The long-pending ‘Akrama-Sakrama’ scheme for regularisation of unauthorised constructions in urban areas, including Bengaluru, will implemented from March 23 for a period of one year. Owners of buildings can submit applications to the urban local body concerned to regularise illegal constructions and construction of houses in revenue sites in ULBs. Violations up to 50 per cent and 25 per cent will be regularised in case of residential and commercial property respectively.
The Urban Development Department has directed all ULBs, including Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), to issue applications from March 23. Applications will be made available in the Urban Development website.
To book builders of illegal apartments and layouts, the government has decided to amend the Karnataka Apartment Ownership Act, 1972 and Karnataka Ownership Flats (Regulation of the Promotion of Construction, Sale, Management and Transfer) Act, 1972. Both Acts will be merged into one to impose fine and punishment of imprisonment of officials and builders involved in illegal construction of buildings and layouts.
Under the scheme, violations pertaining to setback, floor area ratio, non-conversion of agricultural land and formation of unauthorised layouts and sites will be regularised.
All buildings constructed before October 19, 2013, are eligible for regularisation. The BBMP alone is expected to mobilise Rs. 6,000 crore by implementing the scheme.
Separate fundA separate fund will be set up in each ULB to park funds received under the ‘Akrama Sakrama’ scheme.
Though the State government had issued the final notification under the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act last year, it was kept pending owing to a stay order by the Karnataka High Court. The court recently gave the green signal to implement the scheme.
The Congress government was keen on implementing the scheme, particularly in Bengaluru, as the BBMP will go to polls in May, 2015 and it will also earn good revenue to the government.
