Regularisation is must to avoid coercive action – Manoj Suryavanshi Commissioner NMRDA
A delegation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) affected by the coercive action of Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA) , led by Dr Dipen Agrawal, President of Chamber of Associations of Maharashtra Industry & Trade (CAMIT) met Manoj Suryavanshi (IAS), Commissioner (NMRDA) and submitted a memorandum.
Dr Dipen Agrawal briefing Commissioner, Suryavanshi said that in 1999 first notification declaring 5 Km area touching outer limits of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) as Nagpur Metro Region was issued and thereafter the Metro Region limit was increased to 10 Km before notifying the present limit of 25 Km from boundary of NMC. Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) was notified as Special Planning Authority for Nagpur Metro Region the limits in 2010. NIT passed resolution for preparing development plan for Metro Region in 2012 and published Draft Development Plan (2012-2032) calling objection and suggestions, in 2015. In the meantime, state government established Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA) in 2017.
In 2018 Final Development Plan (2012-2032) for Nagpur Metro Region was sanctioned and notified. The notification, notifying the sanction of DCPR expressly stipulates that the sanctioned DCPR shall come into force from the date one month after its publication in the official gazette, meaning thereof the said DCPR is prospective in operation and not retrospective, added Dr Agrawal.
Dr Dipen Agrawal, further explained that after a sizeable survey of Nagpur Rural it was learnt that majority of units i.e. 59% were established before 2012-NIT resolution and 85% were established before the first publication of 2015-Draft Development Plan (2012-2032), hence it is unjust on part of NMRDA to expect these units to maintain the margins prescribed in DCR (2012-32). Almost every unit following the then prevailing procedure obtained Non-Agriculture (NA) Order from concerned Thasildar and sanction for Building Plan from concerned Gram Panchayat. The units in good faith have taken these permissions from these authorities and further submitted to other Government agencies to process their applications.
Dr Dipen Agrawal requested Manoj Suryavanshi, NMRDA Commissioner, to reconsider the ongoing action and sought for justice for MSME units established prior to 06/01/2018 (the date on which the DCR 2012-2032 for Nagpur Metropolitan Region was notified) from the retrospective implementation of the said DCR. Units eligible under Section 44A of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code should particularly be protected and regularised prayed Dr Agrawal.
Commissioner of NMRDA, Manoj Suryavanshi, patiently heard the delegation and shared the pain of the affected MSME units. He said the subject matter is sub-judice, coercive action is taken as per direction of Bombay High Court and informed the delegation that the only way out of this situation is to regularise the development by applying to competent authority as soon as possible. He further assured of all possible help in regularising all lawful development.
Dr Dipen Agrawal, President-CAMIT expressed gratitude to Manoj Suryavanshi, Commissioner NMRDA for patient hearing and assurance. He also appealed to all units falling in NMRDA region to apply for regularisation of their development/construction.
Sanjay K. Agrawal, Tulshibhai Patel, Natwar Patel, Pawan Goyenka, Pawan Bhalotia, Ashok Patel, Paramjit Singh Kalsi and Kiran Shah were prominently present in the delegation informed a press release issued by CAMIT.