New Delhi, June 13 (KNN) The Haryana Government has come out with a Draft Uniform Building Code to improve Ease of Doing Business environment in the state.

“In view of objectives of Ease of Doing Business initiatives the State Government, Haryana intends to publish Uniform Building Rules/Byelaws to be followed by the State Government Departments dealing with Land Development issues/matters,” Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) said.

The byelaws, to be called the Haryana Uniform Building Code, 2016, shall be applicable on all Urbanisable areas, controlled area, Municipal area limits of the State of Haryana.

According to the draft code, the industrial/ Commercial/ institutional plot means the building ancillary to and serving the main industrial building and includes godown, cycle-shed, dispensary, canteen, electric substation and quarters for watch and ward staff but shall not include residential accommodation for supervisory staff.

The draft said that a "bio-technology industry" means the industrial units primarily engaged in research in micro-organisms and its software developments.

“No hardware manufacturing unit of pharmaceutical industry will be included; building lin shall mean a fixed line, if any specified for a site beyond which no building within that site other than a compound wall shall project,” highlighted the code.

The code also mentioned that class of building shall mean a building in one of the following categories - (a) Assembly building; (b) Residential building; (c) Commercial and mercantile building; (d) Industrial building; (e) Integrated Container Depot & Custom boundary area; (f) Institutional building; (g) Storage building; and (h) Recreational building.

“Industrial Building”- includes a building or part thereof wherein products or material are fabricated, assembled or processed, such as assembly plants, laboratories, power plants, refineries, gas plants, mills, dairies and factories etc, according to the draft code.

In this context, HSSIDC has sought feedback from the stakeholders and experts on the Draft Code which has been put up on their website. (KNN Bureau)