The town and country planning (TCP) department has extended the validity of technical clearance permissions and zoning certificates for an additional period of nine months.
The extension has been granted considering the “force majeure” nature of the pandemic, the department said.
The extension, which will benefit the real estate sector, comes after the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs directed the states to extend the validity of statutory permissions granted to developers.
“Considering the situation arising out of Covid-19 pandemic as ‘Force Majeure’, government of Goa has considered extension of validity and time limit of permissions, clearances and certificates,” chief town planner James Mathew said.
“Technical clearances issued by the TCP department and development permissions issued by the planning and development authorities whose validity expires on or after March 25 till December 31, shall be extended automatically without having to make separate application for a further period of nine months from date of expiry of such clearance or permission,” Mathew said in a notification.