Violations are fine if you pay FINE

Violations are fine if you pay FINE
Regularisation Of Illegal Buildings/Sites From September 15
S Kushala and R Jayaprakash | TNN


It’s now or never for owners of unauthorised buildings, owners of structures with deviations, illegal layouts and revenue sites in the state.
Between September 15 and December 15, they can get a clean chit for their properties as the government has notified the regularisation scheme. This offer comes with a penalty tag.
The BBMP has a mammoth task ahead. In just 90 days, it has to look into about 6 lakh-odd properties that will be brought under the scheme.
The Karnataka Town and Country Planning (regularisation of unauthorised development of constructions) Rules 2007 has authorised all local bodies in the state to regularise illegal properties.
According to the provision, residential buildings with violations up to 50% and commercial buildings with violations up to 25% will be regularised.
The penalty for regularising these buildings will be 10% to 40% of the old guidance value of the properties, which will range from Rs 100/sqmt to Rs 600/sqmt depending on the size of the area and of the plot/building.
Speaking to The Times of India, K Jothiramalingam, principal secretary, urban development department, said the process of regularisation has already started with various agencies forming screening committees. “The agencies will receive applications over 90 days and no application will be entertained after the December 15 deadline,’’ he said.
In Bangalore alone, the authorities expect around 6 lakh applications for regularisation.
However, taking note of some loopholes in the scheme, the BBMP has apprised the urban development department about the provisions that help only a section of violators benefit.
The logistics involved in the entire exercise, the cumbersome procedure of mapping the properties and measuring them and scrutinising each and every property for consideration has been worrying the local bodies.
The government has asked the urban development bodies, which are the nodal agencies for the scheme, to form screening committees to deal with the process in concurrence with Urban DC. On regularisation of buildings in unapproved layouts, the BDA has been asked to approve these layouts. The BBMP will look into building deviations after the approval.
THE SCHEME
Government has come up with different slabs for eight categories of violations — illegal layouts, violations in formation of sites, setback and FAR violations, buildings without approved plan etc for residential and commercial usage Residential buildings with violations up to 50% and commercial buildings with violations up to 25% will be regularised; Penalty ranges from Rs 100/sqmt to Rs 600/sqmt Scheme does not apply to certain category of properties — buildings on encroached government land, valleys, drains, tank beds, lands that have HT electrical lines, buildings that are in dispute, forest land, buildings coming in the alignment of proposed road or rail network and buildings that have come up on lands which are not designated for the particular land use
GUIDELINES
Pay regularisation fee and scrutiny fee separately — either by DD or cheques at the rate of Re 1/sqmt of total plot area in case of plots in unauthorised layout; Rs 2/sqmt for total floor area of buildings in case of violations In case of application being rejected either because of inadequate or incorrect information, fee will not be refunded In case of apartments and group housing, application form from individual owners will not be admitted. Application should be made jointly by all owners or associations
Where to apply?
In Bangalore, BBMP zonal offices, BDA office Local planning authorities outside Bangalore Urban development authority, CMCs, TMC, local planning area