Large ancestral landholders on the city’s outskirts oppose move to restrict family partition of land at 2000 sq m
Landowners in Bengaluru are opposing a new draft notification that caps plots for family partition at 2,000 square meters. Under the proposed rule, any land exceeding this size would require the owner to surrender 48% of the property for civic amenities and infrastructure.
Why it matters
This regulation significantly impacts property rights and land development costs for families holding ancestral land on the city's outskirts.
The draft notification issued by the Urban Development Department (UDD) on Saturday making changes to zonal regulations of the Revised Master Plan-2015 for Bengaluru, caps “plot requested for family partition” at 2000 sq m, essentially half an acre. Any plot above this will have to give up 48% of the land for roads and civic amenities, when split up and developed.
The article presents the government's regulatory intent alongside the grievances of affected landowners without taking a definitive stance.
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