15 Land Acquisition · MPSC ATP
15.5 Other routes to acquire land notes
3 notes, in reading order.
- 15.5.1Direct purchase by negotiation in Maharashtra: the 2015 GR and the 25% incentive
Under the Revenue Department's GR of 12 May 2015, Maharashtra may buy land directly from willing owners for public projects, paying the compensation that the 2013 Act would give plus a 25% incentive, so that the long compulsory process is avoided.
Standard · 6 min · Full course - 15.5.2MRTP Act Sections 125–129: acquisition modes under s.126, material date, s.128 and urgent possession
Chapter VII of the MRTP Act makes land reserved in a plan a deemed public purpose (s.125), lets the authority acquire it by agreement, FSI/TDR or compulsory acquisition (s.126), lets owners free the land if it is not acquired in time (s.127), allows acquisition for a different public purpose (s.128), and permits urgent possession on 15 days' notice in emergencies (s.129).
Standard · 10 min · Full course - 15.5.3TDR, FSI and amenity in lieu of compensation for reserved land
Instead of cash, an owner of reserved land can be paid in floor space: under MRTP s.126(1)(b) and UDCPR 11.2, surrendering the land free of cost earns TDR of 2 times (non-congested) or 3 times (congested) its area, building the amenity earns construction-amenity TDR, and under Accommodation Reservation (UDCPR 11.1) the owner may hand over part of the site and develop the rest.
Standard · 8 min · Full course
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