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Madhya Pradesh Nagarpalika (Colony Development) Rules, 2021

Madhya Pradesh Nagarpalika (Colony Development) Rules, 2021

Madhya Pradesh Nagarpalika (Colony Development) Rules, 2021

 

[13th January 2022]

In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 292-A, 292-B, 292BA, 292-C, 292-E, and 292-G read with Section 433 of the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 (No. 23 of 1956) and Sections 339-A, 339-B, 339BA, 339-C, 339-E and 339-G read with Sections 355 and 356 of the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 (No. 37 of 1961), the State Government, hereby, makes the following rules regarding development of colonies, the same having been previously published in the Madhya Pradesh Gazette (Extraordinary) No. 386 dated 21st September, 2021, namely:-

PART 1 General

Rule - 1. Short title, extent and commencement.

(1)     These rules may be called the Madhya Pradesh Nagarpalika (Colony Development) Rules, 2021.

(2)     These rules shall come into force with effect from the date of its publication in the Madhya Pradesh Gazette.

(3)     These rules shall apply within the limits of all Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, and Nagar Parishads of the State.

Rule - 2. Definitions.

(1)     In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a)      "Act" means in case of Municipal Corporation the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 (No. 23 of 1956) and in case of Municipal Council and Nagar Parishad the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 (No. 37 of 1961);

(b)      "Collector" means a District Collector appointed under Section 16 of the Madhya Pradesh Land-Revenue Code, 1959 (No. 20 of 1959);

(c)      "Colonizer" means a Colonizer denned under Section 10-A of the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 and Section 5-B of the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961;

(d)      "Colony" means a Colony defined under Section 10-B of the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 and Section 5-C of the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961;

(e)      "Competent Authority" means in relation to such Municipal area which comes within the limit of any Municipal Corporation, Municipal Commissioner and in relation to such Municipal area which comes within the limit of any Municipal Council or Nagar Parishad, the Collector;

(f)       "Development expenses" means the expenditure to be incurred as approved by the competent authority for the completion of the works as mentioned above under clause (g) and (h) as per the prescribed specifications;

(g)      "External Development Work "means the following development works as per prescribed criteria: -

(i)           New roads to be constructed in the shape of approach road starting from the limit of the colony to the existing road of the town;

(ii)         If the road attached to the colony exists at present, in that case widening of the existing road;

(iii)       Work of laying of electric line from the limits of the colony to connect with the existing electric line;

(iv)       The work of connecting the underground sewerage from the limits of the colony to existing sewerage system;

(v)        If water supply in the colony is proposed to be given from urban water supply system, in that case the laying of new pipeline from the limits of the colony to connect with the urban water supply system;

In respect of approach road of the colony under sub-clause (one) and widening of the existing road under sub-clause (two) it shall be necessary for the competent authority to clearly determine as to what extent the approach road should be widened and under the widening of the existing road how much width is meant for and what shall be the quality of construction of such road that is whether it shall be a bituminous or cement concrete; and also that such roads shall be constructed in coordination with existing nearby roads and shall generally have the same crust level.

Permission to connect basic infrastructure of the colony with Water supply, sewerage, and drainage systems managed by the municipality, shall be given by the competent authority, however, the expenditure on the same, as far as possible, shall be borne by the colonizer;

(h)     "Internal Development Work" means the following development works to be done within the limits of the colony under the prescribed standards: -

(i)        levelling;

(ii)      demarcation of the proposed roads and plots sanctioned in the layout;

(iii)    construction of the proposed Bituminous/Cement Concrete Road (as per Indian Road Conress

(iv)    standards);

(v)     if in the land of the colony, the road exists at present, in that case the construction or widening of the road on the basis of sanctioned layout In pursuance of clause (two) of sub rule (g) (as per Indian Road Congress standards);

(vi)    construction of culverts (as per Indian Road Congress standards);

(vii)  development and Construction of storm water drainage system, (as per CPHEEO standards);
 

(viii)         complete internal water supply system (as per CPHEEO standards);

(ix)    construction of Internal sewerage line/Sewerage Treatment Plant (as per CPHEEO standards);

(x)     development of internal Electric System including provision of Street lights (as per the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board standards);

(xi)    development of proposed open spaces in which infrastructure related to Services shall not be valid (as per standards of Rule 47 (2) Madhya Pradesh Bhumi Vikas Niyam, 2012);

(xii)  construction of Overhead Tank/Sump well/Pressure Pump;

(xiii)         adequate provisions for Solid Waste Management;

(xiv)         water harvesting system for rainwater;

(xv)  plantation on roadsides;

(i)       "Person" means:

(i)           an Individual;

(ii)         a Hindu undivided family;

(iii)       a company incorporated under Companies Act, 2013;

(iv)       a firm incorporated under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 or Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008;

(v)        an association of persons or body of individuals whether incorporated or not;

(vi)       a co-operative society registered under any law relating to co-operative societies;

(vii)     any such organization as the appropriate Government, by notification, specify in this behalf;

(j)       "Municipal area" means such area which is situated within the limits of Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council or Nagar Parishads;

(k)      "Municipality" means Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council or Nagar Parishad, as the case may be;

(l)       "Unauthorised Colony" means an unauthorized colony defined under Section 57-A of the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 and Section 37:A of the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961.

(2)     words and expressions used but not defined in these rules, shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.

PART 2 Process of Colony Development, Terms and Conditions

Rule - 3. Registration of Colonizer.

(1)     Commissioner, Urban Administration and Development, or the officer nominated by him, shall be the Registration Authority for registration of the Colonizer.

(2)     The process of registration of Colonizer shall be online.

