Overview
- The BMC standing committee paused the amnesty proposal and asked for simpler rules and wider consultations with affected groups.
- The draft plan, which follows a December state policy approval, would let homes occupied before November 17, 2016 apply for occupation certificates and would also include hospitals and schools.
- The proposal offers a six‑month window with full penalty waiver for early applicants and about 50% cuts in regularisation fees, penalties, and application charges.
- To qualify, housing societies would need core documents such as a commencement certificate, an Intimation of Development, and a conveyance, which some members said should be reviewed.
- About 25,000 societies lack OCs in Mumbai, leaving owners unable to register properties or secure bank loans and keeping some services uncertain until buildings pass safety and plan checks.