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Realty developers seek more government’s help to boost demand » Realty developers seek more government’s help to boost demand

Realty developers are endeavoring more further support, in addition to the measures proclaimed, including the Rs 25,000-crore trial fund for fulfillment of abandoned and stuck housing projects, from the government to expand the requirement for housing and reducing liquidity pressure.

Developers have stretched out to finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with approaches such as providing them adaptability on imposing GST at 5% without income tax credit or 8% with income tax credit and home loan prices at 7% for the following two years for all sections of housing irrespective of a low, intermediate or high-income group project.

“A real financial incentive to the real estate sector can appear with a significant overhaul in phases of GST assistance and diminishing home loan rates. The sector requires a one-time subvention scheme and restructuring of realty division loans,” stated Rajan Bandelkar, president, NAREDCO, Maharashtra. “Real estate sector requires treatment like information technology sector where tax holidays and moratorium executed a principal role.”

According to him, the severing of home loan charges will turn the demand dynamics amongst the low, middle and higher-income associations. The FM should examine enhanced reduction tenure for taxation determinations, which will increase home buying.

Builders have also recommended that any property acquired in the past one year till March 2022, the capital value as well as the interest paid thereon should be supported as a deduction across a period of 5-7 years.

“To prop up the economy, we are recommending opening up a few glasses like generating demand by providing limited tax permits to the consumers. Second, if RBI recognizes one-time restructuring of loans, then it will also assist in these phases of financial crunch, particularly to stressed developers,” stated Vijay Wadhwa, chairman emeritus, The Wadhwa Group.

He assumes that out of these recommendations, even if any one or two are allowed, they can improve the economy.

The government, in its attempts to kick-start the economy, is looking to providing assistance to the housing sector, and ultimately homebuyers, who have been anticipating to take delivery of their homes by establishing up this distress fund. The move is presumed to promote the sector as a fulfillment of abandoned projects that would not only improve supply but also develop liquidity for developers as well as financiers. Realty developers and industry observers are convinced that the purposes are immeasurable, but the government requires to arrange the wheels in motion as early as probable.

In the backdrop of the liquidity disaster, sluggish sales atmosphere, and the debt prank, the real estate sector resumes to endeavor an emergency lifeline from the government that has declared various measures, but the real implementation is yet to accumulate movement.

The sector is expecting that the contemporary patterns, including fixing up of a distress fund, would assist it to get out of the liquidity pressure, more moderate sales, and debt trap that it grew into a remarkable range.

Of this, about $21 billion in supporting some trouble but has the potential to get determined with due steps. In fact, the pressure on this division of the debt is principally on the recovery of interest and not on the principal amount. Nevertheless, $14 billion, or about 16%, is beneath severe stress.


The Govt relaxes the minimum land requirement for SEZs » The Govt relaxes the minimum land requirement for SEZs

The government has revised the minimum land requirement and categorization of Special Economic Zones (SEZs). The new law will now permit the co-existence of any SEZ from any sector with others.

From now onward, all existing and new SEZs would become multi-sector enclaves and help in the co-existence of such organizations from any other sector. Earlier, the rules were sector-specific preventing the presence of several sectors within one SEZ.

The govt has also made easier the terms ruling the minimum land requirement and also simplified the rules.

Now, the minimum land needed for establishing a multi-product SEZ has been changed from 500 hectares to 50 hectares.

Likewise, the minimum built-up area for services has also been reduced. The action may help open the potential of SEZs to attract investments and boost exports.


Gujarat HC orders action on illegal constructions near Surat airport » Gujarat HC orders action on illegal constructions near Surat airport

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court on Friday directed the Centre, the Airports Authority of India (AAI), and the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) to catch the ultimate judgment on what they should do about unauthorized constructions that are near the Surat airport. The HC has rapped the authorities for being “insensitive towards such a serious issue”. The airport handles 260 flights a week.

A PIL charged that the AAI had proceeded notifications for the elimination of constructions in buildings that were put up over the allowable purposes, making flights dangerous while catching off and landing at the domestic airport. Several builders and residents of approximately 50 buildings had also addressed the HC in this notice.

The HC has brought up the matter of construction of 1 meter to 14.3 meters higher than admissible purposes in the Inner Horizontal Surface Boundary. It has depreciated the inaction on the portion of the AAI and the SMC for more than a year after declaring notifications for the explosion of constructions of buildings which do not even have Building Use affirmations.

