Development charges
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has recently received a record breaking revenue from the allotment of building permissions in the financial year 2012-13. The building permissions department of the civic body has received around Rs 631 crore as fees for construction including development charges. The high revenue received has been so due to the revision of [...] Continue Reading »
Andhra Pradesh government has increased the development charges imposed on builders for construction of buildings in the extended areas of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) by 50 per cent. On July 12, the municipal administration and urban development (MA&UD) department issued the Government Order (GO). Hereafter, builders will now have to pay 75 per cent [...] Continue Reading »
A 1,500-sq-ft flat can grow to 2,500 to 4,000 sq ft and cost Rs 10 crore to Rs 16 crore. The main intention is to amalgamate extra spaces with the original carpet area to create one large flat. Law-abiding citizens who buy such flats become criminals and, therefore, corrupt civic officials can keep returning to [...] Continue Reading »
