Special Correspondent
Panaji
The government has notified new rules allowing comunidades to develop their land by engaging private developers.
As per the notification, 20 per cent of the developed area must be reserved for affordable housing for gaonkars (jonoeiros).
The rules state that comunidades can invite bids from developers in proportions decided by their managing committees.
The comunidades’ share will include amenity plots and the portion reserved for affordable housing, while the remaining developed plots will go to the developer after completion of the project.
“The proportion decided by the managing committee of comunidade shall include the area of plots to be developed including the amenity plots which shall form part of the comunidade share, of which 20 per cent shall be reserved for affordable housing to gaonkars/jonoeiro, after deducting the area used to develop facility infrastructure and the remaining plots shall be transferred to the developer, on completion of the proposed development, in the manner provided in rule 11,” states the notification.
The development proposal shall indicate the details of the plots and sub-division layout along with the nature of facilities and infrastructure proposed, the percentage and extent of the plots to be developed along with their respective plot numbers and the amenity plots specifying the amenities proposed to be offered to the comunidade in lieu of developing the entire land.
The proposal shall also indicate the number of plots that the developer would be entitled to as his share upon completion of the development of land. The permission granted shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of its grant unless extension thereof is granted by the comunidades.
The developer would have to commence the development work within a period of three months after obtaining all statutory permissions and complete the same before the expiry of the period of the permission or such extended period.
