GOVERNMENT OF SIKKIM
URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING DEPARTMENT
GANGTOK 

Notification No :  8(20)3902/UD&HD                                                                Dated:23.12.99

N O T I F I C A T I O N

             In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 (e) of the Sikkim (Repeal and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1985 (10 of 1985) and in supersession of all previous notifications and orders on the subject, the State Government hereby imposes the following Ground Rent with effect from 1^st April, 2000, namely :- 

1.                   Residential premises of all buildings or houses inclusive of all floors excluding hood (chazza) : 

Location                 Class I                      Class II                       Class III

            a)   Along the road.    0:20 paise per sft.     0:15 paise per sft.        0:10 paise per sft.

b)  Backside of the    0:15 paise per sft.     0:10 paise per sft.        0:05 paise per sft.  
                 Road.   

 2.                   Any floor of a building or house not used for the residential purpose of the owner but where business is carried out for commercial purposes like shops, lodge, letting out on rent for residential purpose, godown for storing business materials etc. for each floor excluding the hood (chazza) :

Location              Class I                      Class II                       Class III

            a)   Along the road.    0:30 paise per sft.     0:20 paise per sft.      0:10 paise per sft.

b)   Backside of the   0:25 paise per sft. 0:15 paise per sft.        0:05 paise per sft.
                  Road.     

3.                   The above rates of ground rent shall be applicable to all the buildings or houses irrespective of whether they are constructed as per any approved Blue Print Plan or not and shall be realised from Class-I, Class-II and Class-III bazaars of Sikkim as specified above as per classification under Schedule-IV of the Sikkim Trade Licence and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Rules, 2000. 

4.                   For buildings or houses under construction, the ground rent shall be realised from the first day of the month following the one on which the occupation certificate was issued for the said building or house. 

5.                   Where a building is constructed in a private land, payment of ground rent for the ground floor shall be exempted.

            Commissioner-cum-Secretary,

                 Urban Dev. & Housing Department,

                   Government of Sikkim.