(3)     Any person, for registration as a Colonizer shall submit an application to the Registration Authority in Form -One annexed to these rules:

Provided that Madhya Pradesh Housing and Infrastructure Development Board, Development Authority, Smart City Corporation Limited and Municipalities shall be exempted from registration:

Provided further that to develop a Colony obtaining permission from the Competent Authority, and payment of permission fee shall be compulsory for these units:

Provided also that all the urban bodies shall be exempted from payment of Registration and development permission fee.

(4)     Applicant shall attach the following documents along with the application:

(i)           copy of the receipt of having deposited registration fee prescribed under rule 4, by challan in the government treasury.

(ii)         an affidavit by the applicant, to the effect, that he has not been convicted for any crime relating to disqualifications as provided in rule 5.

(5)     The application for registration shall be approved or rejected, as the case may be, by the Competent Authority within 30 days of receipt of the application:

Provided that, in case of rejection of the application for registration, the registering authority shall communicate the reasons thereof to the applicant through proper medium, whose appeal may be presented by the applicant to the State Government within a period of 30 days.

(6)     In case of rejection of the application, the registration fee deposited under rule 4 shall be refunded to the applicant after deduction of 20 percent.

(7)     Registration certificate shall be issued in Form-Two annexed with these rules, and the Registering authority shall be authorized to impose any other terms and conditions in addition to the terms and conditions described in these rules.

(8)     Registration certification shall be, valid for a period of five years, and thereafter can be renewed further for every five years, after depositing renewal fee as prescribed under rule 4:

Provided that the registration of colonizers, registered before commencement of these rules, shall remain valid till the date mentioned therein.

(9)     The registration shall be valid for all the Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Nagar Parishads in the entire State.

(10)   The name of the valid registered colonizers shall be displayed on the website of the Directorate of Urban Administration and Development.

Rule - 4. Fee for registration and renewal.


Registration fee shall be Rs. 50,000/- (Rs. Fifty Thousand) and renewal fee shall be Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-Five Thousand), which shall be deposited by the applicant in the Government treasury.

Rule - 5. Disqualifications for Registration


Any person shall not be eligible for registration as colonizer, if-

(a)      Any information given in the application is not correct or the information is incomplete.

(b)      has been convicted of an offence punishable under Section 153-A or Section 171-E or Section 171-F or subsection (2) or sub-section (5) of Section 505 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (No. 45 of 1860) or under the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (No. 22 of 1955) or under Section 125 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (No. 43 of 1951), or Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (No. 28 of 1961) or Section 10 or Section 11 of the Madhya Pradesh Local Authorities (Electoral Offences) Act, 1964 (No. 13 of 1964) and the period of punishment is not over.

(1)     for an offence not falling under sub-clause (b) and sentenced to imprisonment and unless the period of imprisonment has elapsed, or

(2)     for contravention of any provisions of the Madhya Pradesh Nagariya Kshetron Ke Bhoomihin Vyakti (Pattadhruti Adhikaron Ka Pradan Kiya Jana) Adhiniyam, 1984 (No. 15 of 1984), or of any law providing for the prevention of hoarding or profiteering or of adulteration of food or drugs:

Provided that applicant can be considered for registration, if he files an affidavit in this regard, and in case, he is found guilty of any offence under above sections, his registration shall be cancelled:

Provided further that responsibility for communicating final decision in the cases under trial, to the registration authority and competent authority shall lie with the colonizer.

Explanation.-In this clause,-

(a)      "Law providing for the prevention of hoarding or profiteering" means any law or any order, rule or notification having the force of law provided for, -

(i)       the regulation of production or manufacture of Any essential commodity,

(ii)      the control of price at which any essential commodity may be bought or sold,

(iii)     the regulation of acquisition, possession, storage, transportation, distribution, disposal, use or consumption of any essential commodity,

(iv)    the prohibition of the withholding from sale of any essential commodity ordinarily kept for sale.

(b)      "Drug" shall have the same meaning, as assigned to it, under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (No. 23 of 1940).

(c)      "Essential commodity" shall have the same meaning, as assigned to it, under the Essential Commodity Act, 1955 (No. 10 of 1955).

(d)      "Food" shall have the meaning, as assigned to it, under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (No. 37 of 1954).

(3)     The registration certificate of the applicant was rejected earlier under these Rules.

(4)     The competent court/authority has declared him as of unsound mind.

Rule - 6. Record of registration.

(1)     In addition to rule 3(10), Registration Authority shall maintain record of all registrations in physical as well as digital form, in a register prescribed in Form-Three annexed to these rules, in which details of all the registration certificates issued under these rules including terms and conditions under which the registration certificates have been issued, shall be recorded. In addition, complete address of the registered colonizer shall be recorded, and any changes in the address, subsequent to the registration, shall be intimated by the registered colonizer to the registration authority.

(2)     Registration authority shall display all the updated records of registered colonizer on the departmental website.

Rule - 7. Cancellation of registration certificate.


Registration certification may be cancelled by the registration authority in the following conditions: -

(a)      in case the information furnished under rule 3 is found to be incorrect;

(b)      in case the action is initiated under section 292-BA of the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 or section 339-BA of the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961, as the case may be;

(c)      in case of committing any offence under sub-section (1) of section 292-C of Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 or sub-section (1) of section 339-BA of Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961, as the case may be:

Provided that no registration certificate shall be cancelled, until the holder of the registration certificate has been given adequate opportunity of hearing. Registration certificate holder can file an appeal, before the State Government, against any such order, within 30 days of the date of issue of order of cancellation of the registration certificate:

Provided further that, competent authority shall display details of cancelled registration certificates on the website of the department.

Rule - 8. Application for Development of Colony and Permission Fee.

