Ranchi: On the instructions of the Chief Minister Hemant Soren the Urban Development and Housing Department has started action towards regularizing the unauthorized residential construction done in the urban areas of the state. For this the department has prepared a draft of “Plan-2022 to regularize unauthorized residential construction”.
The Chief Minister has given his consent to the plan. The Jharkhand Act, 2011 was notified for regularization of unauthorized/distracted construction done in urban area through regularization fee, but a large number of people could not take advantage of this opportunity. Again, the “Scheme to Regularize Unauthorized Constructions, 2019” was notified by the State Government, but according to the information received from various bodies/authorities and various organizations, this scheme also could not be particularly effective in providing relief to the general public due to various reasons.
In light of the above points, the need was felt that once again action should be taken to regularize the unauthorized construction by keeping it within the ambit of structural stability and planning criteria. In the above perspective, using the power given under Section 590 (1) and co-read Section-434 of the Jharkhand Municipal Act 2011, the State Government is proposing a plan to regularize unauthorized construction. Under the scheme, residential and nonresidential buildings constructed before December 31, 2019 will be regularized.
To make this scheme more effective and simple, suggestions and feedback will also be sought from people for the next one month. The height of the building can be up to 15 meters but the structure should be of Ground + 3 storeys (G+3) only. and plot area up to 500 Sq.mt. (up to 100 percent of plinth area) and plot area above 500 Sq.mt. whose plinth area should be 75 percent or 500 Sq.mt. whichever is less.
Separate charges have been fixed for residential and non-residential buildings. Rs 50 per square meter for residential building located in Nagar Panchayat and Rs 75 per square meter for nonresidential, Rs 75 per square meter for residential building located in Municipal Council (Nagar Palika Parishad) and Rs.100 per square meter for non-residential building and An amount of Rs 100 per square meter will be payable for residential building located in Municipal Corporation / Development Authority / IADA / NAC / Municipality area and Rs 150 per square meter for nonresidential.