Haryana Land Pooling Policy 2026: Owners Get 50% Area

The Haryana Cabinet on November 3 approved the Land Pooling Policy-2026, under which landowners will receive 50% of a development project's saleable area, replacing the existing policy that linked their entitlement to the market value of land.

The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini in Chandigarh.

The revised policy replaces the Land Pooling Policy-2022 and provides for landowners to receive developed plots while the remaining share is retained by the development organisation.

Under the approved framework, commercial sites will form part of the landowners' entitlement in accordance with prescribed provisions.

The remaining portion will be allotted as residential, industrial or institutional plots, depending on the nature of the project.

Financial assistance and project timelines

The policy provides for interim financial assistance of ₹1 lakh per acre annually, proportionate to the land contributed, for four years from the date of sale deed registration.

If the payment is not transferred within 15 days of the sale deed, landowners will be entitled to simple interest at 9% per annum for the period of delay.

The project completion timeline has been reduced from five years to four years.

Development organisations will be required to complete infrastructure facilities within four years from the date of final project approval, failing which the land will revert to the landowners.

Minimum plot sizes and compensation provisions

The policy specifies minimum sizes for developed plots to be allotted to participating landowners.

Residential plots will have a minimum area of 100 square metres, industrial plots 250 square metres and institutional plots 500 square metres.

The actual allotment will depend on the proportion of land contributed.

Commercial kiosks or booths will also be allotted, wherever applicable, to landowners contributing more than 2,000 square metres.

Landowners contributing less than 999 square metres will receive monetary compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, or at the reserve price of the plot, whichever is higher.

The policy also allows holders of Land Entitlement Certificates to combine their certificates and jointly apply for larger developed plots.

The period within which development organisations can buy back allotted plots has been extended from one year to three years.

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Land aggregator remuneration and e-Bhoomi exclusion

The remuneration payable to land aggregators has been fixed at 0.5% of the collector rate for agricultural land in the concerned revenue estate.

The development agency will bear the payment, which will be made after completion of the project's sale deed process.

Land pooling through e-Bhoomi has been excluded from the revised policy.

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Haryana revises Transferable Development Rights policy

The Cabinet also approved amendments to the policy governing the grant and utilisation of Transferable Development Rights (TDR), dated November 16, 2021.

The changes are intended to address issues related to the valuation, transfer and utilisation of TDR certificates and facilitate infrastructure development projects across the state.

Under the existing TDR framework, landowners who surrender land required for critical infrastructure projects in favour of the government receive certificates that allow them to monetise their development rights by selling them to developers or other users within the same development plan.

The amended policy revises the formula for calculating the notional land against which a TDR certificate is issued.

The calculation will now use the weighted average collector rate applicable to the surrendered land on the date of application submission, replacing the earlier provision linked to the rate applicable on January 1 of the calendar year in which the application was made.

The Cabinet has also revised the calculation formula for the receiving site, taking into account its weighted average collector rate on the date of application submission on the basis of which the TDR certificate was granted.

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