14 Acts & Rules · 14.1 MRTP Act 1966: framework

14.1.2 MRTP Act 1966: objects, chapter structure and key definitions in Section 2 (agriculture, development, FSI)

The MRTP Act 1966 has nine main chapters (plus III-A, III-B and VI-A) running from regional plans to development plans, development control, town planning schemes, new towns, development charge and acquisition, and its Section 2 defines the terms on which all of them rest.

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Key terms

  • MRTP Act preamble
  • chapters
  • section 2
  • agriculture
  • amenity
  • appropriate authority
  • development
  • development plan
  • development right
  • existing land use map
  • final plot
  • floor space index
  • heritage
  • integrated township project
  • local area plan
  • structure plan
  • planning authority
  • regional plan
  • reconstituted plot

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. Mains writingMains writing
  5. Common trapsFoundation
  6. Quick revisionFoundation

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