Revision to PAP housing policy gets cabinet OK
Mumbai: The state cabinet has approved a proposal to revise an Aug 2024 govt resolution on providing
Project Affected Persons
(PAP) tenements due to the development of public infrastructure.
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The proposal eliminates the need to provide in-situ increased floor area (incentive FSI) in return for public infrastructure for
slum redevelopment schemes
carried out under Regulation 33(10) of the Development Control and Promotion Regulations, 2034 on govt land.
According to a govt press release, a detailed explanation will be released soon. It said that several infrastructure projects are underway in the BMC area, and there would be a large requirement for PAP tenements.
A task force headed by Justice Dilip Bhosale has recommended increase in the number of PAP tenements. tnn
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