(1)     When a colonizer or the organisations exempted from registration under Rule 3 wants to establish any colony and take up development work, then he shall submit an application in five copies to the Competent Authority in Form-Four together with receipt of deposit of the fee prescribed under sub-rule (2) and diversion fee, at least 45 days before the proposed date for starting the development work of the colony or sale of plots:

Provided that permission shall not be required for development of proposed town development schemes under section 50 of the Madhya Pradesh Town and Country Planning, Act 1973, but, when development of colony is undertaken on the final constructed plot of the scheme, the permission shall be mandatory for said development.

(2)     The fee for the permission of development of the colony shall be payable, which shall be 0.50 percent of the market value of the applied diverted land, determined except all condition under guiding principal in Collector Guidelines for the relevant period. The said permission fee shall be deposited in the treasury of the concerned Municipality and the proof of deposit shall be attached with the application submitted under sub-rule (1):

Provided that a colony in the rural area for which development permission has been granted by competent authority is later merged in municipal area and in which extension of time is required for completion of development work, colonizer shall submit to the competent authority, an application in Form four and in Form-one for registration and the amount of permission fee and registration fee paid to the Gram Panchyat before merger of Gram Panchyat shall be adjusted in prescribed fee:

Provided further that, in case of revised development permission, the permission fee shall be imposed on revised area only.

(3)     Colonizer, whose colonys area is more than two hectares, on the basis of the development permission granted by Town and Country Planning and approved layout of entire land, shall apply to the competent authority for development permission in three phases and for each phase the permission fee shall be according to the area of land applied for.

Rule - 9. No objection certificate to be obtained.

(1)     On receipt of the application under Rule 8, the Competent Authority shall obtain the "No Objection Certificate" from Town and Country Planning under provisions of Madhya Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1973:

Provided that if the applicant encloses permission letter obtained from Madhya Pradesh Town and Country Planning with the application, in that case obtaining "No Objection Certificate" again shall not be necessary.

(2)     If No Objection prescribed in sub-rule (1) is not given by the concerned departments within thirty days of the receipt of letter from the competent authority, then it shall be taken as their deemed sanction and the application shall be disposed of under Rule 8 within forty-five days from the date of the receipt of application.

(3)     If no information is received by the applicant colonizer within specified period under sub-rule (2) from the Competent Authority regarding disposal of the application, then colonizer shall inform the competent authority in writing. On non-issue of No Objection Certificate/permission by the Competent Authority within thirty days of the receipt of the information then on expiry of the said period, permission shall be deemed to have been granted to the applicant colonizer, but in counting of the above time period, the period from the date fixed for obtaining any additional information or documents, from the applicant and the date of receipt of such information or document, shall be waived. This deemed permission shall be valid to the extent that it does not violate the provisions of the then applicable Acts/rules/bye-laws, in other words deemed permission shall be valid under the then applicable Act/rules/bye-laws:

Provided that no application for development of colony shall be rejected by competent authority until, adequate opportunity has been provided to the applicant for hearing and colonizer has been intimated with the reasons in writing for rejection:

Provided further that, against the order of the competent authority for rejecting the application, appeal can be filed before the State Government within 30 days of issue of orders of rejection.

(4)     (A) In case, the colonizer, after obtaining approval for development of a colony under rule 15, takes a decision not to develop the colony, he shall by mentioning the reasons thereof, file an application in this regard before the competent authority. The competent authority, after obtaining confirmation to the effect of the reasons, and after ensuring that the development work has not started in the colony, no sale or agreement to sell in respect of any plot or building has taken place, or no third-party interest has arisen, may cancel the permission granted for development of colony.

(B) Competent authority before cancelling the permission to develop the colony, shall publish a public notice in two local newspapers, obtaining objections /suggestions within a period of 15 days and shall take the final decision after considering the objections/suggestions received, if any.

(C) Competent authority after cancelling the permission to develop the colony, shall release the mortgaged properties and refund all the fees deposited by the colonizer i.e., supervision fee, shelter fee and additional shelter fee etc without payment of any interest-Provided that, the permission fee deposited under rule-8 shall not be refundable.

Rule - 10. Provision of Plots/Houses for the members of Economically Weaker Sections and Low-Income Group in the Colonies.

(1)     Every colonizer or organization exempted for registration under rule 3 shall, choose any of the following options for making provisions of development of plots or constructed units in the colony, for the members of the economically weaker section or low-income group: -

(A)     Provision for fully developed plots equal to 15 percent of the total number of plots for members of economically weaker sections and low-income group.

(B)     Provision for constructed residential units equal to 15 percent of the total number of residential units for members of economically weaker sections and low-income group.

(C)     Payment of prescribed Shelter fee:

Provided that above options shall be transferable only during the validity period of the permission, however, amount of prescribed shelter fee shall be computed on the basis of market value determined under collector guidelines prevalent at the time of receipt of application for transfer of option:

Provided further that, the following type of colonies shall have option of shelter fee only: -

(i)       In case, the size of plots prescribed for members of the economically weaker sections and low-income group, is not permissible in the applicable development plan under provisions of the Madhya Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1973;

(ii)      The colony is being developed on a land which has been given to the colonizer on lease and the construction of such units and making plot available are not permissible as per conditions of lease;

(iii)     In non-residential colonies.

(2)     The ratio of plots and constructed residential units reserved for the economically weaker sections and low-income group under sub-rule (1) shall be 3:2.

(3)     The area of plots and constructed area of the constructed residential units reserved for economically weaker sections and low income group under sub-rule (1) shall be as follow: -

(i)       for economically weaker sections-

Develop Plots - 30 to 40 square meter

Residential Units - 25 to 35 square meter

(ii)      for low-income group-

Develop Plots - 41 to 96 square meter

Residential Units - 36 to 48 square meter

(4)     On choosing option under sub-rule (3) shelter fee shall be paid by the colonizer as per the following: -

(i)       in case of colonies in which plots have been developed, 5 percent of the product of total area of plots (in square meters) multiplied by market value determined under collector guidelines;

(ii)      in case of colonies which have been developed as group housing, 5 percent of the product of total constructed area (in square meters) multiplied by market value of constructed buildings determined under collector guidelines.

