Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh-
On the last day of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha Monsoon Session, the Haryana Legislative Assembly (Facilities to Members) Second Amendment Bill, 2025 was passed to amend the Haryana Legislative Assembly (Facilities to Members) Act, 1979.
Haryana Legislative Assembly (Facilities to Members) Second Amendment Bill, 2025
Under section 3 of the Haryana Legislative Assembly (Facilities to Members) Act, 1979, every member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly is entitled a repayable advance, not exceeding one crore rupees, for a house building advance for the purchase of a built up house or flat or for building a house or flat to be constructed by the Co-operative Group Housing Society of which he is a member, or, for the purchase of a motor car, or for both, with the provision of below the age of sixty years for second time advance and with the provision for House Building Advance for third time below the age of sixty years.
The existing provision of below the age of sixty years for availing a second time advance for both (i.e. house building and for the purchase of a motor car) and a third time House Building Advance, impose an undue restriction on members for drawing such repayable advances; an additional amount of ten lakh rupees, in addition to one crore rupees, for effecting major repairs, additions or alterations to the house of a member; under the present provisions of the Haryana Legislative Assembly (Facilities to Members) Act, 1979- a member, after taking the first advance under the above mentioned sub-section, the member below the age of sixty years, may be entitled to draw repayable advance for the second time immediately after the completion of recovery of principal amount along with interest on the previous advance.
A member shall also be entitled to draw upto a maximum of ten lakh rupees for effecting major repairs, additions or alterations to his house, if repayment of an amount equal to ten lakh rupees has already been made against the outstanding principal amount of house building advance.
The provision relating to the age of sixty years for availing the second or third time advance be removed. In addition to one crore rupees, an additional amount of ten lakh rupees should be provided so that the member can get his house repaired or altered.