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The new role of Town and Country Planning Departments that emerges out of the provisions of the 73rd&74th CAA shall, among others, include: a)Advice and technical assistance to the State Government on matters pertaining to spatial planning and development as […]

The Urban local bodies : List of functions 1. Urban planning including town planning. 2. Regulation of land-use and construction of buildings. 3. Planning for economic and social development. 4. Roads and bridges. 5. Water supply for domestic, industrial and […]

Statutory process of master plan formulation in India was inspired by the erstwhile comprehensive planning system envisaged under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947 of United Kingdom. As most of the Town Improvement Trust Acts then in force in […]

The Calcutta Improvement Act – 1911-The Calcutta Improvement Act came into force on the 2nd January 1912. The Calcutta Improvement Trust (now Kolkata Improvement Trust) set up under the Calcutta Improvement Act, 1911 has played a major role in improving the urban […]

In the early part of the twentieth century, town planning was considered a part of municipal functions. The problems of town improvement were, both in their scope and complexity, such that they could be handled by the municipal administration within […]

City Improvement acts Town Planning act Town and Improvement trust acts Town and country planning acts 1.The City of Bombay Improvement Act (Repealed in 1925) 1898 2.The City of Mysore Improvement Act 1903 3.The Calcutta Improvement Act 1911 4.The Bombay […]

ACTS, RULES & POLICIES: •Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 •Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Compensation, Rehabilitation and Resettlement and Development Plan) Rules, 2015. •RFCTLARR […]

India after Constitution came into force property right is recognized as a fundamental right under Articles 19(1)(f) and in 1978 (44th amendment) this right is abolished. However, in another part of the Constitution, Article 300 (A) was inserted to affirm […]

Our leaders had thought about the need for land reforms even prior to independence. For instance, the Agrarian Reforms Committee under Shri J.C.Kumarappa had given the guidelines for the formulation of land reform policies in the independent India. The committee […]

Land Revenue Systems in British India : The system of land  tenure was impossible to separate with the land revenue system.  There were various systems in existence, the most important being  the zamindari, ryotwari and mahalwari Zamindari System 1793 •Zamindari […]