(5)     In addition to providing reservation of plots/residential Units for member of economically weaker sections and low-income group and shelter fee shall be paid in accordance with sub-rule (4), colonizer shall also pay additional shelter at the following rates: -

(i)       in case of colonies in which plots have been developed, 1 percent of the product of total area of plots (in square meters) multiplied by market value determined under collector guidelines;

(ii)      in case of colonies which have been developed as group housing, 1 percent of the product of total constructed area (in square meters) multiplied by market value of constructed buildings determined under collector guidelines.

(6)     (A) The amount of prescribed shelter fee under sub-rule (4) and (5) shall be deposited with the concerned Municipality by the colonizer. Every Municipality shall maintain a separate bank account for the deposited amount, and it shall be used only in accordance with the provisions prescribed under these rules.

(B) To calculate amount of shelter fee, the rates determined under collector guideline, prevalent on the date, on which the colonizer has submitted application for permission to develop the colony, shall be applicable.

(7)     Colonizer shall be entitled to receive developed land from local town development authority or municipality or any other Government agency and shall construct required number of residential units for members of the economically weaker section and low-income group. In such cases, he shall produce proof of receiving such land from the Government agency and production of such proof shall be compulsory and shall be adequate for granting permission for development.

(8)     In case, colonizer constructs the residential units for the members of the economically weaker section and low income group in the colony then, he shall be entitled for additional FAR equal to the constructed area of the such residential units, and he may use this additional FAR in residential units constructed for other categories for residential purposes.

(9)     The amount of shelter fee may be made available as interest free loan to municipality/Madhya Pradesh Housing and Infrastructure Development Board/Development Authority. The said amount may be utilised as margin money to obtain loan from financial institutions for the construction of houses for economically weaker section. This amount may be utilised for providing the basic services like sewerage, drinking water, public toilets etc. in the Jhuggi Basti area:

Provided that additional shelter fee deposited will be used for maintenance of external road, drainage water exit and sewage system by the competent authority.

Rule - 11. Policy for sale of plots/residential units reserved for members of the economically weaker section and lower income group.

(1)     The sale plots/residential units reserved for members of the economically weaker section and lower income group shall be done by the colonizer in the following manner: -

(i)       colonizer shall call applications from such members of the economically weaker section and lower income group, who do not own a residence or residential plot in Madhya Pradesh, either in their own name or any of their family member;

(ii)      the beneficiary person shall submit application, real residential address along with an affidavit declaring that in Madhya Pradesh he does not own a residence/plot either in his own name or in name of any member of his family. The affidavit so submitted shall be recognized as adequate proof of his eligibility;

(iii)     colonizer, thereafter, shall prepare a list of persons found eligible to purchase plot/residential unit. The list so prepared, shall be forwarded to the competent authority along with the copy of relevant documents and an electronic copy shall be submitted in departmental portal through email; (iv)after completion of the above said process, colonizer shall complete the proceeding of sale/transfer of plots/residential units to the eligible persons as per provisions of rule 12(4).

Rule - 12. Computation of price of plots/residential units reserved for members of the economically weaker section and lower income group.


The price of plots/residential units reserved for members of the economically weaker section and lower income group shall computed in the following manner:-

(1)     In case of plot, product of multiplication of total area of the plot (in square meter) and prevalent market value as determined under collector guidelines.

(2)     In case of construction on separate plots, the price of the residential units shall be computed in the following manner: -

(a)      the product of cost of plot on which the residential unit has been constructed, the market value of residential plots in the area determined under collector guidelines and total area of plots (in square meters);

(b)      the cost of construction for the constructed area shall be computed @ Rs. 13,000 per square meter;

(c)      final square meter shall be computed by dividing the sum of price computed under clause (a) and (b) above by the total constructed area of the residential units constructed for members of the economically weaker section and low- income group;

(d)      the price of residential units shall be determined by multiplying cost of construction computed under clause (c) with constructed area of the residential unit.

(3)       The price of the residential units in case of group housing scheme, shall be determined as under: -

(a)      the product of cost of plot on which the residential unit has been constructed, the market value of residential plots in the area determined under collector guidelines and total area of plots (in square meters);

(b)      the cost of construction for the constructed area shall be computed @ Rs. 16,000 per square meter;

(c)      final square meter shall be computed by dividing the sum of price computed under clause (a) and (b) above by the total constructed area of the residential units constructed for members of the economically weaker section and low- income group;

(d)      the price of residential units shall be determined by multiplying cost of construction computed under clause (c) with constructed area of the residential unit.

(4)     Colonizer shall sell the plots/residential units to the members of economically weaker section and low-income group at a price which shall not exceed 90 percent of the price determined under sub-rule (1), (2) and (3) hereinabove.

(5)     The amount of Rs. 13,000/- and Rs. 16,000/- has been taken into account for computing price for the year 2021-22. This amount will be increased by five percent every subsequent year for computing.

Rule - 13. Mortgage of plot, building or flat.

(1)     To ensure completion of internal development work in the colony, the plots or buildings or flats developed by the colonizer, as the case may be, excluding the plots or buildings or flats developed for the members of economically weaker section or low-income group, shall be mortgaged with the concerned municipality in the following ratio: -

(A)     In case of plotted development, the plots in such numbers, value of which excluding cost of construction if any, is equal to 125 percent of the cost of internal development determined under rule 14 shall be mortgaged or a bank guarantee of equal amount shall be furnished by the colonizer with the concerned municipality.

