Track2Realty: The Lok Sabha on Thursday night, Aug 29, okayed a new farmer-friendly land acquisition Bill that promises to address landowners’ concerns as regards relief and rehabilitation. A last-minute division of votes forced by the Trinamool Congress saw 216 members voting in its favour and 19 against it.
Track2Realty: The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill was finally tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Aug 14, by Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Girija Vyas.
Track2Realty Agencies: Expressing hope that Parliament will pass the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill in its Monsoon Session, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) Minister Girija Vyas said that the legislation aims to protect consumer interest but was not against the industry.
Track2Realty: The government is all set to introduce a buyer-friendly real estate legislation which aims to protect consumers and bring transparency in the sector in the monsoon session of Parliament.
Track2Realty-Agencies: The real estate regulatory bill that seeks to bring transparency and accountability in the realty sector will be introduced in the monsoon session of Parliament, a top government official said on Saturday, July 6.
Track2Realty: With the dark cloud of LBT (Local Body Tax) hanging ominously over their heads, developers in Navi Mumbai joined forces to form a new body called Federation of Housing Industry Associations (FOHIA) and fight against the imposition of the new tax.
Track2Realty-Agencies: Indian retailers feel that the clarification by DIPP on FDI in multi-brand segment, which among others require mandatory fresh investment in back-end infrastructure, will create hurdles and neither encourage foreign players nor domestic firms.
B. Uniform and simplified building permissible rules.
C. No discretionary stoppage of work after granting approval for commencement without hearing by regulator/civil court.
D. Mindset reform; special campaign for political leaders and bureaucrats to support/accelerate growth, remove impediments.
E. To put mandatory block mentioning following in every order/permission, Date of application, Potential investment, Potential contribution to GDP in rupees, Potential new employment generation, Date of sanction, Number of days delay beyond permissible limit, reasons.
Track2Realty-Agencies: Those selling immovable property without disclosing their permanent account number (PAN) are in for a tough time with the government mandating a 20% tax deduction at source (TDS) in such transactions.
Track2Realty-Agencies: In a major revamp of existing property registration system, Delhi Government will put in place a transparent mechanism by end of the year under which people will be able to access hassle-free services in all 13 sub-registrar offices without any jurisdictional issue.