Pune civic body on BMC’s foot step

Pune civic admin supported the new proposed guidelines on additional FSI
Pune: The BMC commissioner has introduced the new guidelines for additional FSI with the consent of Maharashtra CM Prithiviraj Chavan after an amendment to the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act (MRTP), and following to these new norms Pune civic admin has supports to paid FSI. Under the new guidelines developers have to purchase FSI at the government ready reckoner rates and utilize it for construction. During the meeting on Monday municipal commissioner Mahesh Pathak in the general body (GB) said that “the proposed guideline is in favour of Pune but before implementing these new norms we need to make changes for using FSI.” The entire body of corporators have declared their consent for the new guidelines by saying that Transfer of Development of Rights (TDR) haven’t brought any positive results but reduces the city’s image.
While implementing the paid FSI, Congress corporator Aba Bagul said that “paid FSI should be called as the premium FSI because paid FSI idea is not according to the law.” TDR is a compensation which is granted to a property owner whose land is acquired by the municipal corporation to develop a civic amenity. As a substitute of money, the PMC has awarded an FSI certificate to the landlord, and land owner will be illegible to utilize this FSI on his property or can sell the same to a builder.