(B)     In case of group housing, the number of flats, value of which is equal to 125 percent of the cost of internal development determined under rule 14 shall be mortgaged or a bank guarantee of equal amount shall be furnished by the colonizer with the concerned municipality.

(C)     The bank guarantee so furnished shall remain valid with the competent authority for a period of six months after expiry of date of permitted for development of internal works:

Provided that the organizations exempted from registration as colonizer under rule 3, shall not be required to mortgage the plots or buildings or flats.

(2)     Competent authority shall publish the information regarding number, location and conditions of the plots or buildings or flats mortgaged, for information of the general public. A copy of such information shall also be sent to concerned sub-registrar office, so that no transfer takes place.

(3)     Competent authority may grant permission for construction of building on any mortgaged plot. The details of mortgaged plots shall be displayed on the website of the concerned municipality.

Rule - 14. Cost of Internal Development.


Internal development works in the colony shall be executed in accordance with the provision of sub-rule (1) of rule 2, and cost of which shall be calculated on the basis of prevailing rates of Integrated Standard Schedule of Rates of Urban Development and Housing Department, the Madhya Pradesh Bhumi Vikas Niyam, 2012, Development Plan, standard rates of the concerned State Electric Distribution Company and Collector Guidelines.

Rule - 15. Permission to develop colony.

(1)     No colonizer shall start any development work and shall sell any plot or proposed units before obtaining permission to develop a colony. Competent authority on receipt of application under rule 8 and after getting the supervision fee deposited as prescribed in clause (A), and subject to fulfilment of conditions laid down in rule 9,10,11 and 12 shall grant permission to develop a colony under clause (B) in Form-Five subject to fulfilment of the following conditions: -

(A)     colonizer shall deposit 2 percent supervision charges on the cost of internal development computed as per provisions of the rule 14, with the treasury of the concerned municipality;

(B)     colonizer shall be required to provide minimum essential facilities like drinking water, shelter, toilets etc. to the labour engaged for construction work;

(C)     Competent Authority shall authorize a qualified engineer for supervision of the colony, who shall regularly inspect the colony given permission, and shall be responsible to take necessary action for completion of the development as per prescribed standards and within the prescribed time lines, and in case of violation of any condition, shall be able to immediately inform the competent authority in writing.

Rule - 16. Permission for building construction in colony.


The permission to construct building in the colony in accordance with the provisions of applicable Acts and rules, may be granted after grant of permission to develop the colony.

Rule - 17. Time period for completion of internal development works.

(1)     It shall be necessary to complete the internal development works of the colony by the colonizer within a maximum period of 5 years from the date of grant of the permission of development of the colony under Rule 15. In case the development works are not completed within said period, competent authority may extend the said period of internal development work by one year:

Provided that additional fee equal to 20 percent of the fee determined under rule 8(2) shall be payable for the said extended period:

Provided further that in case the colonizer fails to complete the internal development work even on expiry of the extended period, action shall be initiated against him under rule 20.

Rule - 18. Release of mortgaged properties.


Competent authority may release the mortgaged properties, on receipt of an application by the colonizer with relevant details, and based on assessment of the internal development works, in the following phased manner: -

(A)     on completion of 50 percent - 50 percent plots / buildings work

(B)     on completion of 75 percent - 25 percent plots/buildings . work

(C)     on completion of 100 percent work (on issue of completion certificate) 25 percent plots/ buildings:

Provided that in any phase the colonizer may choose option of bank guarantee in lieu of mortgaged properties, however, the bank guarantee shall be equal to 125 percent of the remaining cost of internal development work.

Rule - 19. Completion of internal development works.


After completion of the development work of the colony by the colonizer, information of completion of development work shall be given to the competent authority in Form-Five A. The competent authority within a period of 15 days after receipt of information, shall get the development work inspected of the concerned colony by the competent technical officer, and in case development works are found complete, completion certificate shall be issued in Form-Five B. On the date of the issue of completion certificate the concerned colony shall be deemed to have been transferred to the resident welfare committee (RWA) for maintenance under the provisions of the Madhya Pradesh Prakoshtha Swamitva Niyam, 2019.

Rule - 20. Action against violation of permission.


If any colonizer violates the terms and conditions stipulated under the provisions of the rule 14 and 15 or fails to complete the internal development work as per time period prescribed time limit under rule 17, in that case the competent authority: -

(1)     shall dispose of the mortgaged properties or encash the bank guarantee and get the internal development works completed, or fulfil the terms and conditions of the permission from the amount so realized.

(2)     if the amount recovered from the action taken under sub-rule(l) is not found adequate to meet the requirement to fulfil the terms and conditions of the permission, in that case, balance amount shall be recovered from the colonizer as an arrears of land revenue:

Provided that competent authority before initiating action hereinabove, shall issue a written notice to the colonizer for submitting clarification within 30 days, and if considers justified, provide opportunity for personal hearing, and decide every case on its merit.

Rule - 21. Publication of list of Colonies.


Competent authority shall publish the list of colonies which have been granted permission for development in the newspaper and other publicity media and, shall be displayed on the website of the concerned municipality also.

PART 3 Provisions related to Unauthorised Colonies

Rule - 22. Action against development of unauthorised colonies.

(1)     Competent authority, in exercise of the powers conferred to him under Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 and Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961, shall ensure that unauthorised colonies are not developed in the municipal area.

(2)     On receipt of any information regarding development of any unauthorised colony, competent authority, by directing the developer and landowner to stop the development work, shall issue a show cause notice to them by giving a time period of 15 days, as to why action should not be taken against them under these rules.

(3)     In case, no satisfactory reply is received within the prescribed time period, competent authority may issue final notice, giving time 15 days time for removal of development/construction and also send intimation to the concerned sub-registrar to stop registration of sale/agreement to sell in the said colony. General public shall also be warned by a public notice through publication in local newspaper, to not get involved in any sale/purchase in the said colony. Clear details of unauthorized colony and is location shall be included in the public notice.

