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Time of India
04-08-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Get two more yrs to regularise illegal structures
Panaji: Govt introduced an amendment to the Goa Regularisation of Unauthorised Construction Act, 2016, on Monday, providing a new two-year window for individuals to apply for regularisation of unauthorised constructions. The amendment also covers cases where unauthorised constructions of houses have been carried out on land belonging to comunidade or govt. The land should already have been regularised by the officer authorised in the case of comunidade land and the deputy collector in the case of govt land. The built-up area limits are being revised to permit regularisation up to 500 sqm in panchayat areas and up to 600 sqm in areas under municipal councils or the Corporation of the City of Panaji. The Goa Regularisation of Unauthorised Construction Act, 2016 (Goa Act 20 of 2016) was enacted to provide a one-time opportunity for the regularisation of certain unauthorised constructions built before Feb 28, 2014. However, during the implementation of the act, a number of applications were rejected on technical grounds. Additionally, many applicants were in occupation of lands granted by govt or comunidade, but could not avail the benefit of regularisation due to a lack of tenure regularity at the time of application. 'In view of these gaps and to give effect to the assurance made by the chief minister in the Budget speech 2025-26, it is proposed to amend the said act to broaden the scope of regularisation and provide limited corrective and remedial powers to the authorised officer,' the cabinet said. The amendment further enables regularisation in cases where constructions were carried out in exclusive possession by one co-owner or family member, even in the absence of written consent from others. Such regularisation will remain subject to the outcome of any judicial proceedings. To ensure procedural justice and correct obvious errors, a new section is proposed to empower the authorised officer to review orders passed under the act, either suo moto or on application. Such reviews will be subject to prior permission of the collector and if an appeal has been filed.
Time of India
16-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
To regularise illegal houses, Goa govt plans bill to bypass comunidade
Panaji: State govt is likely to introduce two different bills in the monsoon session of the Goa legislative assembly, scheduled to be held from July 22, to regularise illegal structures on comunidade land and govt land. The govt, through the bill, will empower the administrator of the comunidade to decide on the application — bypassing the comunidade — to regularise the illegal structures on the respective comunidade, not exceeding an area of 300sqm. Initially, govt wanted to issue an ordinance, but as the assembly was being summoned, state govt decided to introduce bills in the monsoon session. In 2012, BJP govt tried to consider regularising illegal houses that were built up to the year 2000 on comunidade properties in Goa, but it did not see the light of day as no comunidade gave any no-objection certificates (NOCs) to applicants. State govt has started discussions, and already three meetings have been held to finalise how illegal houses and encroachments can be legalised on govt and comunidade land. 'We held three meetings. Govt will bring two bills to legalise illegal houses and encroachments on govt and comunidade land. There will be a few more meetings to finalise the bills,' a senior govt official said. The bills are likely to give powers to the administrator of the comunidade to decide on applications to regularise structures on comunidade land. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Powerful Yet Gentle Steaming by Philips Philips Garment Steamers Shop Now Undo In terms of govt land, the bill is likely to give power to collectors to regularise. Collectors will decide on applications and collect the market price amount for the land from the applicant. Once the money is paid, govt will issue a sanad. 'On comunidade land, the deputy collector will issue an order, collect the amount, and issue the sanad. The comunidade will not have any role to play, but the money will be deposited in the respective comunidade once the land has been regularised,' a senior officer said, noting that this is still under discussion. While some ministers are pushing to finalise as soon as possible, there is opposition from other ministers in the cabinet as it will encourage illegalities in the state. 'The govt wants to have a cut-off date of 2025, which means all the illegalities will be legalised in the state,' the senior official said. In his budget speech, chief minister Pramod Sawant decided to regularise illegal structures up to 1,000sqm in urban areas and 600sqm in rural areas by amending the Goa Regularisation of Unauthorised Construction Act, 2016. In 2012, BJP govt tried to consider regularising illegal houses that were built up to the year 2000 on comunidade properties in Goa, but it did not see the light of day. Similarly, in 2001, BJP attempted to regularise the illegal houses. The govt even issued a notification in 2001, but the effort was in vain because govt did not take comunidades into confidence. In 2001, govt said that the comunidade had to give a NOC to legalise illegal structures on comunidade land, but not a single comunidade gave an NOC to encroachers.
