In a move aimed at improving coordination and reforming land administration, the District Collectors of Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban held a joint meeting with leading real estate associations to address long-pending procedural challenges.
Mumbai City District Collector Aanchal Goyal and Mumbai Suburban District Collector Saurabh Katiyar met representatives of a Joint Task Force comprising CREDAI-MCHI, NAREDCO, BDA and PEATA, along with senior officials from both Collectorates. The meeting focused on simplifying land-related processes while ensuring statutory compliance.
Setting the tone, Aanchal Goyal acknowledged that industry concerns around royalty applicability, procedural timelines and duplication of surveys are substantive and require systemic correction. She said both Collectorates are working towards SOP-driven mechanisms that bring clarity, reduce ambiguity and ensure uniformity in decision-making.
Saurabh Katiyar highlighted the importance of a unified approach between the City and Suburban Collectorates. He noted that joint deliberations allow for coordinated governance and consistent outcomes. Suggestions such as unified physical surveys, streamlined amalgamation and subdivision procedures, and improved transparency in land records will be reviewed through a structured institutional framework for time-bound implementation.
The meeting marked one of the first instances where multiple real estate bodies engaged collectively with both Collectorates. The Collectors appreciated the industry’s unified and solution-oriented submissions made in the larger public and economic interest.
Discussions led by CREDAI-MCHI Secretary Rushi Mehta and Manan Shah covered issues such as royalty on excavated soil, especially cases where material is not transported outside project sites. Concerns over short validity periods, discrepancies in excavation quantity assessments and approval delays were also raised. Both Collectors assured that simplified and time-bound SOPs for royalty permissions would be introduced.
Prolonged timelines for amalgamation and subdivision proposals were another key concern. The administration indicated that dedicated SOPs would be framed to reduce delays significantly. The proposal for a single, unified physical survey usable for multiple purposes, including non-agricultural permissions, demarcation, amalgamation, subdivision and amenity handovers, also received positive consideration.
Reacting to the discussions, CREDAI-MCHI President Sukhraj Nahar said the joint commitment to SOP-led reforms and unified surveys signals a practical approach to improving ease of doing business while strengthening transparency. NAREDCO Maharashtra President Elect Kamlesh Thakur described the meeting as a shift towards collaborative policymaking that would enhance predictability across the real estate sector.
BDA President Vikram Mehta and PEATA President Sandip Isore also welcomed the initiative, noting that streamlined approvals and uniform procedures would reduce operational delays and procedural duplication.
The Joint Task Force and the administration agreed to continue regular engagement. A steering committee comprising officers from the Collectorates and related departments will be formed to address procedural bottlenecks and recommend policy changes at the Collector or government level.
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