14.1.1.4 Permission and Declaration of Project by State Government

i) The Project Proponent/s shall apply to the State Government for obtaining permission and declaration of such project to be a ―Integrated Township Project‖. Such application shall be accompanied by the following attested documents in two sets :-

a) Details of ownership of land viz. extracts of V.F.No.7/12 or Property Register Cards, in original having date not more than six months prior to the date of submission. In case of rights accrued through registered Development Agreement or PoA, attested copies of such documents.

(1) Modified vide Notification u/s.37(1AA)(c) & 20(4) bearing No.CR.105/2022/(Part-2)/UD-13, dt.05th September, 2024

b) Self-attested list of S.No. / G.No. / CTS showing name of owner as per record of rights, total area of such land parcel, area owned by the applicant in such land parcel, the name of person / company owning the Development Rights, area proposed to be included in project from such land parcel.

c) Part plan of sanctioned Regional Plan, (1) or Development Plan, as the case may be, showing all the lands falling in the project.

d) No Objection Certificate from the officer at Divisional level, Water Resources Department in respect of lands falling in ―Command Area‖ of any Irrigation Project unless these powers are exercisable by the higher authority.

e) Village maps showing the lands falling in the project.

f) Certificate from concerned Forest Officer not below the rank of Dy. Conservator of Forests at Divisional level (unless these powers are exercisable by higher authority), showing that the lands under project do not form part of and not included in reserved forest or protected forest or non-classified forest or not acquired under the provisions of the Maharashtra Private Forest (Acquisition) Act, 1975 and also, confirming that such lands do not form part of the Notified National Parks, prohibited area of Notified Wildlife Sanctuaries and Notified Bird Sanctuaries.

g) Certificate from the concerned revenue officer not below the rank of Tahasildar, showing the lands under project do not include lands belonging to tribal or that tribal lands included in ITP have necessary permission under M.L.R. code.

h) Certificate from the Director of Archaeological Department, Maharashtra State, showing that the lands under project do not include monuments notified by the Archaeological Department, Heritage buildings and Precincts. Such certificate should also mention the distance to be kept around such places, if any.

i) Receipt of processing fee (non-refundable) paid, at the concerned branch office of the Town Planning Department, at the rate of Rs.5000/- per ha. for the current year with the yearly rise of Rs.500/- per ha. starting from the month of January every year.

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j) Area Statement showing the following details :-

a) Total Area under ITP.

b) Area covered by Hill Top, Hill Slope, CRZ, ESZ etc.

c) Area under various D.P. / R.P. Reservations.

d) Plot Area of 2% Amenity Space, if any.

e) Plot Area and Built Up Area Allocation of each Mandetory Town Level Amenities as per Clause No.14.1.1.7(iii).

ii) On receipt of an application under Clause (i) above, the Government (1) after consulting

(1) the High Power Committee (HPC) appointed by the State Government for Scrutiny, Monitoring, Promotions, Transitions and Review of ITPs, by notification in the Official Gazette, grant the Locational Clearance and declare such project to be a ―Integrated Township Project‖, subject to such general and / or special conditions or, reject the application, under the provisions of Section 18(3) (1) and / or Section 44(2), as the case may be, of the said Act, within a period of 90 days from the date of receipt of application or reply from the Project Proponent/s in respect of any requisition made by the Government, whichever is later. If the project proponent fails to comply with the conditions specified while granting location clearance within the specified time limit, then in such cases location clearance given earlier stands automatically cancelled and no refund or adjustment of premium / fees / expenses etc. shall be eligible.

(1) Modified vide Notification u/s.37(1AA)(c) & 20(4) bearing No.CR.105/2022/(Part-2)/UD-13, dt.05th September, 2024

(1) The High Power Committee (HPC) for Scrutiny, Monitoring, Promotions, Transitions and Review of ITPs shall consist of following members :-

a) Principal Secretary – UD-1 – Chairman

b) Director of Town Planning, Maharashtra State, Pune – Member

c) Concerned Collector / Concerned Planning Authority - Member

d) Joint Secretary / Director – UD – Member Secretary Locational Clearence for all new ITPs proposals and proposals as per Transition Policy is to be granted by the State Government after consulting the above High Power Committee (HPC). (Explanation - In circumstances described in Clause (ii) above, such grant of permission and declaration of project shall be made under the provisions of Section 18(3) (1) and / or Section 44(2), as the case may be, of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 )

iii) Every such permission and declaration shall remain in force for a period of two years, if not applied for Letter of Intent under Regulation No.14.1.1.5, from the date of issue of Locational Clearance Notification and thereafter it shall lapse.

Provided that, the Director of Town Planning, Maharashtra State, Pune may, on application made by Project Proponent/s before expiry of the above period extend such period by two years in aggregate. Provided also that, it is not mandatory on Project Proponent/s to submit all the papers afresh as prescribed under Clause (i) above, however the affidavit regarding the ownership of land about any dispute shall be mandatory.

iv) Such lapse shall not bar any subsequent application for fresh proposal.

v) The Director of Town Planning, Maharashtra State, on the request of Project Proponent/s, by notification in the Official Gazette, may grant to add or delete any area, not exceeding 50% of the total area under Locational Clearance, subject to condition that the remaining area shall not be less than 40 ha. The permissible FSI and other parameters shall increase or decrease accordingly.