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Nagpur civic body unveils new development plan to guide urban growth

NAGPUR: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has started the process to draft a new and comprehensive revised development plan (DP) for the city after nearly 25 years, setting in motion a long-pending exercise to guide urban development over the next two decades. The new DP — being prepared under Sections 23(1), 34, and 38 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act, 1966 — will replace the earlier plan prepared in 2000 by the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) and though revisions are legally required every 20 years, the process was delayed until now. While the civic body has finalised…

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Over 400 slums in Nagpur legalised

NAGPUR: In a push towards inclusive urban development just before elections, 426 slum settlements across Nagpur were granted legal land rights under various govt schemes. Spearheaded by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, the initiative turned decades-long struggles for home ownership into reality for thousands of families. Out of these 426, 15 are under NMC jurisdiction, 50 under the state govt, 69 under NIT, and 106 under multiple other agencies among others. Political observers say that the move is also being seen as a significant step, coming just ahead of the upcoming local body elections. From scheduled caste and tribal communities to…

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Nagpur civic body’s rebate scheme boosts property tax collection by 28% in first 2.5 months

NAGPUR: The rebate scheme launched by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on property tax has led to a 28% increase in revenue collection in the first two and a half months of the current financial year. The civic body offers a 15% rebate for online payments made before June 30 and a 10% rebate for offline payments. By June 11, FY 2025-26, NMC collected Rs45.33 crore from 1.16 lakh property owners, up from Rs35.47 crore collected from 85,581 taxpayers during the same period last year. Deputy commissioner (Revenue) Milind Meshram told TOI that the steady growth indicates that more citizens are…