Varsity, college authorities can issue driving licence
Nod for setting up apple, fruit and vegetable market on the HMT land at Pinjore on 78 acres; state university’s name to be changed
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of chief minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar here on Thursday, approved the amendment in Haryana Motor Vehicles Rules, 1993, so as to delegate the powers of issuing learners’ driving licence and test of competence for permanent driving licence.
As per the amendment, the powers would be delegated to the registrar of all universities, directors of medical colleges, principals of government colleges and government-aided colleges. This would facilitate the students in obtaining learners’ driving licence without any hassle from their education institute. It would further facilitate the students to take the test for driving licence required for permanent driving licence in their respective institutions only.
VARSITY NAME AFTER LAKHMI CHAND
Besides, the cabinet also issued an ordinance to change the name of state university of performing and visual arts, Rohtak, to Pandit Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts, Rohtak. Pt Lakhmi Chand, a renowned poet of Haryana, was honoured posthumously as Surya Kavi by the state government. The government decided to rename the varsity on the demand of artistes from across the state.
APPLE, FRUIT MARKET AT HMT, PINJORE
The cabinet approved setting up
of apple, fruit and vegetable market on the HMT land at Pinjore, Panchkula in 78.33 acres.
This market would have stateof-the-art facility like sorting, grading, packaging, controlled atmosphere, cold-stores, logistic and allied services. This market would also be able to tap the transition and distribution potential of the apple trade at the gateway of Himachal Pradesh, Pinjore, and create an ultramodern facility for the growers, traders and buyers, enabling them to prefer this destination for sale and distribution.
DAIRYING COMPLEXES’ BLUEPRINT
The cabinet approved the report of the sub-committee of council of ministers constituted to prepare
blueprint for development of composite integrated dairying complexes in urban areas of the state. The town and country planning department would take up the earmarking of some areas for such complexes as per the blueprint in the development plans of all urbanisable areas in the state.
GAZETTED POST
The cabinet also approved the proposal of the health department to declare the post of chief pharmacist as a gazetted post (group B).
LICENSING POLICY AMENDED
The cabinet also amended the new integrated licensing policy 2016 to revise the floor area ratio (FAR), density norms and minor changes in size of community sites to add more flexibility in the policy.
An official spokesperson said the standardisation of FAR and increase in density norms would result in smaller dwelling units, thus improving affordability. However, increased density would also result in higher population for which upgrade in the services network and corresponding increase in external development charges (EDC) is required. As per the amendment, population density in New Integrated Licensing Policy colonies is increased to 300 persons per acre.
The permissible FAR, irrespective of the size of the colony, revised to 1.25 with a provision of availing purchasable development rights (PDR) limited to the maximum of 0.25 FAR of the entire project. Such FAR will continue to be permitted on 88% of the licensed area after excluding the 12% area reserved for Ews/affordable housing.
The fees and charges for NILP colonies like licence fees, conversion fees, external development charges will be recovered in proportion to the increased FAR.
For augmentation of town level infrastructure to commensurate with the increase in population, necessary amendments as required will be carried out. The builder will be allowed to provide two pieces of land for community sites of at least 1.25 acres each in colony up to 40 acres.
For colonies above 40 acres, the land of community sites will be at least 2 acre each.