Chandigarh, Aug. 27 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday announced the waiver of stamp duty on houses allotted under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Mukhyamantri Shahri Awas Yojana, Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas Yojana, and on residential plots up to 100 yards.

Making the announcement in the Assembly, CM Saini said that the beneficiaries of all these housing schemes and holders of small residential plots would no longer be required to pay stamp duty.

A day earlier, during the ongoing Assembly session, the Chief Minister had defended his government's record on law and order, asserting that the rule of law firmly governs the state and that no criminal, however influential, would be spared.

Saini accused the Opposition o...