UDCPR 2020 / Chapter 11, Acquisition and development of reserved sites in development plans
11.2.9 General stipulation
UDCPR 2020 as amended to 30.01.2025
Development Rights (DRs) will be granted to an owner or lessee, only for reserved lands which are retainable and not vested or handed over to the Government / Urban Local Bodies and not exempted under section 20 or 21 of the then Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulations) Act, 1976 and undertaking to that effect shall be obtained, before a Development Right is granted. In the case of schemes sanctioned under section 20 or 21 of the said Act, the grant of Development Rights (DRs) shall be to such extent and subject to the conditions mentioned in in section 20 or 21 scheme and such conditions as the Government may prescribe. In case of non-retainable land (surplus land), the grant of Development Rights shall be to such extent and subject to such conditions as the Government may specify. The provisions of this Regulation shall be subject to the orders issued by the Government from time to time in this regard.
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ii) In case of lands having tenure other than Class-I, (1) i.e. Inam lands, tribal lands etc., N.O.C. from Competent Authority shall be produced by the land holder at the time of submission of application for grant of TDR.
iii) DRC shall be issued by the Authority as a certificate printed on bond paper in an appropriate form prescribed by him. Such a certificate shall be a ―transferable and negotiable instrument‖ after the authentication by the Authority. The Authority shall maintain a register in a form considered appropriate by him of all transactions, etc. relating to grant of, or utilisation of DRC.
iv) The Authority shall issue DRC within 90 days from the date of application or reply from the applicant in respect of any requisition made by him, whichever is later.
v) The TDR shall be granted only for those reservations which are developable for intended purpose under these regulations.
To see how 11.2.9 and the rest of UDCPR apply to a particular plot, with the clause behind every figure, open Citiwise.
The text of the Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations for Maharashtra State, as amended to 30.01.2025. The notification of the Urban Development Department, Government of Maharashtra, is the authoritative text.