3.1 Urban policies in India and Maharashtra notes

1. 3.1.1National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy 2007

   The National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy, 2007 set the goal of "Affordable Housing for All" in cities, cast the government as a facilitator working through public–private partnerships, and asked that every new housing project set aside land or FSI for EWS and LIG families.

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2. 3.1.2Draft National Land Utilisation Policy 2013: land utilisation zones and goals

   The draft National Land Utilisation Policy (2013) proposed dividing land into broad Land Utilisation Zones, each with protected, regulated, reserved and guided-development areas, so that fertile farmland and ecologically sensitive land are not lost to unplanned conversion; land being a State subject, it asked States to make their own policies.

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3. 3.1.3National Urban Transport Policy 2006 and 2014, UMTA and Metro Rail Policy 2017

   India's urban transport policy since 2006 says cities must plan for "moving people, not vehicles": walking, cycling and public transport first, land use and transport planned together under a single metropolitan authority (UMTA), and metro rail only where it is the best and viable option (Metro Rail Policy 2017).

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4. 3.1.4Maharashtra housing policies: 2007, 2021 and the State Housing Policy 2025 ('Majhe Ghar, Majha Adhikar')

   Maharashtra's housing policy runs from the 2007 State Housing Policy, through a 2021 draft, to the State Housing Policy 2025 ("Majhe Ghar, Majha Adhikar" – My Home, My Right), which targets 35 lakh affordable homes by 2030 with a focus on rental, walk-to-work and data-driven housing.

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5. 3.1.5CIDCO, Navi Mumbai and the 12.5%/22.5% developed-land return scheme

   CIDCO, a State company formed in 1970, was declared the New Town Development Authority for Navi Mumbai under section 113 of the MRTP Act; to share the gains of urbanisation with farmers whose land was acquired, it returns a part of the land as developed plots – first 12.5%, and under the 2014 scheme 22.5%.

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6. 3.1.6RERA 2016 and MahaRERA: registration (s.3), 70% escrow account and Appellate Tribunal

   The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 makes promoters register projects with a State Real Estate Regulatory Authority (in Maharashtra, MahaRERA) before selling, keep 70% of buyers' money in a separate account for that project, sell by carpet area, and answer to an Authority, an Appellate Tribunal and the High Court.

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