In a significant move to facilitate property owners, the Nayab Singh Saini-led Haryana Government has announced major financial relief regarding extension fees for residential and commercial plots. The new policy covers both vacant and constructed plots (without completion certificates) situated within Municipal Corporations, Councils, and Committees, as well as Improvement Trust schemes.
The Core Issue Previously, plot owners who failed to construct buildings within the stipulated timeframe faced steep penalties and hurdles in executing sale deeds. The new order from the Director General, Urban Local Bodies, standardizes and reduces these fees to help thousands of owners regularize their properties.
New Fee Structure (Per Sq. Metre Per Year) The relief is categorized based on the type of municipality:
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Zone A (Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar Corporations):
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Vacant Plots: ₹60 per sq. m.
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Constructed Plots (No Completion Cert): ₹30 per sq. m.
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Other Municipal Corporations:
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Vacant: ₹40 | Constructed: ₹20
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Municipal Councils:
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Vacant: ₹30 | Constructed: ₹15
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Municipal Committees:
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Vacant: ₹20 | Constructed: ₹10
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Impact on Owners The report cites an example to highlight the savings: For a vacant plot in Gurugram allotted in 1990 (with a sale deed application in 2025), the extension fee would now be around ₹3.96 lakh. In smaller municipal committee towns, this fee would drop to just ₹1.32 lakh for a similar period.
Scope of Relief This policy applies until the owners submit their applications for the execution of sale deeds. It addresses long-standing limitations in the old rules and is expected to unlock a large volume of property transactions that were stuck due to exorbitant extension liabilities.
