Maha govt decides to temporarily suspend betterment charges for NAINA project in Navi Mumbai
Mumbai Mar 23 PTI The Maharashtra government has decided to suspend the betterment charges being recovered from farmers in the NAINA project in Navi Mumbai for time being Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde told the Legislative Council on Wednesday The issue of development charges being recovered from the project affected farmers had become a major bone of contention in 152 villages located near the upcoming Navi Mumbai international airport Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area NAINA was proposed in 2013 and the project gathered momentum when BJP was in power from 2014 to 19 The project is aimed at residential and commercial development of the area located near the upcoming greenfield international airport A question regarding the development charges was raised in the Upper House by Peasants and Workers Party member Jayant Patil on Wednesday We are against the NAINA project because CIDCO is implementing it CIDCO is not investing money but is putting several restrictions on farmers who own the land Farmers are faced with exorbitant development and betterment charges which were highest compared to other departments that are undertaking a planned development he said Patils demand was supported by another legislator Balaram Patil Shinde said I admit that there are some loopholes and errors in implementing the NAINA project The state wants to develop the area on the lines of CIDCO developing Navi Mumbai The state would not collect betterment charges for the time being from farmers Later speaking to PTI Jayant Patil said CIDCO has decided to keep 60 per cent of the NAINA land with itself while giving back 40 per cent land to farmers It is unjustified The FSI in NAINA is merely 05 per cent while under MSRDC it is 11 per cent Patil said that farmers are ready to comply with NAINAs planning but they want the land development rights to be allotted to them and not held by the government We are ready to develop our land as per the governments designs the MLC added Balaram Patil said that the NAINA project has put huge restrictions on farmers on how to use their land The state government has agreed to give agrarian certificates to farmers so that their descendants can also buy agricultural land It is a big development for farmers he added PTI ND NSK NSK
Mumbai Mar 23 PTI The Maharashtra government has decided to suspend the betterment charges being recovered from farmers in the NAINA project in Navi Mumbai for time being Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde told the Legislative Council on Wednesday The issue of development charges being recovered from the project affected farmers had become a major bone of contention in 152 villages located near the upcoming Navi Mumbai international airport Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area NAINA was proposed in 2013 and the project gathered momentum when BJP was in power from 2014 to 19 The project is aimed at residential and commercial development of the area located near the upcoming greenfield international airport A question regarding the development charges was raised in the Upper House by Peasants and Workers Party member Jayant Patil on Wednesday We are against the NAINA project because CIDCO is implementing it CIDCO is not investing money but is putting several restrictions on farmers who own the land Farmers are faced with exorbitant development and betterment charges which were highest compared to other departments that are undertaking a planned development he said Patils demand was supported by another legislator Balaram Patil Shinde said I admit that there are some loopholes and errors in implementing the NAINA project The state wants to develop the area on the lines of CIDCO developing Navi Mumbai The state would not collect betterment charges for the time being from farmers Later speaking to PTI Jayant Patil said CIDCO has decided to keep 60 per cent of the NAINA land with itself while giving back 40 per cent land to farmers It is unjustified The FSI in NAINA is merely 05 per cent while under MSRDC it is 11 per cent Patil said that farmers are ready to comply with NAINAs planning but they want the land development rights to be allotted to them and not held by the government We are ready to develop our land as per the governments designs the MLC added Balaram Patil said that the NAINA project has put huge restrictions on farmers on how to use their land The state government has agreed to give agrarian certificates to farmers so that their descendants can also buy agricultural land It is a big development for farmers he added PTI ND NSK NSK
