Now there is no need to go to the Revenue Department to obtain Non-Agricultural Use Permit (NA) separately while approving construction plans. The government has now taken an important decision to delegate the authority of granting permissions for such construction projects to local self-government bodies. This decision will provide significant assurance to both developers and the general public.
Shilpa Patwardhan, Officer-in-charge of the Revenue Department of the State Government has issued orders in this regard. This order is applicable for class 1 lands however the decision regarding the class 2 lands, the condition of revenue department's permission has been maintained. This decision is considered important that would aid in making complex construction procedures simplified and streamlined. These orders have been implemented in all the municipalities of the state including Pune Municipal Corporation and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, as well as under the jurisdiction of the PMRDA. Any land within a 200-meter radius of proposed development projects or designated for industrial purposes will also not require separate NA permission.
After submitting the application for construction, the relevant local self-government bodies have been granted exclusive authority. For this purpose, the Building Plan Management System will be utilized. The application process will also be conducted online, and the fees will be accepted through online methods as well. Since this permission will be obtained at a single location, it will save time and reduce human intervention.
CREDAI Maharashtra President Pramod Khairnar Patil said, “This decision is welcome. As per the new ordinance, NA fee and permission authority has been given to the local bodies, which will save a lot of time. This will make the NA process easier and the decision will be beneficial for the land owners. There will be no need to take NA permission separately. NA calculation is often not done after getting non-agricultural use permit. It is expected that they should be implemented on this occasion.”
Vidyanand Bedekar, Secretary of CREDAI, Maharashtra, said, “Through this government decision, the local self-government bodies have been given the authority to collect taxes from all the properties listed under Bhogwatdar No. 1 using the BPMS system. This empowers the landowners, customers, and developers, as they will save a significant amount of time. Similarly, obtaining agricultural usage certificates through the BPMS system will now eliminate the complexities in the agricultural system.”
Previously, when applying for construction on land designated as Development Plan (DP) or Regional Development Plan (RDP) residential areas, the application file was sent to the Revenue Department through the local self-government bodies. As the land was reserved for agricultural use in the Revenue Department, fees had to be paid to allow for the construction to proceed. After paying these fees, the file was returned to the local self-government bodies, building plans were approved and permission was given for construction on those lands. This entire process took a minimum of six months to a maximum of two years. There was a delay in getting construction permission. Malpractices were also getting a boost from it.
Now, after the non-agricultural use certificate is generated by the local self-government bodies through the computerized system, a copy of the certificate will be sent to the revenue department for recording in the online village registry. The government order also said that the responsibility of paying the non-agricultural tax will remain binding on the building permit holder after their registration by the revenue department. Age certificates through the BPMS system will now eliminate the complexities in the agricultural system. ge certificates through the BPMS system will now eliminate the complexities in the agricultural system.
Previously, when applying for construction on land designated as Development Plan (DP) or Regional Development Plan (RDP) residential areas, the application file was sent to the Revenue Department through the local self-government bodies. As the land was reserved for agricultural use in the Revenue Department, fees had to be paid to allow for the construction to proceed. After paying these fees, the file was returned to the local self-government bodies, building plans were approved and permission was given for construction on those lands. This entire process took a minimum of six months to a maximum of two years. There was a delay in getting construction permission. Malpractices were also getting a boost from it.
Now, after the non-agricultural use certificate is generated by the local self-government bodies through the computerized system, a copy of the certificate will be sent to the revenue department for recording in the online village registry. The government order also said that the responsibility of paying the non-agricultural tax will remain binding on the building permit holder after their registration by the revenue department.
