Bangalore: In a bid to expedite the implementation of the Akrama-Sakrama proposal aimed at the regularization of unauthorized buildings, the Urban Development Department (UDD) has forwarded the draft regulations it has developed to the law department for evaluation.
Following the Cabinet’s approval and the endorsement from Governor H.R. Bharadwaj, the Karnataka Government officially enacted a legislation on October 19 known as the Karnataka Town and Country Planning and Certain Other Laws, referred to as the Akrama-Sakrama scheme.
Initially formulated by the previous BJP administration in 2009, the regulation seeks to extend the cut-off date for the regularization of illegal residential and commercial structures within urban locales. Under the new ordinance, the cut-off date has been pushed to the end of 2013, an extension from the earlier deadline of December 2009 as specified in the prior draft.
Officials confirmed that the draft guidelines are currently under review by the law department before any final implementations occur.
The proposal includes various fee structures applicable for the regularization process, including changes in site specifications for both converted and non-converted land, fees tailored for setback violations pertaining to both residential and non-residential uses, as well as fees for structures built on non-converted agricultural land and for those erected without proper official permits.
Once the law department provides its consent, formal notifications will be issued, allowing the public to begin the application process for regularization of their properties.