The Haryana Government has deferred the implementation of several critical provisions of the amended Haryana Building Code-2017, pending the development of an online portal, empanelment of architects for third-party certification, and notification of rates for purchasable floor area ratio (FAR).
Clarification issued on June 26
In a clarification issued on June 26, Additional Chief Secretary of the Town and Country Planning Department, Anurag Agarwal, informed key bodies including the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran, the Urban Local Bodies Department, the Haryana State Agriculture Marketing Board, and the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation that the amendments notified on December 8, 2025, would become effective only after the necessary systems are operational.
The clarification states that occupation certificates for low-risk buildings through self-certification and for high-risk buildings through third-party certification will be issued only after the online portal is functional. Additionally, third-party certification for high-risk buildings will commence only once architects are empanelled.
Additional FAR provision delayed
The government also clarified that the provision allowing the purchase of additional FAR beyond the prescribed base limits for industrial and commercial projects will become effective only after the government finalises the applicable charges. Until then, no additional FAR can be purchased.
Furthermore, the clarification notes that until the National Building Code provisions are replaced through a suitable amendment, the existing National Building Code provisions incorporated in the Haryana Building Code will continue to apply.
Warning against unauthorized construction
The clarification warns that any building constructed using additional purchasable floor area ratio without approval of building plans during the transition period will be treated as “non-compoundable,” meaning such violations cannot be regularised.
