{
  "id": 9418958,
  "title": "Maharashtra Revises Land Acquisition Compensation Formula, Limits 12% Annual Payment Calculation To Base Land Value",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/maharashtra-revises-land-acquisition-compensation-formula-limits-12",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T21:20:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-revises-land-acquisition-compensation-formula-limits-12-annual-payment-calculation-to-base-land-value"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent change, the Maharashtra state government has revised the formula for calculating the additional 12% annual payment made to landowners during land acquisition. This decision, issued on September 10, replaces the earlier instructions from October 28, 2016. The modification is expected to significantly impact major infrastructure projects that involve extensive land acquisition.\n\nThe Revenue Department's new Government Resolution aims to bring uniformity to compensation calculations, expedite land acquisition processes, and minimize potential disputes and litigation. The change specifically affects the calculation method for the 12% payment stipulated under the 2013 land acquisition law.\n\nPreviously, the additional payment was determined by applying a government-prescribed multiplier to the market value of the land before calculating the 12% amount. However, the government has now discontinued this practice and ruled that the 12% payment should be calculated directly on the market value of the land as determined under Section 26(1).\n\nFor instance, if the market value of the land is Rs1 crore and a factor of two is applied under the previous method, the 12% payment would be calculated on Rs2 crore, resulting in an annual additional payment of Rs24 lakh. Under the revised method, the 12% payment will now be calculated on the original market value of Rs1 crore, leading to an annual additional payment of Rs12 lakh.\n\nTo ensure consistent application of the revised formula, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) had sought clarity on the calculation while undertaking land acquisition for projects like the Virar-Alibaug corridor and the proposed Shaktipeeth Expressway. The government considered the Attorney General's opinion before finalizing the revised method.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The state government has changed the method for calculating the additional 12% annual payment made to landowners during land acquisition, ruling that the amount will now be calculated only on the market value of the land and not after applying the government-prescribed multiplier. Decision Expected To Impact Major Infrastructure Projects The Revenue Department issued a Government…",
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}