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Call for people-friendly changes in domicile laws

By Our Staff Correspondent

DEHRA DUN, NOV. 25. The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha has accused the Narain Dutt Tiwari Government of following anti- people domicile and industrial policies.

The Uttaranchal domicile laws say that a person will be considered a bona fide resident of the State only if he has been the owner of a piece of land here for at least 15 years. "More than a third of the State's population is living in such economically adverse conditions that they cannot purchase property and live in hired accommodations. How can these natives be denied a domicile certificate?" asked Pushkar Singh Dhami, State president of the Morcha, seeking a suitable people-friendly amendment to the domicile laws.

Similarly, the Congress after coming to power at the Centre had reduced the time limit for availing subsidies and tax relaxations by industrial units being established here. The BJP-led Government had given such concessions for 15 years to units that would be established till 2014 but the Congress- led Government has limited this facility to industries that would be set up by the year 2007. This indicates that the Congress was not interested in the development of industries in Uttaranchal, he said.

Mr Dhami also alleged serious irregularities in the allotment of industrial land.

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