The HC remarked, “The security and safety of residents, travelers, aircraft, and properties cannot go unrecognized nor any the scope can be conferred to such issue, as on account of such inactions and not practicing severe steps upon the devastation of security standards, there could be the possibility of severe accidents and consequently may transform out to be the extraordinary loss to human lives as well as to property.”

The HC directed the authorities to take immediate response on the circumstance and determine on the notices dispensed to the buildings a year ago and inform the court whether they will devastate unofficial constructions. The HC was intensified at the SMC for enabling the buildings to be occupied without BU permissions, which were denied in 2017. The HC has solicited an explanation from the SMC on the delay in catching action in this opinion, by March 2. The court stated that inaction for more than a year has commenced to a situation that has now become invariable.

The HC has directed the authorities to deliver severe dimensions with respect to unapproved constructions and addressed them to strictly adhere to safety norms, which were prescribed by experts in a notification announced in 2015.


PMRDA Expected to Get Land for Pune Metro on January 2020 » PMRDA Expected to Get Land for Pune Metro on January 2020

Pune: The central and state govt departments are expected to transfer land for proposed 23.3 km 2rd Metro Line from Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar by the first fortnight of January 2020.

Approximately 2 hectares of land is required for the project in which 1.49 hectares will be acquired from the state govt and 0.96 hectares from the center.

The Union government has given an “in-principle” agreement for the land. The state govt, too, has given consent and in the coming weeks the land is expected to be transferred for the metro project after due discussions”, said Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) commissioner Vikram Kumar.

There are several state govt departments such as Rajbhavan, Balewadi sports complex, Police recreational hall, Civil court, Revenue department, COEP hostel, and MSEB that will transfer land for the Pune Metro Rail Project for the running section, station, and staircase for the elevated metro line. “NCL, Central Bee Research Institute, IMDA, RBI, LIC, and AIR will be from central government departments will have to transfer land mainly for the station area and staircase”, said PMRDA official.

Another PMRDA official stated that the land parcels will be assigned to the concessionaire consortium of TRIL Urban Transport and Siemens Project Ventures. Once 90% of the land is transferred, work can start on the metro line.

The departments granted to transfer the land at the earliest and he would take a round of talks in the coming week to carry out it at the earliest.

The Phase-1 of around 8 km from Hinjewadi to Balewadi is supposed to be operational by 2020-end. There will be 23 stations on the complete metro stretch. The project has been suggested to be completely operational by 2023.

The project is being developed on design, build, finance, operate, and transfer (DBFOT) method with the initial grant period of 35 years. The project implementation will start from February 2020 after the alliance has 100% of land in its hold.

The Alliance of 74:26 % (Tata Realty and Infrastructure; and Siemens Project Ventures) will take a share of the profits for the first 20 years and then part with some share from the 21st year in their 35 year agreement.


Online Approval System To Be Introduced For Simplifying Building approvals in Telangana » Online Approval System To Be Introduced For Simplifying Building approvals in Telangana

Hyderabad: The Municipal Act 2019 which fell into disorder and came under judicial investigation will now be available in the Public domain.

 To bring transparency in giving building plan approval, Telangana govt would introduce for granting permission for the construction of a new building in the state soon said Minister for Municipal Administration KT Rama Rao on Friday.

Addressing the official at a seminar held with town-planning officials on the proposed online Building Permission System, he said that the new approval system will be performed as a part of the new Municipal Act that would change the opinion of the people towards town planning officials.

The permissions will be issued on the line of TS-iPASS, providing a single-window clearance for industries.

Minister KT Rama Rao said that the new approval system is being introduced to provide better services to citizens and also make the approval system transparent and effective.

As per the new system, simple registration will be sufficient for those who construct a building within 75 yards, a self-declaration form can be used if an applicant is constructing a building within 600 yards, and if it exceeding 600 yards, the applicant can receive permissions through the single-window system.

The new system has the right to demolish illegal structures that violate the norms. In case of any mistakes or errors done by the officials, action will be taken against them as per rules.

At last, the minister stated that the vacancies in the Town Planning Department will be appointed soon. He also stated that the basic infrastructure at several municipal offices will be upgraded.

The new rules are applicable only for municipalities, and will not be applicable for buildings raised in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits.




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