Govt regularisation of unapproved plots extended till Feb 28

Govt regularisation of unapproved plots extended till Feb 28

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:26.01.2021

The state government on Monday extended the scheme for regularisation of unapproved layouts and plots till February 28, more than two years after the scheme ended. The one-time amnesty scheme, The Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017, was launched in May 2017 and closed in November 2018 after three extensions.

The housing and urban development department said the latest extension was to provide an opportunity to those who missed the chance to apply for regularization.

This followed a letter from the director of town and country planning (DTCP) that representations had been received from various organizations to extend the scheme.

The DTCP suggested the scheme be extended by another six months as many had missed applying for regularization as they did not know it had ended and some others because they expected it would be extended.

Moreover, during the housing and urban development department’s virtual interaction with real estate associations in June last year, there was a demand for extending the scheme, Monday’s order said.

Subsequently, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) also sought extension of the scheme.

Accordingly, the housing and urban development department has extended the scheme till February 28, 2021.

Application for regularization can only be made online, said the order signed by D Karthikeyan, secretary of housing and urban development department.

Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI) Tamil Nadu chapter chairman S Sridharan said, “Extending the scheme will bring more housing plots under the bracket of regularization.”