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CM clears 3 major schemes

CM clears 3 major schemes Dec-2014 : Three schemes of Nagpur Metro Region i.e. Khadaka-Kirmiti-Panjari-Shiv Makda-Sumthana, Varoda-Panjari-Rui-Gavasi Manapur, Parsodi-Jamtha-Kotewada have been sactioned. However, Khasarmari Development scheme is still under consideration. The government has to change its user from Green to Yellow. The schemes will boost realty market on wardha road and ensure planned development in …

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Nagpur among fastest developing cities in the world says PM Narendra Modi

Nagpur among the fastest developing cities in the world says PM Narendra Modi (Summarized from his speech on 7th Mar 2019) Flagging off metro rail at Nagpur, PM Narendra Modi shares his views : Nagpur today is among the fastest developing cities in the world.There are endless possibilities here for business, industry and investment. According …

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Real estate Nagpur – Colony development is a time tested opportunity

Colony development is a time tested opportunity By Rishi Saraf 01-Mar-2019 From times immemorial, people from all strata of society have been used to putting part of their savings in buying plots of land in or around their town/city with the twin objective of building their dream home & as a saving tool to use …

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NMRDA encourages development along Outer Ring Roads & Gaothans

Nagpur Metropolitan Development Plan encourages development along Outer Ring Roads (ORR) & Gaothans 8-Feb-2018 In the recently approved development plan of the Nagpur Metropolitan Region (for areas outside the city limits) thrust has been given towards development along Outer Ring Road. Nine Urban Centres have been provided along the ORR with residential belt on both …

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Encroachments on Govt land policy to regularize

Encroachments on Govt land- Policy to regularize 20-Dec-2017 : Maharashtra government is planning to regularize encroachments on government lands. It is planning to bring out policy to regularize constructions on 500 sq ft plots free of cost, while plots of 500- 2000 sq ft will be charged a premium. Constructions done after 2011 illegally may …

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Seaplane to connect multiple destinations in Vidarbha

Seaplane to connect multiple destinations in Vidarbha 30-Oct-2017 Sea plane, which will enhanse tourism potential of Vidarbha region is to see to trials soon. It is a project of Union minister Nitin Gadkari. The project is likely to connect Ambajhari lake or Gandhisagar lake with Shirdi and Shegaon. Both Shirdi and Shegaon are visited by thousands …

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Faster building permissions, occupancy certificate in Maharashtra

Faster building permissions in Maharashtra 5-Dec-2017 Municipal corporations & councils have been directed to issue building commencement certificate within 30 days and occupancy certificate in 8 days by Maharashtra government. The government has also appointed designated officers (Assistant Town Planner, Asst Engineer, Jr Engineer) and 1st appellate authority (Town Planner, Dy Engg) and 2nd appellate …

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Outer Ring Roads are a good location for real estate investment

Outer Ring Roads are a good location for real estate investment By Rishi Saraf, 26-Jun-2017 As cities become expensive, new activities like educational institutions, hotels, clubs, warehousing etc, which require bigger parcels of land, locate on its outskirts. Normally, cities grow in all directions and to by-pass vehicular traffic, ring roads are made. Gradually the …

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Agricultural plot division & construction will be regularized

Agricultural plot division & construction will be regularized 18-Nov-2015 : The state cabinet has relaxed norms for amalgamation or division of residential, commercial and industrial plots in the city. The developers have been granted permission for division of plot on their agricultural lands nearby city limits. About 50 lakh plot holders are expected to be …

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Government policy

Government policy for real estate Overview The Government is continuously improving policy towards real estate sector. N e w s Nagpur Metro region development plan Farmers to get 5 times compensation for Samruddhi Super Expressway… Model bye-laws for clearances to building… Unauthorized constructions legalized… MMRDA to expedite development in Maharashtra… Govt to help in development …

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Smart City Nagpur

Smart City Nagpur Overview The government is taking several steps towards making Nagpur a smart city. By definition a smart city is an urban development vision to integrate multiple information and communication technology (ICT) solutions in a secure fashion to manage a city’s assets – the city’s assets include, but not limited to, local departments information …

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Real estate needs to be dematerialized like stocks

Real estate needs to be dematerialized like stocks By Rishi Saraf 16-Feb-2017 Presently, buying & selling property in India is quite cumbersome. It is similar to the position buying and selling shares was in the 1990s. Dematerialization solved the problem completely. Similarly, the government needs to dematerialize all land holdings to make them tradeable through …

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Real Estate: N.A. permission- major reform in Maharashtra

