Open plots in unauthorized and illegal layouts in new municipalities will be regularized under Layout Regularization Scheme (LRS). The Telangana government has announced the scheme, to be implemented in 73 new municipalities and the scheme is applicable to the plots which were registered before March 30, 2018.
The municipal administration and urban development (MA&UD) department order (GO No 251) said the scheme will begin on October 15, 2019 and applications for regularization will be accepted for next three months.
In case of municipalities and municipal corporations in HMDA limits, the HMDA will regularize the plots and in case of other municipalities and corporations in other areas, the Director of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) will regularize but the applications have to be submitted to the respective civic bodies.At the time of submission of applications, the applicants have to pay 10 per cent of the total amount or Rs 10,000 whichever is less as an initial payment.
However, the open plots, which are located in lake, water bodies, nala and full tank level of any lake, pond, chervu or kunta and shikam land, lands earmarked for industrial use, open space, recreational in the master plans will not be considered for regularization.
Officials said if developers of illegal layouts do not come forward for regularization, no building permission, no regular water supply connection and services like drainage and sewerage would be extended and the layouts would be recorded in the prohibitory register of the registrations and stamps department and no sale or disposal transactions are allowed.
To utilize the LRS amount for development of the municipality, the penal amount would be deposited in a separate escrow account and utilized only for improvement of amenities in the area.