* Increase in the costs of freedom fighters from Rs 7,500 to Rs. 10,000 per month from 1 September 2013. The attacked government land is not leased to the intruder, but could be leased to any authorized person or institution after the intruder is abducted. The maximum area required for a specific purpose must be certified by the department concerned that covers the activity for which the leasing of state land is requested. Such a maximum area is subject to the provisions of the HP Ceiling on Land Holdings Act of 1972, a government spokesman said. The decision was taken by the Cabinet at its meeting, which was held here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. Following Cabinet`s acquiescence, the amended rules for objections or proposals from the public will now be communicated. In the face of the furious controversy over the arbitrary release of government land dominating the political landscape, Himachal Pradesh`s cabinet on Wednesday adopted a new draft of rules that tighten the rules for granting land leases and streamline the amount to be charged to beneficiaries. * The Himachal Pradesh Industrial Development Bank (HPIDB) was authorized to make an equity contribution of Rs 350 crore in HP Power Corporation Limited in 2013-2014 for the Shongtong-Karcham (450 MW), Sainj (100 MW), Sawara Kuddu (111 MW) and Kashang (234 MW) hydropower projects. The state government will have the power to reduce the lease amount in the cases of people affected by natural disasters and people who have lost their farmland and housing, the homeless, former soldiers, war widows, BPL families and people with disabilities. Unlike the previous provisions on subletting, it was proposed that the tenant could enter into an agreement on the management, operation and maintenance of the leased property.
There will be a restriction on the tenant using the land within three years, which can be credited from the date of registration of the rental deed. Under the title Himachal Pradesh Lease Rules, 2013, the new rules will be announced in the Official Journal after proposals and objections have been solicited. Prime Minister Virbhadra Singh chaired the cabinet meeting. SHIMLA: The Cabinet today approved changes to the leasing rules of Himachal Pradesh, 2013, to simplify the tedious process and pave the way for significant investments by state industrialists. According to the draft directive, no government land is provided on a lease basis, except in cases where no other alternative private land is available. Exceptions were granted only to self-employed workers, former soldiers, war widows and BPL families. It has also been proposed that government land can be leased to landless Himachalis for the construction of houses and for the rehabilitation of victims of natural disasters. Email address: dprhimachal@gmail.com, dprhp@himachalpr.gov.in The cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Virbhadra Singh took into account the basic situation that “most of the properties evacuated above have been used and occupied for a long time and in order to avoid lengthy legal proceedings and to realize the user and occupancy costs of current residents”, decided that certain standards should be reviewed in accordance with the rules of the rental, 2013 with the necessary changes. The various government agencies have had the freedom to set their standards to determine whether a tenant is licensed to carry on the proposed activity, the necessity of the activity and the amount of space required for that purpose.
Before the state lands are granted on the basis of a lease, no objections are raised from the owners of the estate. The state government will have the power to grant leases for any period it deems appropriate. The policy proposes to calculate the lease amount per year at 10% of the current county rates communicated by the county collector. For hydroelectric projects reserved exclusively for Himachalis in good faith, the lease amount is calculated at 5%. In addition, it was proposed that after five years, the lease amount should be increased by 5 per cent over the existing lease amount. Virbhardra Singh`s cabinet decided today to amend Himachal Pradesh`s 2013 lease rules to include evacuees and sell unapproved properties in Shimla and Kangra counties, in line with the provisions of the Compensation and Rehabilitation of Displaced Persons Act. . . .