Presentation By

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Presentation By T.C. BENJAMIN, PRINCIPAL
SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT,
GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA.
Maharashtras Special Township Policy
Special Township - Complete Living Experience
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Planned development of integrated township
without any burden on State/Local Self Govt.
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Genesis

• Township Policies were evolved over a decade.
• Public Housing is one of the major concerns of
  policy planning.
• Need to incentivise investment by private sector
  in development of housing.
• Government of India announced its policy to
  permit 100 direct foreign investment
• for development of integrated towns.
• Concept Paper on Special Townships was discussed
  and widely accepted in
• International Infrastructure summit in 2002
  which was organised by Government
• of Maharashtra in collaboration with
  Maharashtra Economic Development Council.
• Government of Maharashtra finally approved the
  Special Township Scheme in the
• year 2004.
• The idea is to promote private investment in
  housing sector to facilitate housing at
• reasonable prices and also to create hassle
  free atmosphere.

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Maharashtra Frame Work

• Drawing from GOIs Housing Policy 1998, GOM
  started evolving frame
• work under Maharashtra Regional Town Planning
  (MRTP) Act, 1966
• Nov. 2002 Infra Summit by GOM and
  Maharashtra Economic Dev.
• Council first concept paper was presented by
  Principal Secretary, Urban
• Development
• 2002 2005 All stake holders (Society,
  Urban Planners, Financial
• Institutions, Developers, Govt. Depts.) inputs
  were obtained
• Nov. 2005 Special Township Policy covers
  legal, policy
• implementation was announced for Pune District
• 2006 2007 Township Policies for whole
  state are in place

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Gist of Township Policy

• General Requirements
• Area Requirement - Unbroken, uninterrupted, not
  less than 40 Ha.
• (100 acres) land
• If the Developer is not the owner then,procedure
  under section 20 read
• with section 18 of MRTP Act, 1966 (in
  Regional Plan Area) or,
• procedure under Section 37 of MRTP Act 1966(in
  Planning Authority Area)
• Change of land use not required if the proposal
  submitted by the land
• owners themselves or by developer who holds
  the right to develop the
• land
• Infrastructure Facilities To be provided and
  maintained by the Developer.
• Water Supply Developer has to provide 140 ltrs
  per capita per day water.
• Drainage and Garbage Disposal Eco friendly
  arrangements.
• Power Developer shall ensure continuous
  quality power supply
• Environment No damage to ecology, no
  topographical changes.

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Planning Considerations Township Project
has to be an Integrated Township Project.
Provide land for Residential, Commercial,
Educational, Amenity space,
Health facilities, Parks, Gardens and Play
grounds, Public
utilities
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• General Norms of Different Land Uses
• Residential Total 60 of the area, 10 of
  which should be 40
• sq.mtrs. tenements.
• Commercial Properly distributed in
  hierarchical manner.
• Educational Comprehensive, primary to
  secondary educational
• facilities as per prevailing planning
  standards.
• Amenity Space Total 5 of gross area, evenly
  placed for all amenities
• Health facilities - Area allocation for primary
  health facilities as per
• prevailing standards.
• Parks, Gardens Playgrounds Provide at least
  20 of the total area.
• Public Utilities Appropriate area location for
  all public utilities.
• Transport Communication Proper road network
  as per standard road
• widths. Approach road should not be less than
  18 Mtrs. internal road
• width of min. 9 mtrs.
• Service Industries other than residential use
  also be earmarked
• However the prominent land use shall be
  residential.

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Special Concessions

• N. A. Permission Automatic
• Stamp Duty 50 of normal
• Grant of Govt. Land To be leased at market
  Rate
• Relaxation from Mumbai Tenancy and Agriculture
  Land Act
• Condition of agriculturist removed.
• Ceiling of Agriculture land Exempted
• Ceiling under Urban land (Ceiling and
  Regulation) Act, 1976 Exempted
• Scrutiny Fee Partially exempted
• Floating FSI There will be floating FSI in the
  township. Unused FSI
• of one plot can be used anywhere in the whole
  township
• Development charges 50 of normal.

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Gist of Township Policy

• Development Control Regulations
• FSI 1.0 Global
• Residential Zone 1.0
• Agriculture / No Development Zone 0.5 with 50
  open area.
• Additional 0.5 FSI permissible in Agri./ NDZ,
  subject to payment of
• premium at the rate of Rs. 500/- per Sq.Ft. or
  Ready Recknor (Whichever is max.) is
  under consideration of Govt.
• Township project require submission to Collector
  / Town Planning
• DC rules normally applicable to A Class
  municipal council will be
• applicable township.
• Proposed construction in the scheme are as per
  norms of ISI, for
• resistance of earth quake, fire safety
  natural calamities.
• Residential zone Agriculture/ NDZ trees at the
  rate of min.150
• max.400 trees per ha.respectively planted and
  maintained by developer.

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Major Clearances Required
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Gist of Township Policy

• Once the Proposal for special Township submitted
  to Govt.,
• no further change of zone shall be allowed.
• Developer firstly to provide for basic
  infrastructure without which
• no permission for sale of plot/ flat shall be
  allowed.

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Gist of Township Policy

• Implementation and Completion
• To be completed in 10 years from the date of
  final sanction.
• Occupation Certificate by Collector under advise
  from Branch
• Officer, Town Planning, MPCB, Fire Officer,
  Structural
• Consultant, Architect, Town planner/ Concerned
  Local Authority.
• Interpretation
• Any dispute to be referred to the State Govt.,
  where decision
• is final and binding.

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Slum explosion in the Town
Township is the solution for this
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Tanker Raj
Township is the solution for this
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Special Township A Way Out
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Thank You