NA permission major reform in Maharashtra NA permission made easy 10-Jan-2017 : Non-Agricultural (N.A.) conversion of land, which typically took 18 months time and running between 13 officials has now been made easy. Now, for land in areas where Development Plan (DP) is finalized, a non-agricultural certification will not be required. Once the necessary charges …

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Permanent residency to foreign investors in India

Permanent residency to foreign investors in India   03-Jan-2017 : Permanent Residency Status (PRS) will be granted to foreign investors subject to conditions, with provision for renewal for another 10 years. PRS allows the holder’s dependents to take up employment in India as well as purchase of one residential property for end use. Call Now

Additional deduction of interest for home buyers in India

Interest additional deduction for home buyers in India 03-Jan-2017 : For 1st time home buyers, the Union Budget 2016-17 proposed deduction of addition interest of Rs 50,000 per year for first time home buyers for loans up to Rs 35 lakhs sanctioned during the next financial year for houses with a value not exceeding INR …

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Huge interest subsidy for affordable housing in India

Huge interest subsidy for home buyers in India MIG flats carpet area increased for subsidy 17-Nov-2017: The central govt has cleared a proposal to increase carpet area of housing eligible for interest subsidy under credit linked subsidy scheme for MIG houses under PMAY (Urban). Carpet area for MIG-I will be upto 120 m2 and for …

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Building Plans will be sanctioned on-line in Maharashtra

Building plans will be sanctioned online in Maharashtra 01-Jan-2017 : Building Plans will be sanctioned in Maharashtra on-line without human intervention. With this an Architect need not visit the Govt department for the same. It is being called Building Permit Management System (BPMS). It will be developed based on DC rules of the concerned city/ …

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Farm land can be transferred to Non-Farmer for NA use

Farmland can be transferred to non-farmer for N.A. use 19-Dec-2016 : Maharashtra legislative assembly passed a bill to remove bar on transfer of agricultural land for NA purposes and simplified procedure for purchase of agricultural land for NA use. However, incase the non-farmer fails to utilize this land for non-agricultural purposes within 5 years, extendable …

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Transmission lines 4 times compensation under consideration in Maharashtra

Transmission lines 4 times compensation under consideration 09-Dec-2016 : The energy dept is considering proposal to give 4 times compensation to farmers with retrospective effect for allowing installation of transmission towers on their farm land as the Land Acquisition act 2013 does not speak about corridor of transmission lines passing through farm lands, says Energy …

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8 lane expressway to prosperity from Nagpur to Mumbai

8 lane expressway to prosperity from Nagpur to Mumbai… This 706 Kms expressway to be constructed will bring prosperity 04-Nov-2016 : It will boost agro-based industries, attract globally competitive manufacturing units to Vidarbha & Marathwada and place Maharashtra ahead of other states by atleast 20 years says Devendra Fadnavis, CM. It will have 23 townships alongside, navigate …

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Comparative growth of agricultural land vs residential plot over 27 yrs

Land on city’s outskirts Vs plot (Growth over 27 years) By Rishi Saraf  21-Oct-2016 It is interesting to see comparative growth in real estate over a longer period between two investments i.e. prime residential plot in a city Vs agricultural land near a city in India. In the year 1989 prime residential land in Nagpur …

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Diligence when buying agricultural land in India

Diligence when buying agricultural land in India By Rishi Saraf  18-Oct-2016 Although agricultural land gives unparalleled returns over time, buying it requires some diligence. Some useful things to keep in mind when buying agricultural land: 1. Do a through check of the tile of the property. 2. If possible, meet all the current owners of …

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Industrial land’s residential & commercial use allowed in Nagpur

On industrial land – residential & commercial use allowed 11-Oct-2016: On payment of premium, Maharashtra government has allowed residential & commercial use on industrial lands and for closed units on such lands. 20% premium on ready reconer will have to be paid for residential use. 25% of total FSI can be utilised towards commercial uses. …

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Gorewada Zoo of international standard being developed at Nagpur

International standard zoo being developed in Nagpur Gorewarda zoo works in full swing 9-Dec-2017 Indian Safari is being made over 115 hectares & includes tiger, sloth bear, leopard & Indian herbivore composite safari. This is expected to be completed by Sept 2018. For African Night safari tenders will be finalized by Dec 2017 and would …

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Farmers in Maharashtra can sell in virtual & private markets

Farmers in Maharashtra can sell in virtual private markets 10-Jul-2016 : Maharashtra Govt has made a provision for e-marketing of fruits & vegetables and given freedom to farmers to sell in virtual & private markets which are alternatives to APMCs. This has come as per directives of Central Government’s National Agriculture Mission. Thirty APMCs will …

