Overview

• Maharashtra government approved amendments to the Brihanmumbai DCPR requiring minimum 300 sq ft free rehabilitation units for eligible suburban tenants
• Revised rules entitle tenants of larger flats to equal-size units up to 120 sq m at no cost and provide a 50% incentive FSI for redeveloping dilapidated buildings
• A bill slated for the December Nagpur session would compel developers to maintain rent payments to displaced tenants throughout delays
• The reforms bring suburban redevelopment under stricter oversight akin to MHADA’s cess-building provisions in Mumbai’s island city
• BJP MLAs Yogesh Sagar and Mihir Kotecha spotlighted years of stalled projects and unpaid rent, prompting Industries Minister Uday Samant’s announcement