Samadhan-se-vikas

Recently, the Haryana government had been issuing notices to several real estate giants under the one-time settlement scheme called ‘Samadhan-se-vikas’, for recovery of External Development Charges.

About Samadhan-se-vikas

• ‘Samadhan se Vikas’ scheme is modelled on the central scheme of ‘Vivad se Vishwas-2020’.
• The scheme will be applicable to the full outstanding EDC including interest as well as penal interest.

Purpose of the scheme

• Recently several real estate giants in Haryana have not deposited hundreds of crores of rupees worth mandatory EDC for the residential and commercial colonies they have built across Haryana.
• In a bid to recover this massive sum, Haryana government introduced this scheme.

About ‘External Development Charges’

• It is the charges paid by the real estate developer to civic authorities for maintenance of civic amenities within the periphery of the developed project including construction of roads, water and electricity supply, landscaping, maintenance of drainage and sewage systems, waste management
• The EDC is decided by the civic authorities.

About ‘Infrastructure Development Charges’

It is the charges paid by the real estate developer to the state government for development of major infrastructure projects across the state, which include the construction of transportation networks including highways, bridges.

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