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MMRDA to expedite development in Maharashtra

MMRDA to expedite development in Maharashtra 27-Jun-2016: Maharashtra Government has constituted Maharashtra Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to expedite development in state (barring Mumbai), which will be headed by the Chief Minister and will co-ordinate & supervise rapid & proper development of areas and execute projects, schemes & plans for such development. It will have …

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Metro Region Development plan of Nagpur

Nagpur Metro region development plan CM clears Nagpur metro region plan with changes 8-Dec-2017 Nagpur Metro Region Development plan has finally been cleared by CM Devendra Fadnavis with several changes. NMRDA is soon expected to publish the final plan with changes suggested by the government. NIT Clears draft development plan of Nagpur Metro Region 22-Jun-2016 …

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Jinan & Nagpur sign Sister City relationship

Jinan & Nagpur sign sister city relationship Friendship City Agreement with Jinan 09-Dec-2017: Nagpur & Jinan have signed a freindship city agreement. The two cities will carry out co-operation in infrastructure & IT sectors and youth & cultural exchanges. Jinan is a hub for production of medical equipment & for IT. Exchanges in trade & economy, …

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Home buyers moving into satellite townships in Indian cities

Home buyers moving into satellite townships 08-May-2016 In big cities like Delhi people are moving into satellite townships with luxurious buildings available there at reasonable rates to realize their dreams. Further, as corporates also choose to relocate to affordable areas, this trend accelerates as employees try to locate their residence nearby if possible. This is …

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Model bye-laws for clearances to building within 30 days in India

Model bye laws for clearances to building within 30 days in India 05-Apr-2016 : The Union Urban Development Ministry has released Model Building Bye-laws which propose to grant all clearances to building plans within 30 days from submission. Now, only C category buildings (those having construction between 50,000 sq mtr to 1,50,000 sq mtr) will …

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Major relief to 7 lakh plot owners in Nagpur

Major relief to 7 lakh plot owners in Nagpur 14-Mar-2016 : Maharashtra Government has decided to legalize all unauthorized constructions made upto 31Dec2015. This will benefit around 7 lakh plot holders in undeveloped layouts. The government has directed NIT to provide Rs 100 crores every year for development of unauthorized layouts. Call Now

Building permits to be issued within 60 days in India

Building permits to be issued within 60 days in India 16-Feb-2017 : Government seeks to replicate Hong Kong’s model of issuing each construction permit within 60 days. Environment ministry is reducing the number of conditions that developers have to meet to about 8. These relate to green cover, natural drainage, solid-waste management, energy, air quality, …

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Trend towards luxurious housing in city outskirts in India

Trend towards luxurious housing in city outskirts in India 03-Feb-2016: High rise buildings and townships by top developers are coming up on outskirts of Indore city. Due to new industries being setup, there is an influx of service class, and steep rise in demand from them. Posh projects for housing are coming up with modern …

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Blackstone most active buyer of office property in India

Blackstone most active buyer of office property in India 02-Feb-2016 : New York based Blackstone Group, the world’s biggest private equity real estate investor has been one of the most active buyers of office property in India in the year 2015. It has picked up mostly ready and income-producing office real estate projects. PE real …

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Crop insurance scheme to provide big respite to farmers in India

Crop insurance scheme to provide big respite to farmers in India 14-Jan-2016 : Central Govt has announced a new Crop Insurance Scheme which may provide big respite to the farming community in India. Premium will be 1.5% to 5%. Easy settlement through mobile uploading of crop-loss pictures, quick disbursement within 30 days. No restriction on …

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NA restrictions on farm land in cities removed

NA restrictions on farm land in cities removed 17-Dec-2015 : Maharashtra Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act has been amended to remove restrictions on non-farming use of agricultural lands in cities with Legislative Assembly giving its ascent to it. Earlier, transfer/ partition of land in any local area which created a fragment was …

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Nagpur among cleanest & greenest cities in India

Nagpur among greenest & cleanest cities in India​ 22-Nov-2015 : Nagpur is one of the greenest and cleanest cities in India says Shravan Hardikar, Commissioner, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). It is an Education Hub, offers quality of life, has many recreational places, cultural & heritage sites, gardens and playgrounds. It is a Tiger Hub, there are tiger reserves at …

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Why India’s first metro-park project came to Nagpur?

