Prithviraj Chavan government allotting floor spaces for real estate projects
In the run-up to the elections, the Prithviraj Chavan government in Maharashtra has been busily allotting more floor space index (FSI) to real estate projects. The Urban Development Department accounted for the second highest number of files cleared by the Chief Minister’s Office across 49 departments between June and September this year.
A total of 266 files concerning the department, which mainly deals with land-use and FSI policies, were cleared by Chavan. FSI is the ratio of built-up area to plot size, and a higher FSI is desired by all in land-starved Mumbai where per square foot price for a house can go over a lakh.
Questioning such “haste” from a CM criticised more for studying files for too long before taking any decision, BJP Mumbai unit president Ashish Shelar said that this is clearly a way to generate party funds by favouring particular developers. We will file a PIL and, if our government comes to power, we will review these decisions.
Real estate projects have been seen in a rise in Mumbai since the last fiscal.
Source: The Indian Express
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