Punjab plans new affordable housing policy
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Punjab plans new affordable housing policy

Punjab minister Aman Arora said the state government will come out with a new affordable housing policy whose draft has been uploaded on official website for seeking suggestions from the public. The AAP government will not leave any stone unturned to fulfill the common man's aspirations to own a dream house, said Arora, Punjab Housing and Urban Development Minister.

The draft of 'Punjab Affordable Housing Policy-2022' has been uploaded on the official website for seeking suggestions from the public, he said.

In the new policy, the minimum area for a plotted colony has been fixed at five acres and for a group housing project at two acres, the minister said.

The saleable area has been increased to 65 per cent as compared to 55 per cent in normal colonies to provide plots at affordable rates to common man, he said in an official release here.

Punjab minister Aman Arora said the state government will come out with a new affordable housing policy whose draft has been uploaded on official website for seeking suggestions from the public. The AAP government will not leave any stone unturned to fulfill the common man's aspirations to own a dream house, said Arora, Punjab Housing and Urban Development Minister. The draft of 'Punjab Affordable Housing Policy-2022' has been uploaded on the official website for seeking suggestions from the public, he said. In the new policy, the minimum area for a plotted colony has been fixed at five acres and for a group housing project at two acres, the minister said. The saleable area has been increased to 65 per cent as compared to 55 per cent in normal colonies to provide plots at affordable rates to common man, he said in an official release here.

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