T.N. GOVERNMENT RELAXES NORMS FOR REGULARISATION OF RESIDENTIAL ENCROACHMENTS, ISSUANCE OF FREE HOUSE SITE PATTAS

The Tamil Nadu government has relaxed norms for the regularisation of residential encroachments and issue of free house site patta in Chennai city and its belt areas spread over Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts.

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The relaxation in norms over annual family income, extent of regularisation and fixation of land value, among others, have been issued now. The initial guidelines were issued in February this year.

The annual family income for eligibility to receive free house site patta has been enhanced from ₹3 lakh to ₹5 lakh for this one-time special regularisation scheme. It would be applicable to entire Tamil Nadu. A Government Order to this effect was issued by the Secretary of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department on April 26. The State government has also increased the extent of regularisation of lands.In case of Greater Chennai Corporation, and Tambaram and Avadi Corporations, for the families whose annual family income was less than ₹5 lakh, the maximum extent of regularisation would be “3 cents or actual extent occupied whichever was less”.