GG News Bureau
Lucknow, 2nd Nov. On Tuesday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a high-level meeting with departmental officers to discuss the state’s new township policy. The Chief Minister provided guidelines for the finalization of the new policy during the meeting.
In his remarks to the meeting, he stated that the availability of housing and related infrastructure is important for the planned and sustainable development of cities.
“Planned urbanisation has increased rapidly in the state in the last five and a half years. This should be further encouraged keeping in view the future needs,” he said.
He further said that the demand for affordable housing for low and middle-income groups is highest in the urban areas of the state, in which the private sector has an important role to play. In such a situation, a viable new township policy should be formulated according to the needs of the state to encourage planned urban development through private capital investment.
“Land is the first requirement for housing construction. The process of land mobilisation needs to be simplified for easy availability of land to investors. The process of land-use change should be further simplified. Considering the past experiences, there should be a single window system for various approvals/no-objections,” he said.
He emphasized the importance of optimum land utilization, saying that ‘Vertical Development’ should be prioritized, adding, “The minimum area of the township should be fixed at 25 acres. In the project of more than 50 acres, there should be a provision for the requirement of experienced lead members in the real estate”.
He highlighted that, in addition to project approval, a completion deadline should be fixed. There should be a clear provision regarding the minimum land area of the total project area at the time the plan is developed.
“Along with the approval of the project, the deadline for completion should also be fixed. At the time of inception of the plan, there should be a clear provision regarding the minimum land of the total project area,” he said.
He went on to say that the Industrial Development Authorities had done outstanding work in the area of infrastructure development.
“Development authorities should try to improve their working style by taking inspiration from them. Immediate recruitment should be made on all the vacant posts in the three development authorities of Gautam Budh Nagar,” he added.
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