Why India’s first Metro-Park project came to Nagpur? 22-Nov-2015 : Nagpur has all the salient features i.e. best job opportunities in future, educational facilities, leisure and entertainment says Deepak Vasandani, Co-Founder & Director, Ensaara Metropark.   The people of the city are hospitable, warm and friendly. Big cities of the country are already over-crowded. Nagpur …

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Metro Rail in Nagpur to be completed by 2018

Metro Rail in Nagpur Overview Two-wheelers account for 85% of the traffic on city roads says Ramnath Subramaniam, Executive Director Strategic Planning at Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. Metro Rail project is being developed to reduce this traffic and for safety of citizens he says. Metro Rail phase II corridors 4-Feb-2018: Phase II of Metro Rail …

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NMC draft vision document for Nagpur

NMC draft vision document for Nagpur 21-Nov-2015: Nagpur contributes 4% of GDP of Maharashtra. For sustainable growth of the city. NMC is coming out with a draft vision document for development of infrastructure said Mr Prakash Urade, Superintending Engineer, NMC at Global Nagpur Summit. Call Now

Knowledge sharing will increase international co-operation with Nagpur

21-Nov-2015 Rahul Petkar, CEO, Polaris Consulting & Services Inc and Member Advisory board of the City of Mississauga speaking at the summit said that academic collaboration with private sector is necessary for growth of city. Summer programs where youth can get a chance to interact and exchange and learn about international cities, increasing communication with …

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Develop relations between Universities & Healthcare Services of Nagpur & California

Develop relations between universities & healthcare services of Nagpur & California 21-Nov-2015 : There are opportunities for Nagpur & California in developing relations between universities and healthcare services of the two cities says Bill Boerum, Chairman of Sister Cities International USA. He stressed on maintaining and nurturing international relationship to get international co-operation. He was speaking at …

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Indians bear good qualities like tolerance, acceptance to change, respect ethics

Indians bear good qualities like tolerance, acceptance to change 21-Nov-2015 : I am proud to have studied at Mumbai and know that Indians bear good qualities like tolerance, respect ethics, acceptance to change, the qualities necessary for international co-operation says Clare Petrich, Board Member, Greater Seattle Trade Development Alliance & Board of Directors (Commission) of …

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People need to work with Govt for sustainable city growth

People need to work with government for sustainable city growth 21-Nov-2015: The people need to work together with Government agencies for sustainable growth of city says Morel Fourman, Founder and CEO, Gaiasoft Group companies via video-conference. He was in panel discussion on ‘Making our Cities Smart- The Urban Transformation & Sustainability Challenge’ at the Global …

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Asset recycling necessary for development

Asset recycling necessary for development 21-Nov-2015: There is need of infrastructure creativity. We have 6% of GDP allocated for development of infrastructure and recycling of assets. Innovation of new ideas must be brought in for the development of old assets said Mark Pierce, Consul-General in Mumbai, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Australian Government in …

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Digital Footprints for future planning for smart city

Digital footprints for future planning for smart city 21-Nov-2015: Considering the holistic development of a smart city, a digitized footprint needs to be integrated to monitor housing, transport, power, communication, water supply, for future planning and to take action, during natural disasters or certain developments, by placing sensors on bridges and important locations, to understand …

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Plot Division & Amalgamation norms easier in Nagpur

Plot division and amalgamation norms easier in Nagpur 18-Nov-2015: The state cabinet has relaxed norms for amalgamation or division of residential, commercial and industrial plots in the city. The developers have been granted permission for division of plot on their agricultural lands nearby city limits. About 50 lakh plot holders are expected to be benefited …

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FDI restrictions removed in construction & real estate in India

FDI restrictions removed in construction & real estate sector in India 11-Nov-2015 : All restrictions removed for FDI in construction & real estate sector other than 3 year lock-in for some cases. There will be no lock-in for FDI in SEZs, resorts, hotels, old age homes, educational institutions and NRI investments. Each phase of construction …

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Metro Rail route for liberal FSI in Nagpur

Metro rail & Transit Oriented Development in Nagpur Transit Oriented Development along Metro Rail 21-Jul-2017 The government is encouraging residential & commercial development along the metro corridor. TOD refers to uses such as shops, restaurants, residential buildings, entertainment facilities within walking distance of metro stations. The idea is to create walkable communities and also to …

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Govt to help in development of unauthorized layouts in Nagpur

Government to help in development of unauthorised layouts 1-Jun-2015 : Earlier, the Chief Minister’s office had power of changing zone from green belt to yellow belt. Now, the government has delegated powers in this regard at the level of divisional commissioners. This will expedite development process in the state. Hurdles in way of changing zone …

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