Haryana Big Move on Lal Dora Properties

• 23 Jul 2024

Why in News?

Recently, The Haryana government has launched a comprehensive registry initiative to resolve long-standing issues related to Lal Dora properties in urban areas.

• Under the Chief Minister Urban Body Ownership Scheme, both property owners and long-term tenants are set to benefit.

Key Points

• Lal Dora delineations were established in 1908 during British rule, marking areas outside formal settlements for agriculture. 
  • These lands have been exempt from building bylaws and municipal regulations, but owners often faced challenges in proving ownership, hindering property transactions and access to financial services.
  • The state government implemented measures to free villages from Lal Dora restrictions, allowing occupants to obtain property rights.
• The Svamitva Scheme aims to streamline property ownership rights and boost economic activities in Lal Dora areas. 
• The Chief Minister will distribute property certificates and registries to beneficiaries at a state-level function in Gurugram, marking a pivotal moment for urban development in Haryana.

Mukhymantri Shehri Nikay Swamitva Yojana

• It is designed to give ownership of Commercial Land of Municipalities running on rent or lease for more than 20 years in the State.
• Under this Scheme, individuals who have been occupying the land for 20 years through rent or lease are being given Ownership Rights on payment of up to 80% of the Collector Rate.
• Similarly, according to the limit of years occupied by the land, the Collector Rate will have to be paid at different rates, such as 75% of the Collector Rate for 25 years, 70% for 30 years, 65% for 35 years, 60% for 40 years, 55% for 45 years. There is a provision to give Ownership Rights on payment of 50% for 50 years.

Svamitva Scheme

• SVAMITVA stands for Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas.
• It is a center sector scheme which was launched nationally on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day on 24th April 2021.
• It aims to provide an integrated property validation solution for rural India.
• The demarcation of rural inhabited areas would be done using Drone survey and CORS (Continuously Operating Reference Stations) Networks which provides mapping accuracy of 5 cm.
• This would provide the ‘record of rights’ to village household owners possessing houses in inhabited rural areas in villages.
• It will cover around 6.62 Lakh villages of the entire country during 2021-2025.