(4)     In case, the development/construction is not removed in the unauthorised colony within the period specified in sub-rule (3) hereinabove, the competent authority shall take action for removal of the development/construction and also file complaint against the developer and landowner in the concerned police station for taking necessary penal action under the relevant provisions of the Act.

Rule - 23. Preparation of plan for providing civic infrastructure in the unauthorised colonies came into existence before the cut-off date.

(1)     Process to provide civic infrastructure in the unauthorised colonies that came into existence before 31-12-2016, shall be initiated by the competent authority.

(2)     Competent authority shall conduct a comprehensive survey to identify unauthorised colonies that came into existence till the date specified in sub-rule (1) and shall also issue a public notice for furnishing information of such unauthorised Colonies in the concerned municipality.

(3)     Competent authority after establishing that, such colony has come into existence by the date specified in sub-rule (1), shall issue a public notice for inviting objections from the stakeholders of the colony. This public notice shall be published in at least two local newspapers, out of which one should be in Hindi language, and opportunity shall be given to the stakeholders of said colony including plot/building owners, to file objections within 15 days period.

(4)     Competent authority, after considering the objections received, if any, after stating reasons thereof, shall make public the list of such colonies. (4) With the purpose of providing civic infrastructure in these colonies, competent authority, shall prepare a draft layout of such colony in best possible compliance of provisions of the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Town and Country Planning Act, 1973 and the rules made there under and shall publish a public notice inviting objections and suggestions from the stakeholders within a specified period by publishing a public notice.

The public notice shall be published in at least two local newspapers out of which at least one should be in Hindi language:

Provided that the above action shall be started only after filing complaint in writing in the concerned police station in accordance with provisions laid down in section 292-C of the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 and section 339-C of Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961.

(5)     The unauthorised colony shall not be eligible for providing civic infrastructure if it, -

(a)      has been developed on Government land or the land of the Development Authority/Housing Board/Urban Local Bodies;

(b)      is situated on area designated as road, parks, playgrounds, areas of cultural heritage, river, area of drains, recreational areas, and water bodies in the development plan;

(c)      has been developed on land falling in restricted areas along State and National Highways or any other such restricted area notified under any Central or State law:

Provided that action shall be initiated against these colonies in accordance with provisions laid down in section 292-C of the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 and section 339-C of Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961

(6)     On expiry of the period stipulated in public notice published under sub-rule (4), competent authority after considering objections and suggestions received from stakeholders and conducting a public hearing if required, shall finalise the lay out including its estimates for providing civic infrastructure, including its estimates.

(7)     Competent authority, based on the final layout prepared under sub-rule (6) with the objective of providing civil infrastructure in unauthorised colony, shall prepare a plan in which following points shall be included: -

(a)      assessment of estimated cost of providing civic infrastructure;

(b)      time period for completion of development works;

(c)      determination of development fee for development works;

(d)      criteria for sale of remaining plots and buildings which have not been allotted:

Provided, the final plan shall be displayed by the competent authority, for information of the general public through newspapers, website, and other mediums. Plot owners shall be eligible for building permission, water connection and electricity connection after finalisation of the development plan.

Rule - 24. Development works in unauthorised colonies.

(1)     Colonies in which more than 70% inhabitants of lower income group reside, minimum 20% of development charges given in the scheme shall be charged from inhabitants of the colony and up to 80% amount shall be borne by the body concerned. In the colonies, other than these, 50% amount for development shall be taken from inhabitants of the colonies and 50% amount shall be borne by the concerned municipality.

(2)     The last date of depositing development fee shall be prescribed by the competent authority after determining the development fee and a public notice in this regard, shall be published in newspapers and other mediums:

Provided that competent authority may allow deposit of development fee in installments within a period not exceeding 5 years.

(3)     Competent authority, shall recover the amount of development fee, as pro-rata basis in sub-rule (1) in the following manner: -

(A)     development fee received form building/plot owners;

(B)     building permission fee and compounding fee received from building/plot owners;

(C)     funds received under schemes declared by Central and State Governments. These funds shall be spent on development works in the colonies in accordance with the terms and conditions of the schemes;

(D)     public private partnership and amount received under local area development funds of the Member of Parliament and MLAs;

(E)     by sale of property of the person responsible for development of unauthorized colony confiscated under provisions of subsection (9) of section 292-D of the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 and subsection (9) of section 339-D of the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961:

Provided that the sale of confiscated property shall be done by the competent authority in accordance with the provisions of Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Sale of Immovable Property Distrained Rules, 1963.

(4)     In case of non-deposit of development fee by the occupiers, the amount shall be recovered as an arrears of land revenue.

(5)     (A) In case, open space included in the development plan is not available for providing civic infrastructure, the competent authority shall prepare the estimate of the value of the required land and recover an amount one and half times of the estimate from the person responsible for development of unauthorised colony.

(B) In case, the amount stipulated in clause (A) is not recovered from the person who developed the unauthorised colony, competent authority shall recover the amount by sale of unallotted plots and building.

(C) In case the recovered by the process stipulated in clauses (A) and (B) above, competent authority shall recover the required amount as arrear of land revenue from the person responsible for development of unauthorised colony.

(6)     Competent authority shall deposit the amount of development fee received from occupiers of building/lands, amount received by sale of buildings/plots and amount recovered as an arrears of land revenue in a separate bank account. The said amount shall be spent only on the development works of the concerned colony. Withdrawal from the bank account shall be only under signatures of the competent authority.

(7)     The sanction of development works shall be granted by the concerned authorities in accordance with the powers vested in them.

