Cluster development receives big push
The state government, however, rejected the last two recommendations, and said that the concession in development charge for a particular city will not be feasible.
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A cluster of houses in Mumbai. Reuters In a bid to encourage cluster development of old and dilapidated buildings in Mumbai, the Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved a 50 per cent concession in development cess and fungible floor space index (FSI) premium for the next one year in redevelopment projects initiated under Section 33(9) of the Development Control Promotion and Regulation (DCPR), 2034.
DCPR Section 33(9) gives the Mumbai municipal commissioner power to approve redevelopment of cluster buildings that are less than 250 metres in height. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) — in its letter dated April 27 this year — had informed the state government that a total of six cluster development schemes were sanctioned between September 1, 2018, and July 8, 2021, under 33(9); while mentioning that the lack of response to the CDS, resulted in the lack of deposit of cess.
The cabinet note also mentioned the lack of incentives as one of the major reasons for less interest in CDS, adding that the process of proposal for CDS — which also includes fulfilling technical requirements, including approval from the residents among others — takes more than two years, which resulted in a very few CDS taking benefit of the incentive offered on cess. It said that the CDS needs to be promoted as it is the only way to undertake the redevelopment of Mumbai, especially the city area, where buildings are constructed in a congested space.
The civic body had made three recommendations to the Maharashtra government, which included concession in development cess, concession in development charge, and application of several provisions made for slum redevelopment to the CDS.
The state government, however, rejected the last two recommendations, and said that the concession in development charge for a particular city will not be feasible. The development cess is collected directly by the municipal corporation, it said, adding that the provisions for slum redevelopment cannot be applied to the CDS.
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