Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab today announced that all clearances required for establishment of new colonies in the state would be provided online from October 15 to facilitate the colonisers and house holders besides curbing the mushrooming of unauthorised colonies.Accompanied by Mr. Chuni Lal Bhagat, Local Bodies Minister, Mr. Bikram Singh Majithia, Revenue Minister, Mr. Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, PWD Minister and Mr. Kamal Sharma, President Punjab BJP, Mr. Badal was presiding over a function organised by the Punjab Colonisers and Property Dealers Association to extend thanks to Deputy CM for bringing a comprehensive policy to regularise all the illegal colonies in a systematic way. The Deputy CM said he had directed PUDA as well as the Housing Department to come out with an online portal before the first week of October to provide online clearances including CLUs, map certification and other requirements to carve out new colonies. He said that from October onwards all such certifications would be provided online within a month after filing of application.
Thanking office bearers of Punjab Colonisers and Property Dealers Association for cooperating with the Punjab government to regularise illegal colonies, Mr. Badal said, "Punjab is our own house and we all should make it clean and green, which would be a gift for our coming generations." Giving a call to colonisers and property dealers to file applications before the last date to get their colonies regularised, Mr. Badal said the Punjab Congress was trying to mislead the people of Punjab through false propaganda. To streamline urbanisation, Mr. Badal said as the master plans had already been prepared for corporation cities like Amritsar, Ludhiana and Jalandhar, these cities would witness unprecedented development in next three years. He said as much as Rs 3,000 crore would be spent on the 'Manchester of Punjab-Ludhiana' alone. Commenting on the economic disorder in the country, Mr. Badal the country's economy was in shambles due to the flawed policies of the UPA. He said the only option left open was the complete decimation of the Congress led UPA Government in the forthcoming parliamentary elections.
Later on answering to media persons regarding a media report declaring Punjab a most suitable investment destination in the country, Mr. Badal said the RBI survey was proof of the pace of development in Punjab. He said Punjab would become the best investment option soon with the State set to become power surplus this year. When asked about the raids conducted by Income Tax department on an industrial house of Ludhiana, Mr. Badal said that Congress led UPA Government was using CBI, Income Tax, DRI and other central agencies as their personal forces to coerce opponents, for which the UPA would have to pay dearly in the ensuing general elections.
Prominent amongst those present on the occasion Mr. K.D. Bhandari, Mr. Som Parkash, Mr. Inderbir Singh Bolaria, both CPS, Mr. Manpreet Singh Ayali, Mr. Darshan Singh Shivalik, Mr. S.R. Kaler, Mr. Ranjit Singh Dhillon, all MLAs, Mr. Maheshinder Singh Grewal, Advisor to CM, Mr. Rajinder Bhandari, Vice Chairman Punjab Planning Commission, Mr. H.S. Gohalwaria, Mayor, Mr. Bikramjit Singh Khalsa, Mr. Jagjiwan Singh Khirnia, Mr. Ranjit Singh Talwandi, all former MLAs, Mr. Amrik Singh Aliwal, Ex-MP, Mr. Kultar Singh Jogi, President Punjab Colonisers and Property Dealers Association, General Secretary Gurvinder Singh Lamba, Mr. Barinder Singh Jolly, Mr. Kamal Chaitely, Mr. Gurdeep Singh Gosha and Jaswant Singh Chhapa.