(a) the steps being taken for reforms related to building byelaws, town planning schemes, transit-oriented development and transferable development rights and their implementation status, State-wise;
(b) the status of implementation of aforesaid byelaws/schemes/rights in respect to Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in Delhi and in metropolitan cities like Hyderabad with latest amendments made and the details of violations noticed in this regard and the action taken thereon in such cases?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)
(a) & (b) : The reforms related to building bye laws, town planning scheme, transit-oriented development and transferable development rights were part of budget announcement. All these reforms are essentially State subject. Presently, States are being sensitized to implement these reforms. The implementation status is as under:
(i) Building Bye Laws:
States amend their building bye laws by incorporating the features of Model Building Bye Laws as per requirement of local conditions. State wise details are given in Annexure-I.
(ii) Town Planning Scheme and Local Area Plans
8 cities out of 25 cities covered under sub-scheme of ‘formulation of Local Area Plans and Town Planning Scheme’ have completed draft report Ministry is following up with other cities for completing the draft report. City wise status given in Annexure-II.
(iii) Transferable Development Rights
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, and Puducherry have incorporated the provisions of Transferable Development Rights in their respective Town and Country Planning Acts. State wise details are given in Annexure-III.
(iv) Transit Oriented Development
Delhi and Hyderabad have incorporated the Transit Oriented Development Policy in their respective Master Plans. Cities like Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Mumbai have initiated the work of Transit-Oriented Development (details in Annexure-IV).
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