{
  "id": 9560137,
  "title": "Maharashtra Forms Panel To Frame Policy For Regularisation Of Pre-2011 Encroachments In Mumbai, Pune",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/maharashtra-forms-panel-to-frame-policy-for-regularisation-of-pre",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T13:08:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-forms-panel-to-frame-policy-for-regularisation-of-pre-2011-encroachments-in-mumbai-pune"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai: Maharashtra has established a 10-member special committee to develop a comprehensive policy for regularising residential encroachments on government land in Mumbai, Pune, and Pimpri-Chinchwad that predate January 1, 2011. The committee is tasked with submitting a report with definitive recommendations within three months, following orders from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule had previously urged for a policy framework to address areas not covered by an earlier government decision. The committee will examine the exclusions from the March 25, 2026, Revenue Department policy and recommend a comprehensive approach to regularising encroachments on both state and central government land within the municipal limits of BMC, PMC, and PCMC.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has constituted a 10-member special committee to formulate a comprehensive policy for the regularisation of residential encroachments on government land in Mumbai, Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad that existed before January 1, 2011. The committee has been asked to submit a report with clear and final recommendations within three months. The move follows directions…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}