PUNJAB TO SOON AMEND PAPRA TO CHECK UNAUTHORIZED COLONIES
CM GIVES SLEW OF CONCESSIONS TO PRIVATE COLONIZERS/BUILDERS

CHANDIGARH JUNE 18, 2010:

In a bid to check haphazard growth in the state, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today announced that Punjab government would soon amend the Punjab Apartment Property Regulation (PAPR) Act, 1995 to insert stringent provisions of law to deter the erring colonizers and builders indulging in the construction of unauthorized colonies on one hand and fleecing the innocent people on the other.

Presiding over a meeting of the delegation of the Punjab unit of Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) at Chief Minister’s Residence here this morning, Mr. Badal asked the Secretary Housing & Urban Development to study the procedure adopted by the Haryana government to prevent the construction of unauthorized colonies.

Showing deep concern over the growing trend of unauthorized colonies in Punjab, Mr. Badal said that it was not only detrimental to the holistic growth and development of the state but also caused sheer exploitation and harassment to the people, who were left in lurch sans proper infrastructural facilities in these colonies.

Responding to the demands raised by the delegation of CREDAI, the Chief Minister asked the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. to provide either single point metering system to the promoters of the licensed colonies or an individual meter to all the residents. Mr. Badal also directed the Chairman, Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. to install the 66 KV grid sub station with in the premises of licensed colonies by charging a lumsum amount of Rs.3 crore from the promoters in addition to 5% ex-gratia on account of escalation in the cost of electrical equipment and material.

The Chief Minister also asked the Chairman of the Punjab Pollution Control Board to issue ‘No Objection Certificate’ to the promoters and the colonizers positively within 90 days and in case of not raising any objection in this regard within the stipulated time frame, failing which it would deemed to be issued.  He however, said that the board should also ensure that at the time to receiving applications it should intimate the entire procedure to the promoters and thereafter no piecemeal objections should be raised. Mr. Badal also asked the Housing & Urban Department to review the procedure followed for issuing the completion certificate and a uniform policy be adopted to simplify the procedure in this regard.

The Chief Minister also directed Financial Commissioner Forests to convene a separate meeting of the developers and builders to resolve the matter for issuing NOC from the forest department.

Emphasizing on the need to made the rain water harvesting compulsory in the entire state, the Chief Minister said that the GMADA had already made it mandatory in Mohali but it should also be implemented strictly in other parts of the state to make optimum use of rain water harvesting. He also asked the colonizers and builders in the state to plan housing colonies in such a way that they should have separate tracks for jogging and cycling to keep the residents fit and fine. Likewise, he also underlined the need to go for plantation of trees in these colonies in a big way to keep the environment clean and pollution free.

Prominent amongst others who were present in the meeting included Local Government & Industries Minister Mr. Manoranjan Kalia, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. DS Guru, Financial Commissioner Forests Mr. RC Nayar, Secretary Housing & Urban Development Mr. SS Sandhu, Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. KJS Cheema, Chief Administrator GMADA Mr. Vivek Pratap Singh, Chairman Punjab State Power Corporation Mr. KD Chaudhary, Chairman Punjab State Transmission Corporation Mr. Anurag Aggarwal, Chairman Punjab State Pollution Board Mr.Rajat Aggarwal, Chief Town Planner Mr. Kuljit Singh, Mr. KK Kaul and Mr. Rajinder Sharma (both Advisors in GMADA).

The delegation of CREDAI Punjab was led by its President Mr. Kulwant Singh besides other members including Mr. NK Sharma of NK Sharma Group of companies, Mr. Anil Chopra of PPR Infrastructure, Mr. Deepak Sachdev of Ansal API and Mr. Amardeep Singh Hira of Shivalik Group.

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CHIEF MINISTER OFFICE, PUNJAB

BADAL RELEASES THE MAIDEN PROSPECTUS OF ASIAN INSTITUTION, PATIALA

CHANDIGARH JUNE 18, 2010:

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal here today released the maiden prospectus of recently established the 'Asian Institution (Patiala)' for the session of 2010-11.

Appreciating the efforts of Mr. Tarsem Saini, Chairman, Asian Educational Society for setting up this Institute, Mr. Badal said that it was the need of the hour to impart quality education with considerably high employability opportunities.

Mr. Badal also hoped that affiliated to the Punjabi University this Institute would prove its excellence in the various academic disciplines.

On this occasion the Mr. Harpinder Singh, Mr. Satnam Singh Sandhu, Mr. Tirath Bansal and Dr. Kumkum Bajaj members of the Managing Committee of Asian Educational Society were present.

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INFORMATION & PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, PUNJAB

Schedule for RIMC Entrance Test announced

CHANDIGARH JUNE 18, 2010:

The entrance examination for admission to the Rashtriya Indian Military College ( RIMC ), Dehradun for July, 2011 term would be conducted here at Lala Lajpat Rai Bhawan (Sector-15) on 1st & 2nd December, 2010.

Disclosing this here today a spokesman of the Directorate Sainik Welfare, Punjab informed that only boys were eligible to apply for the admission. Candidates appearing for the test should not be born earlier than 2nd July, 1998 and not later than 01st January, 2000 . They should either be studying in Class VII or passed Class VII from any recognized school at the time of admission to the RIMC. Selected candidates will be given admission in Class-VIII. The written part of the examination would consist of three papers namely, English, Mathematics & General Knowledge and the viva-voce test would be held for only those candidates who qualify in the written exam and the date for the viva voce test has been fixed as on 05 April, 2011 (Tuesday).

He informed that the copies of application forms, prospectus and set of old question papers could be obtained from the Commandant, RIMC, Dehradun on payment of Rs.250/- through demand draft in favour of Commandant, RIMC, Dehradun payable at SBI Tel Bhavan (Code No.1576) Dehradun. Applications in duplicate in prescribed form should be accompanied by a bank draft for Rs.50/-(Rs.5/- in case of Scheduled Caste and scheduled tribe) in favour of Commandant, RIMC, Dehradun payable at SBI Tel Bhavan (Code No.1576) Dehradun alongwith three passport size photographs of the candidate. Besides this, the candidate should furnish a certificate of age in duplicate from municipal birth register.

He further said that the applications in duplicate duly completed must reach here at Directorate Sainik Welfare, Punjab before 30th September, 2010. Application received after 30th September,2010 will not be entertained.

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