Approval of the Revised 'Samadhan Se Vikas' Scheme | 03 Nov 2021

Why in News

• On November 2, 2021, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar approved the revised 'Samadhan Se Vikas' scheme to enable recovery of pending External Development Fee (EDC) dues.

Key Points

• The 'Samadhan Se Vikas' scheme designed to enable recovery of long pending EDC dues was approved in a meeting of the State Council of Ministers on July 6, 2020.
• The scheme was developed on the lines of the central scheme 'Vivad se Vishwas'.
• Under this policy, an amount of Rs 1130.13 crore has been recovered till 30 September, 2021. Presently, the EDC dues of about Rs.14932.87 crore are pending with the colonizers/developers. Hence, the scheme was not extended after 30^th September, 2021.