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UP CM Orders Action on Land Lease Allocation Irregularities

File Photo GORAKHPUR: On Friday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath instructed officials to enforce strict measures against irregularities in land lease allocations, emphasizing that any allotments made for financial gain will not be tolerated. The directives were given during the Janata Darshan held at the Gorakhnath Temple, where the CM engaged with around 200 attendees to address their concerns. The Janata Darshan followed a two-day review of security arrangements and facilities for devotees attending the Makar Sankranti/Khichdi Mela. During the event, the chief minister personally interacted with attendees, listened to their grievances, and ensured applications were forwarded to relevant departments with…

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Uttar Pradesh Boosts Development Fees by 50% for Major Cities

Increased fees will support urban infrastructure development, enhancing authorities’ annual income. LUCKNOW: Housing development authorities have announced an increase in fees required for construction activities in key cities throughout the state. Aspiring developers must now pay the revised development charges set by the housing authorities prior to commencing any civil work. Dedicated bodies have been established to oversee construction efforts in over 30 cities in UP, including Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Agra, Gorakhpur, and Jhansi. The housing department approved these revised rates earlier this month, factoring in rising construction costs and inflation. Development charges have been raised by a…

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Uttar Pradesh Construction Workers Urged to Register for Benefits

LUCKNOW: In a bid to enhance social security for construction workers, the state government on Wednesday held awareness and registration camps at three labor hubs in the city: Mohanlalganj, Buddheshwar, and Barabirwa (Aashiana). The Uttar Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board organized these camps to promote welfare schemes for registered workers and facilitate on-the-spot registrations and renewals. Under the direction of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the state has made it a priority to enhance the living conditions of construction workers, ensure their children receive education, provide health protection, and promote social dignity. During the camps, workers learned about…

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ED Seizes Land Worth ₹585 Crore in Haryana, UP

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) announced on Saturday the attachment of hundreds of acres of land in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh valued at over Rs 580 crore as part of a money laundering investigation against ADEL Landmarks Ltd., previously known as Era Landmarks Ltd. The firm has been accused of defrauding many homebuyers. The investigation targets the company’s promoters, Hem Singh Bharana and Sumit Bharana, according to the ED’s statement. An order issued on Friday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) provisionally attached 340 acres of land in Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal, Bahadurgarh in Haryana, and Meerut and…

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Uttar Pradesh Cuts Rent Agreement Stamp Duty by 90%

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved new proposals allowing the registration of ancestral property partition deeds for a fixed fee of Rs 10,000. Additionally, the stamp duty and registration charges on rent agreements will be reduced by up to 90 percent. The State’s Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Stamp and Court Fee, Registration, Ravindra Jaiswal, shared this information during a press briefing after the Cabinet meeting led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The objective of these decisions is to alleviate family disputes, curtail informal agreements, and enhance legal security, thereby improving the ease of living in Uttar Pradesh,…

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Uttar Pradesh to Discount 10,000 Unsold Ghaziabad Flats by 25%

GHAZIABAD: The Uttar Pradesh government plans to offer discounts of up to 25% to clear a stockpile of nearly 10,000 unsold flats developed by the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) and the UP Housing Board in the city. This initiative is part of the Model Costing Guidelines Basic Principles 2025, aimed at resolving the inventory of unsold flats and plots while standardizing pricing across various development authorities and housing boards. GDA currently has 1,748 unsold flats across five housing schemes. In addition, the housing board has approximately 8,000 unsold units in Ghaziabad, with around 4,000 in the Ganga Yamuna and Hindon…

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Cabinet Approves New Building Plan Norms for Noida Private Land

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (Building Construction on Land Transferred Through Exchange) Regulations, 2025, during a meeting on Monday. This initiative seeks to streamline the building plan approval process on privately owned land in the Noida region. Following the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the cabinet’s decision enables direct processing of applications for building map approvals on exchanged land by the Noida Industrial Development Authority (Noida Authority), bypassing the courts. According to Industrial Development Minister Nand Gopal Gupta ‘Nandi’, there weren’t clear policies under the existing Noida Building Regulations, 2010, for…

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Uttar Pradesh Grants Housing Authorities Land Use Flexibility

Representative image created by AI LUCKNOW: To enhance urbanization, the state government has empowered housing development authorities by allowing them to authorize changes in land use. If a significant parcel of land is needed for a new township, the governing board of housing authorities can reclassify agricultural land for different purposes. Housing schemes will be introduced in 20 major cities across the state under the Chief Minister’s township policy, including Gorakhpur, Aligarh, Agra, Bareli, Jhansi, Ayodhya, Meerut, Varanasi, Moradabad, Kanpur, Saharanpur, Mathura, Firozabad, Lucknow, Bulandshahr, Banda, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Baghpat, and Rampur. This amendment will also assist regulatory authorities in acquiring…

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UP: 1,598 Hectares in Defence Corridor Now Open for Allotment

Representative AI image LUCKNOW: An additional 1,598.92 hectares of land is now available for allocation under the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC), as announced by an official spokesperson on Friday. The Defence Corridor has already allocated 977.54 hectares to 62 companies, resulting in a committed investment of ₹11,997.45 crore and creating 14,256 direct jobs. Furthermore, another 110 MoUs are in the pipeline, expected to attract nearly ₹23,000 crore and generate over 38,000 additional jobs. According to UPEIDA ACEO HP Shahi, the government has sanctioned 2,097 hectares across six nodes—Aligarh, Kanpur, Lucknow, Jhansi, Chitrakoot, and Agra—of which over 2,040 hectares…

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No Permit Fee for Small Plots in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW: The state government has announced a significant change regarding building permits. Residential plots measuring up to 1,076 square feet are now exempt from building permit fees. This amendment to the building byelaws aims to relieve property owners and small shopkeepers from paying building permit and inspection fees for residential plots under 100 square meters (1,076 sqft) and commercial plots under 30 square meters (323 sqft). On December 3, the housing department revised the UP urban planning and development fee regulations, instructing the 29 housing development authorities to implement the new rules for regulating construction activities. Previously, property owners were…