finalization of land purchase, a sale deed shall be got executed in

favour of State Government in the Revenue Department by taking possession

thereof simultaneously by the Deputy Commissioner concerned. This will be a part

of land bank.

If the land purchased from private individuals is not required for a long time, this

committee can take decision to e-auction it by a transparent manner, so as to be in

unison with the State Revenue, on the recommendation of Land Bank Committee

after exploring all possibilities of present and future requirements of various

Departments of Government including Boards & Corporations etc.

Procedure

1978

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Annexure A

Land and Rate Scrutiny Committee

Administrative Secretary to Government Haryana, Urban Local Bodies

Department.

Chairperson

Director, Urban Local Bodies, Haryana

Member

Director, Development and Panchayats, Haryana

Member

Secretary/Special Secretary Revenue

Member

Director, Land Records, Haryana

Member Secretary

Head of the Department concerned

Member

Deputy Commissioner(s) of the concerned District

Member

District Revenue Officer of the concerned District

Member

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Annexure B

Land Bank Committee

Financial Commissioner Revenue and Additional Chief Secretaryto

Government Haryana, Revenue and Disaster Management Department.

Chairperson

Administrative Secretary to Government Haryana, Urban Local Bodies

Department

Member

Administrative Secretary to Government Haryana, Industries and Commerce

Department

Member

Administrative Secretary to Government Haryana, Town & Country Planning

and Urban Estates Department

Member

Administrative Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department

Member

Head of Department(s) concerned

Member

Director, Land Records, Haryana

Member Secretary

Representative of Finance Department, Haryana

Member

DeputyCommissioner(s)oftheconcerned District

Member

Note:

The Chairperson may co-opt/invite any other officer/expert to be a member of the committee to participate

in its meeting.

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Annexure C

High Powered Land Bank Committee

Chief Minister, Haryana

Chairperson

Revenue Minister, Haryana

Member

Finance Minister, Haryana

Member

Urban Local Bodies Minister, Haryana

Member

Development & Panchayats Minister, Haryana

Member

Industries & Commerce Minister, Haryana

Member

Financial Commissioner Revenue and Additional Chief Secretary to

Government Haryana, Revenue and Disaster Management Department.

Member

Administrative Secretary to Government Haryana, Urban Local Bodies

Department

Member

Administrative Secretary to Government Haryana, Industries &

Commerce Department

Member

10.

Administrative Secretary to Government Haryana, Town & Country

Planning and Urban Estates Department

Member

11.

Administrative Secretary, Development &Panchayats Department

Member

12.

Special Secretary Revenue/ Director, Land Records, Haryana

Member Secretary

Note: The Chairperson may co-opt/invite any other officer/expert to be a member of the committee to

participate in its meeting.

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Summary flow Chart

Land and Rate Scrutiny Committee

Land Bank Committee

High Powered Land Bank Committee

Used

Not Used

Project etc.

e-auction

SANJEEV KAUSHAL,

Financial Commissioner Revenue and Additional Chief Secretary to

Government, Haryana, Revenue and Disaster Management Department.

9269—C.S.—H.G.P. Pkl.