Correspondence and Statement regarding transfer of acquired evacuee urban built-up properties

No.F18 (40)/61-Prop/Comp.&Prop. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WORKS, HOUSING AND REHABILITATION (DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION) Office of the Chief Settlement Commissioner Jaisalmer House, New Delhi. Dated the 29th March, 1963. From The Chief Settlement Commissioner. To The Secretary to Government of Punjab, Rehabilitation Department, Jullundur/Chandigarh. Subject.-Transfer of acquired evacuee urban built-up properties to the Government of Punjab in package deal. Sir, I am directed to refer to item No. VI of the minutes of the meeting held at Chandigarh on the 16th February, 1963 between the Chief Minister Punjab and the Union Minister for Works, Housing and Rehabilitation and to convey the sanction of the President to the sale of the remaining Acquired Evacuee Urban Built up properties comprising of houses, shops, Kholas/Sites in Punjab to the Punjab Government at 15 per cent of their reserve price as per details given in the attached statement. 2. The total price recoverable from the Punjab Government in respect of the above properties is Rs. 27, 25,294 (Rupees twenty- seven lacs twenty-five thousand two hundred and ninety-four only). The above amount will be paid by the Punjab Government in a lump sum on 1st April, 1963 but in case the State Government desire to pay the amount within a period of one year i.e., upto 3lst March,1964,no interest will be charged. The amount paid by the Punjab Government will be credited to the "Compensation Pool" under the Head of Account 'L-II- Miscellaneous Receipts on account of DPs-Receipts forming part of Compensation Pool-Receipts on account of Sale of acquired Evacuee Properties". 3. The above properties will be deemed to have been transferred to the Punjab Government from 1st April, 1963. All income derived from these Properties after 1st April, 1963, i.e. rents, lease money etc. will be credited to the State Head of Account. All receipts of these properties in respect of the period prior to the 1st April 1963, will be credited to the Central Government. 4. Acquired Urban Evacuee built up properties which had already been sold by auction or by allotment by "the Regional Settlement Commissioner but in respect of which sales/transfers might be cancelled in future on account of failure of purchasers to pay up the balance purchase price or for any other reason will not form part of this Package Deal. Such properties will be disposed of by the State Government and the sale-proceeds credited to the Central Government. The question of paying the State Government a commission on the sale proceeds to cover their expenditure will be considered in due course. 5. This letter issues with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure),-vide their U.O. No. 766/FR-I/63 dated 27th March, 1963. Yours faithfully, M.J. Srivastava, Settlement Commissioner and Ex-Officio Under Secretary to the Government of India.

STATEMENT SHOWING DETAILS IN RESPECT OF ACQUIRED EVACUEE URBAN PROPERTIES IN PUNJAB SOLD TO THE PUNJAB GOVERNMENT IN A ' PACKAGE DEAL'

Serial No. | Nature of properties | No. of properties | Reserve price | Price to be paid by the Punjab Government 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 1 | Houses | 7,381 | Rs 1,15,33,313/- | Rs.17,29,997/- 2 | Shops | 170 | Rs.6,64,218/- | Rs.99,633/- 3 | Kholas/sites | 7,543 | Rs.59,71,092/- | Rs.8,95,564/- Total | | 15,094 | Rs.1,81,68,623/- | Rs.27,25,294/-

Note.-Detailed lists of the properties transferred to the Punjab Government are being prepared by the Regional Settlement Commissioner, Jullundur after actual survey and will be furnished to the State Government by the Regional Settlement Commissioner. There may, therefore, be some variation in the above figures.

M.J. Srivastava, Settlement Commissioner and Ex-Officio Under Secretary to the Government of India.

S.S. Kalha, Secretary to Government, Punjab, Legislative Department.