UDCPR 2020 / Chapter 14, Special schemes

14.6.21 Social amenities and religious structures

UDCPR 2020 as amended to 30.01.2025

1. Religious structures existing prior to rehabilitation, if allowed as part of rehabilitation in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Government from time to time, shall not exceed the area that existed prior to rehabilitation. However FSI required for the same shall not be counted in the in-situ permissible F.S.I. of slum rehabilitation scheme (S.R.S.).

(1) 2. (A) There shall be a Welfare Center and Balwadi admeasuring 27.88 sq. m. (Carpet Area) each for every multiple or part of 100 hutment dwellers' families in every S.R.S., as part of the Rehabilitation Component. It shall be located so as to serve all the floors and buildings equitably. Further, two or more such welfare centers and Balwadis may be permitted to be clubbed together suitably for their better utility. Similarly, Health Post and Police Chowky, each of 27.88 sq.m. Carpet Area shall be provided, preferably on Ground Floor under SRS having more than 500 tenements. In case of misuse of the Welfare Centers and / or Balwadi by the members of the Co-operative Housing Society, it shall be taken over by C.E.O., S.R.A. who shall be entitled to allot the same to be run by any suitable organization / institution for public use.

(B) For all sites admeasuring more than 4000 Sq.m. in area, 2.5% of the rehabilitation component area shall be constructed for the Rehabilitation Co-operative Society in the form of Convenience Shopping, where such shops shall not be more than 10 Sq.m. in carpet area, with single floor height preferably on ground floor or first floor. Such area shall be utilized by the society for earning additional income to the society. Convenience users like Vegetable market, Meat market, Fish market, Barber shop, Grocery shop, Milk Booth, Telephone Booth, Newspaper and Book stall, Stationery shop, Utility shop, Tailor shop, Canteen, Tea Stall etc. shall be permissible in these shops. The Rehabilitation Co-operative Housing Society shall own these Convenience Shops and shall generate Operation and Maintenance costs for rehabilitation component through these, by way of transparent allotment and operation for which, accounting system may be prescribed by the C.E.O., S.R.A.

Provided that, in the situations where conveyance shopping is not desirable and specifically requested by majority of slum dwellers and such area can be proposed by any dimension as permissible and for any other commercial users like banks / offices / community hall / self help group etc. Provided further that, the modalities on operational aspects, additional uses and allotment process for occupation of such structure shall be decided by C.E.O., S.R.A.

3. One society office of 12.0 Sq.m. (free of F.S.I.) per rehabilitation building for hutment dwellers shall be provided free of cost in every Slum Rehabilitation Scheme and attached toilet of 4.0 Sq.m. area (free of F.S.I.) may be permitted.

4. All the areas underlying welfare halls, society office, balwadi/s, religious structure/s and the commercial areas given by way of incentives to the Co-operative Housing Society shall be free of cost and shall form part of rehabilitation component and shall be considered for incentive F.S.I. computation for the free sale component as per the provisions in the said Regulations.

5. Welfare halls, society office, balwadi/s, religious structure/s, Health Posts, Police Chowky and the commercial areas given by way of incentives to the Co-operative Housing Society

provided in the rehabilitation component shall not be counted towards the F.S.I.

6. Similarly, Health post as per the requirement of the concerned Municipal Corporation and Police Chowky of 27.88 Sq.m. Carpet area shall be provided as per the requirement of the Commissioner of Police under a Slum Rehabilitation Scheme. In case of misuse of these facilities, the same shall be taken over by the C.E.O., S.R.A. who shall be competent to allot the same to some other organization / institution for public use.

7. Convenience shopping as defined in the corresponding provisions of the D.C.P.R. of the concerned Authority shall be permitted along the layout roads within the S.R.S., having width of 9.0 m. and above, provided a setback of 3.0 m. is provided. This shopping provision would be in addition to the provision for shop area allowed according to the said Regulations.

(1) FORMATION OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 14.6.22 1. The developer and the beneficiaries of S.R.S. to form and register C.H.S.

A) The eligible hutment dwellers, including the P.A.P.s nominated by the C.E.O., S.R.A., will have to form a Co-operative Housing Society after all members have fully paid their dues to the Corporation, MHADA etc. All the cost involved in connection with registration of the Co-operative Housing Society will be borne by the eligible hutment dwellers and the Developer shall register a Co-operative Housing Society (C.H.S.) of the rehabilitated hutment dwellers within 60 days from the date of issuance of the commencement certificate to the project of Rehabilitation Tenements by the hutment dwellers. Stamp Duty payable under Bombay Stamp Act, 1958 for registration of documents of allotment of such rehabilitation tenements or registration of Co-operative Housing Society shall be fully exempted.

B) The Managing Committee of the registered Co-operative Housing Society of hutment dwellers shall be constituted in accordance with the provisions of Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960.

C) The rehabilitation tenement shall be jointly owned by the Pramukh hutment dweller and the spouse, if applicable. The details of ownership including Share Certificate and other relevant documents, shall be so entered and shall be deemed to be so entered in the records of the Co-operative Housing Society. The membership of the Co-operative Housing Society should be finalized based on eligibility criteria as per the provisions of the said Regulations and as specified by C.E.O., S.R.A.

2. The developer registered with S.R.A. shall enter into individual agreement with the eligible hutment dweller of each structure in the slum area under the S.R.S., regarding allotment of his respective Rehabilitation Tenement. Such agreement will be in the joint name of Pramukh hutment dweller and the spouse, if applicable, for every Rehabilitation Tenement.

3. The rehabilitation tenement shall be in the joint ownership of the hutment dweller and the spouse; and shall be so entered and be deemed to be so entered in the records of the co- operative housing society of eligible slum dwellers, including the share certificate and all relevant documents. Such tenement shall not be sold or leased by the hutment dweller up to 10 years from the date of allotment. Such provision shall be included in the Agreement between the hutment dweller and the Developer.

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5. The Developer shall register a Conveyance Deed in favor of the Co-operative Housing Society of the rehabilitated hutment dwellers, formed for the constructed rehabilitation built- up area and the land spared for the same, along with common areas, access, marginal spaces left for the building, immediately after such rehabilitated hutment dwellers occupy the building/s in the Rehabilitation Component.

To see how 14.6.21 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.