Seeking that project-affected people in the state are compensated fairly, the urban development department has granted them two to three times the transferable development rights (TDR) of the land that they had surrendered. The new provision will help get public projects done speedily. The compensation is due if land has been acquired for road construction, widening, development of amenities, construction of housing for slum dwellers etc. The new compensation policy is applicable for municipal corporations excluding Mumbai, as TDR is not given in the island city. TDR is compensation in the form of floor space index.
In a decision taken by the urban development department on January 28, the municipal corporations of Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Solapur, Kolhapur, Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Nashik, Ahmednagar, Jalgaon, Dhule, Malegoan, Aurangabad, Nanded-Vaghala, Latur, Parbhani, Amravati and Akola will benefit. “For surrender of the gross area of the land which is subjected to acquisition, free of cost and free from all encumbrances, the owner shall be entitled for TDR. For non-congested area, two times the area of surrendered land would be given in the form of TDR. For a congested area, three times the area of surrendered land would be given in the form of TDR,” the decision said. The decision has been taken to accelerate projects of public interest that are usually stuck due to the compensation issue. “We are hoping that the decision will help the affected people to get some benefit and land acquisition will be easier,” an official from the urban development department said. The decision came after the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 promoted right compensation for the affected people, he added.
“In view of the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, it is necessary to allow the fair compensation for the lands reserved for public amenities, social facilities and utilities in the Development Plans prepared under the provisions of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 by granting TDR and by allowing the owner for development subject to certain conditions under the Accommodation Principle,” the decision said.
