Rules of converting agricultural land made simple in Maharashtra
The move that could help in boosting the development in Maharashtra to help in conversion of agricultural lands in cities and townships into no agriculture land has been simplified in a state cabinet meeting. In the present provision the owners of the land will not need to take collect permission previously to convert their land if the land has been marked in the region for development purpose like residential townships or making of industrial units.
The acceptances of collectors have so far been mandatory. This thing has given a rise to the complaints and all undue delays and the corruption issues. The move will help both the collector as well as the owner of the plot. According to the estimates provided by the government around ten thousands of hectares of land can be made available. This was mentioned in the cabinet meeting held last day.
The government officials are expecting that this will help in easing the delay that occurred in previous cases of land acquisition for development purposes. The decision had been previously talked about and finally the provisions have been brought in by the government of Maharashtra. These reforms will hopefully benefit the people involved in the real estate sector.
Source: The Times of India
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