UDCPR 2020 / Chapter 6, General building requirements - setback, marginal distance, height and permissible FSI
6.15 Provision of hirkani kaksha (ladies room)
UDCPR 2020 as amended to 30.01.2025
(1) In any Public / Semi Public, Institutional, Educational, Commercial, Assembly, Mercentile, Business and Office building area upto 25 sq.m. may be allowed for the use of ladies with their children under the age of 6 years, Pregnant women and new born child mother.
Notes :-
1) Hirkani Kaksha (Ladies Room) is a facility at a work place / public place where pregnant women, lactating mothers can rest and brestfeed the baby in this room.
2) It shall be accessable from common passage / staircase / lift etc. and shall be located preperabaly on ground or firest floor or incase if the ground / upper floor are used as stillt / podium / parking floors, then the floor next above the said parking floor / floors.
3) Ladise toilet shall be provided with appropriate ventilation, lighting and drainage facilities.
4) For this purpose, all ncecssary infrastructures should be provided in the room.
5) It shall not be counted in FSI.
6) The ownership shall vest with the society / association of owners if any. -*-*-*-*-*-
(4) Inserted vide Notification u/s.37(1AA)(a) & 20(3) bearing No.CR 35/2023/UD-13, dt.27th November, 2024
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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.