(8)     If the owner/occupier of the building/plot intends to take loan for payment of the development fee by mortgaging his plot or building, he may be allowed to do so. Municipality shall provide help to such stakeholders, to get loan from the financial institutions under group loan schemes, by mortgaging their plots or buildings. If consent is received from 75 percent of stakeholders, the municipality shall initiate the process for arrangement of loan. The amount of fee for internal development from rest of the stakeholders, shall be recovered as municipal dues.

(9)     The development works shall be completed by the competent authority after finalisation of the layout within a period of 5 years, from the date of deposit of development fee by last stakeholder. In case, the development work is not completed in the stipulated period, then the concerned municipality shall bear the accrued additional expenditure. Competent authority shall be authorised to specify the date of start of the development works:

Provided that the development works shall be executed in such a manner that development works related to basic civic services are executed at first instance.

Rule - 25. Grant of building permissions in unauthorised colonies.

(1)     The owner of the plot/building, as the case may be, after fulfilling the prescribed conditions for such colonies, shall be eligible to apply for permission for construction of building, reconstruction, or compounding.

(2)     In such unauthorised colonies, in which buildings have been constructed, municipality may regularise the unauthorised construction, after agreement with the building owners, in accordance with the provisions of the rules applicable at the relevant time. Building permission fee and compounding fee shall be recovered as per efficacy of agreement reached.

PART 4 Offences and Punishment, interpretation and repeal

Rule - 26. Offences and punishment.

(1)     Any person who undertakes the development of a colony without obtaining permission, under the provisions of this Act and rules made thereunder, commits the offence of development of Unauthorized Colony.

(2)     Any colonizer who transfers any land by sale or otherwise, or undertakes construction work, other than that stipulated in the permission, on the land earmarked for development of internal works under rule 14 and civic infrastructure like roads, open spaces, water supply, electricity, sewerage and entertainment areas, he commits the offence of violation of permission.

(3)     The persons who commits offence under sub-rule (1) and (2) shall be liable for punishment under the provisions of section 292-C of the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 or 339-C of the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961.

Rule - 27. Interpretation.


If any question arises on interpretation of these rules, the same shall be referred to the State Government. The decision of the State Government shall be final.

Rule - 28. Repeal.


As from the date of commencement of these rules, all rules and bye-laws corresponding to these rules, if in force immediately shall stand repealed:

Provided that anything done or any action taken under the rules and bye-laws so repealed, shall, unless such thing or action is inconsistent with provisions of these rules, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of these rules.

 

Form-One

(See rule 3)

Application for Registration as Colonizer

 

To

Registration Authority,

Madhya Pradesh.

Sir,

I/We........................................ intend to be registered as a colonizer, details of which are as given below the prescribed fee of Rs. ........................ has been deposited by me/us Government treasury, vide challan no......................... dated..........

(1)     Name ..................................................................

(2)     Present Address..................................................................

(3)     Permanent Address..................................................................

(4)     PAN Number..................................................................

(5)     Aadhar Number..................................................................

(6)     Email ..................................................................

(7)     Mobile No...................................................................

(8)     Nationality ..................................................................

(Nationality of all partners in case of Company/Firm/Union)

For this I/We enclosed following documents:

(1)     Copy of PAN Card

(2)     Copy of registration in case of Company/Firm/Union/Society

(3)     Copy of receipt of depositing fee

(4)     If any land has been developed in the past, then its certificate.

(5)     An Affidavit to the effect that I/we have not been convicted in any offence mentioned in Rule 5.

I/we, hereby, declare that all the information given above is correct.

Place: ....................................

Yours faithfully,

 

Date:..........

Signature of applicant)".

 

Form – Two

[See rule 3 (7)]

Registration Certificate

Date...........................

Subject to the provisions under the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956/Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 and the Madhya Pradesh Municipality (Colony Development) Rules, 2001, made there under,Shri/Smt./M/s........... Son/ Daughter/ wife of...................Resident...............Mohalla............Village/Ward......... .........................Town.....................Tehsil........................District .........is hereby registered as colonizer on the following terms and conditions :

(1)     This registration shall be valid for a period of five years from the date of issue (unless cancelled) in all Municipalities in the State of Madhya Pradesh

(2)     Permission for the development of the colony/ to start the development works shall have to be obtained for each colony separately from the concerned competent authority.

Seal

Place.........................................

Date..........................................

Note: - The eligibility for the establishment of colony, development work, allotment of plots/house in the colony or to make agreement for allotment shall be only after the permission for development has been obtained as per rules.

 

Form Three

(See rule 6)

Register of Registration Certificate

(1)     Date and year for issue of Registration Certificate. ................................................................................

(2)     Registration Certificate Number. ..........................................................................................

(3)     Name of the person whom Registration Certificate issued. ................................................................

(4)     Fathers Name ........................................................................................................

(5)     If Firm, company or association or society, names of all the partner members. .....................................

(6)     Terms, Conditions, and restrictions subject to which registration certificate is granted .............................

(7)     Date of cancellation of Registration Certificate and the reasons for cancellation in brief. ...........................

"Form-Four

(See rule 8)

Application form for Development of Colony

 

To

Competent Authority

District............................ (MP.)

Sir,

I/We submit the application for permission of development of colony in place................................. Tehsil..............................................District.................................... ..............State...............;..................................

(1)     Status of application that is personal/company/proprietorship firm/societies/partnership firm/competent authority:

(i)           In case of personal -

(a)      Name .................................................

(b)      Fathers Name.................................................

(c)      Business.................................................

(d)      Permanent Address.................................................

(e)      E-mail.................................................

(f)       Mobile Number.................................................

(ii)         Firm/Societies/trust/companies/limited liability partnership/govt. body/in case of other-

(a)      Name.................................................

(b)      Address.................................................

(c)      Copy of Registration Certificate.................................................

(d)      Main purpose.................................................

