India, Dec. 30 -- The Haryana government has amended key provisions of the Haryana Building Code (HBC), 2017, significantly liberalising floor area ratio (FAR) norms, simplifying occupation certificate procedures and removing select regulatory requirements, officials said, adding the initiative aims to improve ease of doing business and accelerate real estate and industrial development.

The amendments, notified by the town and country planning department in the first week of December, are aimed at faster project execution, reduced compliance burden and greater flexibility for developers across commercial, industrial, hospitality and institutional sectors, officials said.

One of the most significant changes allows unrestricted FAR and he...