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Hotels will be legalized in and around

Golden temple.
The state government has decided to finalize the draft
for regularizing the hotels and guest house in and
around the Golden temple complex in which one is
owned by the SGPC.
According to the proposal one-time settlement
policy, around 125 units who never obeyed the
Municipal building by laws, 1997 or the revised building
by laws 2010 were put forward to the ambit of
compoundable offense.
Compoundable penalty will be charged by the owners
to make these units legalized.
Sarabjit Singh Verka, who is a activist of Punjab
Human Rights challenged the operation of these hotels
units in Punjab and Haryana high court in 2010.

Since, the case is still pending but the government

is trying to sanction the functioning of these units.
The high court has decided the next date of hearing
on March 2.
To resolve the issue appropriately the government
is trying to sanction the policy after several
unsuccessful attempts have been made to seal such
units in the wake of disruptive response of the
affected hoteliers.
Local bodies department state that the proposals
for regularizing the 125 hotels, guest houses and inns
was passed in the cabinet meeting which was held on
November 26, 2014 and this should be followed by the
process of framing policy.
BJPs National Secretary Tarun Chugh said that
confirming the development a meeting was held
between the Deputy CM, hoteliers delegation and

He said that he took the initiative to fix the

meeting since the government intended to find the
amicable solution for this.
The policy was expected to come out this month,
after getting the nod of civic house said by senior
town planner Shakti Sagar Bhatia.
The policy would be presented in the high court
to get the green signal.
People who look for the budget accommodation
will be benefitted once the policy gets approved.
These units provide accommodation but does not
run kitchen. Good news is being expected on
February 25 or 26 said by the president of Hotels
and guest Houses Association, Surinder Singh.
We convinced the Deputy CM during the meeting
that Amritsar can never match the modern cities by

 The members asked that same relaxation

should be extended to them as it was done in
other holy cities.
The members committed that best fire
safety equipment will be set up by each
hotelier with regard about the safety norms
and parking space.
Under the beautification project the
government has decided to make the no
vehicle zone around the Golden Temple.
Heavy rush of vehicles can be cope up by
the multilevel parking Saragarhi near Dharam
Singh market, The meeting ended with the
positive decision said by him.