Amendment to KTCP Act by month end to regularise unauthorised buildings: Minister R Ashok
Bengaluru: The State government would bring an amendment to the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act by the month end to regularise unauthorised buildings, Revenue Minister R Ashoka said on Saturday.
"We had formed a committee of officials to bring an amendment to the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act.
The committee has now submitted its report," Ashoka told reporters. Further the amendment would be submitted to the Supreme Court, he added.
"We will bring amendment at the earliest, maybe by the end of this month, which people had been demanding for long to regularise their buildings," the minister said.
The government had in the past tried to regularise buildings in Bengaluru by bringing in 'Akrama Sakrama' scheme, aimed at regularising unauthorised structures but it hit a legal road block when the Supreme Court stayed it.
This time the government is aiming to pass the amendment and get the Supreme Court's nod. It intends to regularise over 35 lakh properties across the state by collecting fees.
The move is seen as an effort to overcome the financial hardship caused due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Congress gets final eviction notices for Akbar Road, Raisina Road offices
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress party has received notices from the Estate department to vacate its 24, Akbar road office and 5, Raisina Road premises in Lutyens Delhi by March 28, according to sources.
The party faces eviction of its old party office, which it has held since 1978, as this is the final notice sent by the estate department.
The party continues to have its headquarters at its Akbar Road office, while the Indian Youth Congress functions from the Raisina Road premises.
The sources said that the notice was delivered a few days and has not even given a week's time to the grand old party.
Sources in the party said the Congress is yet to formulate its strategy on the issue and may even approach court in view of the sudden notice.
The Congress has already constructed its new party office at Indira Bhawan.
While the party did not say anything officially, Congress MP Karti Chidambaram said the government should apply its rule uniformly to all and not single it out.