(e)      Name of the President partners/president/ trustee/directors of the company/directors of the government body.................................................

(2)     PAN Number

(3)     Aadhar Number

(4)     Details of the project land held by the applicant.................................................

(5)     Affidavit cum declaration for Compliance of colonizer rule.................................................

(6)     Name and address of the bank or banker with whom the account will be maintained ..........................

(7)     Applicants profession or business.................................................

(8)     Has the applicant developed any land/colony before the date of this application? If yes, give details of Registration/RERA registration.................................................

(9)     Has applicant sufficient financial means to develop the colony (give details)...........................

(10)   Agency/Local Authority/Autonomous Agency to initiate external development works...................

(11)   Approved plan, Layout plan and specification of the proposed project or its face and the entire project as approved by the competent authority and reserved areas for service.................................................

(12)   Details of the mortgaged plots/buildings or bank details of the guarantee..............................................

(13)   Open area available in the colony.................................................

(14)   Number of parking areas in the colony.................................................

(15)   Name and addresses of contractor or architect, infrastructure engineer if any, and other persons associated with the development of the proposed project.................................................

(16)   Affidavit relating to whether the applicant has been convicted of any offence listed in the rules ................

(17)   Deposit in Income Tax Department

(attach copy of account and income tax returns submitted in last three financial year)

(18)   Nature of joint interest, if any Prescribed fees for Registration Deposited ...................

(19)   Rs.................................... by Receipt

(attach attested copy)

No.................................Date.........................

I/We, hereby, declare that the particulars above are correct and I/We are ready to furnish any other details required by you.

Place: .................................................

Date:.................................................

Colonizer

Name including full address

Authorized Official Designation with full address

Note: If the colonizer has already got the permission from Town and Country Planning, then copy of the said permission to be enclosed.

 

"Form-Five-A

(See sub-rule 19)

Application form for issuing completion certificate of colony development

 

To

Competent Authority

District.........................(M.P.)

Sub: For issuing completion certificate of colony under rule 19 of M.P. Nagar PaJika (Colony Development) Rules, 2021

Ref: Permission for development of colony issued by Municipal Corporation......................../Col lector district....................................office No...................................dated............................

In the context above I/We submit that the development of land of village...........................................Khasra No...................................area..............................................hectare approved by the Town and Country Planning layout (attached) and development permission (attached) and rules provided by your office has been completed at site as per the standards mentioned above under guidance of Mr./Mrs./Ms........................................................Registered Architect/Structural Engineer/Engineer/City Planner whose registration no. is........................................ Photographs showing the development made at the site are attached for easy reference. Also, the information related to the infrastructure/development provided by me/us in the colony is as follows:

 

 

Sl.No.

 

Details of proposed internal development works

 

Provisions of approved development permission

 

Provision of executed development works

 

Report of Technical Officer




 

1

 

Construction of Road

 

Bitumenous Road Cememt Concrete Road Width of Road (in mtrs.)

 

Load carring capacity of roads and cross drains

 

 

 

 




 

2

 

Construction of Culvert

 

R.C.C. (Nos.)

 

Hume pipe (Nos.)

 

 

 

 




 

3

 

Construction of Drains

 

R.C.C. (Length)

 

Brick Work (Length)

 

 

 

 




 

4

 

Water Supply

 

Source of Water

 

Capacity of Water Source

 

Capacity of Overhead Tank

 

Capacity of Sumpwell

 

 

 

 




 

5

 

Construction of Sewerline

 

Length of Sewerline

 

 

 

 




 

6

 

Measures of Solid Waste Management

 

Capacity of Septic Tank

 

Capacity of Sewerage Treatment Plant (onsite/offsite)

 

 

 

 




 

7

 

Electrification

 

Load of Colony

 

Capacity of Sub Station (if any)

 

 

 

 




 

8

 

Development of Open Areas

 

No. of Trees and others

 

 

 

 




 

9

 

Plantation (as per M.P. BhumiVikasNiyam, 2012)

 

No. of Trees and others

 

 

 

 




 

10

 

Measures of Rain Water Harvesting

 

As per Rule 81(4) of M.P. BhumiVikasNiyam, 2012

 

 

 

 




 

11

 

Other works

 

internal

 

 

 

 




With this application, the development works of the above-mentioned Sr. No. 1 to 11 have been completed at the site with the capacity shown in front of them. A certificate from the Registered Architect/Engineer/Town Planner to this effect is also attached.

Please get inspected my developed internal works done at site to issue completion certificate as per Rule 19 of Madhya Pradesh Municipality (Colony Development) Rules, 2021.

Encl: as above Yours sincerely,

Name of applicant..........................................

Address...........................................................

E-mail.............................................................

Mobile No............................................................

Registration No. of Colonizer............................

 

"Form-Five-B

(See rule 19)

Municipal Corporation............................/Office of Collector

District...........................

To

Name of Applicant/Colonizer.................................................

Registration of Colonizer.........................................................

Address.....................................................................................

Sub: For issuance of Completion certificate of development of colony under rule 19 of M.P. Nagar Palika (Colony Development) Rules, 2021.

Ref: Applicants/Colonizers (Name)....................................Letter...........................Dated...

In the context of the above subject you have informed that development works has been executed in village..........................................khasra no...................................... area......................................................hectares of lands, as per approved layout by the Town and Country Planning and the development permission and standards approved by this office, which is inspected by the technical officer of Municipal Corporation/Municipality/Nagar Pari shad. In inspection, the development at the site has been found to be satisfactory.

So, with reference to the development work executed by you in village.........................khasra No...........area............hectare land, the completion certificate is hereby issued under rule 19bof M.P. Nagar Palika (Colony Development) Rules, 2021.

Signature

Competent Officer

Dated

Seal.....................