Mumbai: While nearly 19,000 buildings in Mumbai are estimated to be functioning without Occupation Certificates (OCs), fewer than 10 applications have been received under BMC’s revised OC Amnesty Scheme.
BMC issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) on Sept 8, offering substantial concessions to eligible buildings occupied before Nov 17, 2016. The civic body’s own estimate of OC-less buildings is around 4,500, against the higher industry estimate. Purchasing additional floor space index (FSI) to regularise eligible deviations, such as enclosed balconies, can cost flat owners Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh in some localities.
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PEATA-India will hold a public seminar on Nov 3, from 5 pm, at Yogi Sabhagraha, Dadar (East), to explain the provision and application process.