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The Haryana Cabinet on July 28 approved a series of decisions aimed at promoting affordable housing, boosting industries, improving governance, strengthening welfare measures and encouraging electric mobility.
In a major relief for beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0, the Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, approved a sharp reduction in stamp duty and registration charges for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) beneficiaries purchasing eligible dwelling units of up to 60 square metres.
What Changes for Homebuyers
Under the decision, eligible beneficiaries will pay only ₹500 as stamp duty and ₹500 as registration fee per conveyance deed. At present, stamp duty is charged at 5 per cent along with 2 per cent additional duty, while registration fees are levied on a slab basis.
The government said the move would reduce the financial burden on beneficiaries and support the "Housing for All" mission. In a related property decision, the Cabinet approved rules under the Haryana Abadi Deh (Vesting, Recording and Resolving of Ownership Rights) Act, 2025, to create legal ownership records for properties in Lal Dora areas, providing a transparent mechanism for determining ownership and resolving disputes.
It also gave in-principle approval to a new formula-based property tax assessment system for urban local bodies, replacing the existing 2013 mechanism, aimed at making assessments more transparent and uniform while providing exemptions for religious institutions, government schools, hospitals and agricultural properties.
- Stamp duty for eligible EWS beneficiaries: ₹500 per conveyance deed
- Registration fee for eligible EWS beneficiaries: ₹500 per conveyance deed
- Eligible unit size: up to 60 sq metres
- Current stamp duty rate: 5% + 2% additional duty
- MSME policy investment target: ₹55,000 crore, 5 lakh+ jobs
Industry, Education and Governance Reforms
The government also unveiled the Haryana Progressive MSME and Export Promotion Policy 2026, describing it as the state's most comprehensive policy for micro, small and medium enterprises. The policy includes 60 initiatives aimed at attracting ₹55,000 crore in manufacturing investment, creating more than five lakh jobs and doubling the state's exports over the next five years, offering incentives such as capital and interest subsidies, credit support, export assistance and technology adoption measures.
The Cabinet also approved a Bill to establish Kusum International University in Rewari, aimed at expanding higher education capacity in line with the National Education Policy 2020 target of a 50 per cent Gross Enrolment Ratio, and approved the draft Haryana Local Audit Bill, 2026, proposing a statutory framework for independent audits of local bodies and institutions receiving public funds.
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Welfare, Employment and Clean Mobility Measures
The Cabinet approved compensation of ₹7.5 lakh for the legal heirs of persons who die due to unnatural causes in police custody, including torture, suicide, quarrels among detainees or negligence by police personnel, with at least half the compensation in torture cases to be recovered from the salaries of guilty police officials.
It extended 20 per cent horizontal reservation for Haryana domicile ex-Agniveers in recruitment to posts including Fire Operator-cum-Driver, Wildlife Guard and Constable in the Indian Reserve Battalion and State Disaster Response Force.
To promote clean transport, the Cabinet approved 100 per cent exemption from motor vehicle tax on new electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers priced up to ₹30 lakh, with a 50 per cent exemption for electric vehicles above that price, alongside a 1 per cent motor vehicle tax rebate for non-transport vehicles up to ₹20 lakh registered in the name of women.
The Cabinet also approved the Haryana State Commission for Minorities Bill, 2026, and relaxed compassionate appointment rules to allow three Haryana domicile dependents of martyred Armed Forces and CAPF personnel, who were minors at the time of their parents' death, to be considered for Group-C government jobs after attaining adulthood.
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