Overview
- The Punjab Unified Building Rules, 2025 apply across housing and local government departments to standardize approvals and enforcement statewide.
- Low‑rise height limits rise from 15m to 21m, with third‑party self‑certification enabled for plan approval and completion to cut delays.
- Stilt‑plus‑four construction is allowed for new urban buildings on plots of at least 250 square yards within licensed colonies, alongside deemed approval for plans up to 250 square yards.
- Stamp duty and registration fees on hypothecation and equitable mortgages will be rationalized through amendments to the Indian Stamp Act (Punjab) and Registration Fee Rules.
- The cabinet also approved tighter regulation of de‑addiction centres under new 2025 rules, sanctioned hiring for the Sports Medical Cadre, a land lease for a 100‑bed ESI hospital in Dera Bassi, the upgrade of Barnala to a municipal corporation, and a new sub‑tehsil in Ludhiana North.