On the subject cited above, Department of Housing & Urban Development
vide notification dated 04.06.2025 has notified the rates of Change of Land Use (CLU) Charges, External Development Charges (EDC) and License Fee / Permission Fee LF/PF) being charged for approval of various Real Estate Projects in the State of Punjab. Further vide subsequent notification of 16.07.2025, these charges have been made applicable for all the projects which have been submitted on or after 04.06.2025. The notification dated 04.06.2025 has been issued with the approval of the Council of Ministers and includes municipal areas of the State.
2.It has come to the notice of the Government that the Competent Authorities within Municipal Areas are levying EDC, CLU, LF/PF as per the old rates issued by the Department of Local Government vide instructions dated 06.10.2017.
B.Accordingly, it is directed that the notifications dated 04.06.2025 and 16.07.2025 must be complied with in letter and spirit. All ULBs must prepare list of cases where old charges have been wrongly levied and demand notices must be issued and action taken report sent by 15.12.2025 positively.
1.A copy of the above-mentioned notification dated 04.06.2025 and 6.07.2025 issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development are sent herewith for information and further necessary action.

1) Ludhiana within and outside M.C Limits upto 15 Kms. 2) Jalandhar within and outside M.C Limits upto 10 Kms.
3) Amritsar, Patiala, Khanna, Rajpura, Mandi Gobindgarh, Sirhind and Phagwara within and outside M.C Limits upto 7 Kms.
4) Bathinda, Moga, Batala, Pathankot, Barnala, Malerkotla, Morinda, Hoshiarpur, within and outside M.C Limits upto 5 Kms.
5) Sangrur, Sunam, Nabha, Faridkot, Kotkapura, Ferozepur, Malout, Abohar, Sri Mukatsar Sahib. Kapurthala, Nawan Shahar, Ropar, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur, Samana, Jagraon, Mansa, Lalru, Kurali within and outside M.C Limits upto 3 Kms.
6) a) b)
NH-1 upto 2 km on both sides, outside any potential zone.
All other NH (except NHI)/SH/Scheduled Roads upto 1 km both sides, outside any potential zone.
7) Rest of Punjab
8) Master Plan Area of S.A.S.Nagar, New Chandigarh, Zirakpur
9) Master Plan Area of Kharar, Dera Bassi, Banur