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Maharashtra sets up 10-member panel to regularise pre-2011 encroachments in Mumbai, Pune
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🗓 25 Sep 2026, 01:32 AM
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The Maharashtra government has constituted a ten-member committee to regularise land encroachments that occurred before 2011 in the cities of Mumbai and Pune.
The state government of Maharashtra announced the formation of a ten-member panel tasked with regularising land encroachments that pre‑date 2011 in Mumbai and Pune. The committee will examine applications from occupants and owners of properties identified as unauthorized under earlier regulations, aiming to resolve long‑standing disputes. Officials said the move seeks to bring clarity to land records and facilitate planned urban development in the two metropolitan areas. The panel’s recommendations are expected to be forwarded to the relevant municipal authorities for implementation. No specific timeline for the panel’s work has been disclosed.
The initiative reflects Maharashtra’s broader effort to address illegal constructions that have accumulated over decades, which have strained civic infrastructure and revenue collection. By focusing on pre‑2011 cases, the government hopes to differentiate between recent illegal developments and older encroachments that may be regularised under existing statutes.
Stakeholders, including local resident associations, have been urged to submit relevant documents to the panel, which will operate under guidelines issued by the state’s urban development department.
The initiative reflects Maharashtra’s broader effort to address illegal constructions that have accumulated over decades, which have strained civic infrastructure and revenue collection. By focusing on pre‑2011 cases, the government hopes to differentiate between recent illegal developments and older encroachments that may be regularised under existing statutes.
Stakeholders, including local resident associations, have been urged to submit relevant documents to the panel, which will operate under guidelines issued by the state’s urban development department.