Maharashtra to Launch New Rates for Towers and Slums Post-Survey
MUMBAI: Maharashtra will implement distinct Ready Reckoner (RR) rates for high-rises and slum clusters within the same area, following a statewide micro-zoning initiative aimed at enhancing the realism and fairness of property valuations, announced Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday. This decision, revealed on the 12th anniversary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure, seeks to aid middle-class homebuyers and slum dwellers currently subjected to uniform valuation rates, despite significant differences in infrastructure and amenities. Bawankule noted that the Maharashtra government has initiated a three-phase survey program for micro-zoning, entrusting the Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre to carry out the task…