The BJP leader and minister said that the decision to amend the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code has been taken as part of the country’s Ease of Doing Business initiative, led by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
Maharashtra state Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said that the Non-Agriculture status will no longer be required for use of land for industrial purposes as the state government had planned to amend laws in this regard.
The BJP leader and minister said that the decision to amend the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code has been taken as part of the country’s Ease of Doing Business initiative, led by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
“The owners are deemed to have non-agricultural (NA) status for industrial use of their land parcels. However, it has been observed the time required for this process was almost the same as the formal NA conversion and hence leading to the decision to remove the requirement,”Bawankule said adding that this would simplify the procedure for setting up industries and would be a significant step for expediting and facilitating smooth land acquisition and utilisation.
“The state government is committed to promoting investment by reducing unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles,” he said, further announcing that since the process for the legal amendments in the laws will take some time, until the changes come into effect, industrial land users will not need to obtain NA permission. Instead, they must secure development permission from the relevant planning authority to get their construction plans approved, “Bawankule said. No Non-Agriculture status required for industrial use of land: Revenue minister.
