Handover Of 117 Villages From MSRDC To PMRDA: What Landowners And Developers Need To Know

Summary : This blog explains the ongoing discussion about the proposed handover of 117 villages from MSRDC to PMRDA and why the matter is important for landowners, developers, and investors. It covers the October 2024 notification that appointed MSRDC as the Special Planning Authority for these villages, the geographical overlap with PMRDA’s notified area, the need for uniform development planning through the Structure Plan, the Chief Minister’s direction to send a proposal for PMRDA to regain planning authority, and the possibility of MSRDC handling specific projects in the future. 

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Wait — is your land in Haveli, Mulshi, Purandar, Bhor, or Velhe taluka? Then today’s update is very important for you! (Alternate version: Are the 117 villages under MSRDC coming back to PMRDA? Big discussion at the Chief Minister’s meeting!)

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Hello. If your land is in Haveli, Bhor, Purandar, Mulshi, or Velhe taluka, today’s information is very important for you, because there has been a major discussion about 117 villages at PMRDA’s 14th meeting, and this could have a big impact on the development planning of these villages in the future. Let’s understand exactly what the matter is… You may recall that on 10th October 2024, the government issued a notification. As per this notification, MSRDC was appointed as the Special Planning Authority for a total of 117 villages within the PMRDA area. These included:

• 25 villages in Haveli taluka
• 38 villages in Bhor taluka
• 23 villages in Purandar taluka
• 25 villages in Mulshi taluka
• 6 villages in Velhe taluka

— a total of 117 villages.

But now an important issue has come up. Even though these 117 villages were assigned to MSRDC, geographically all these villages are surrounded by PMRDA’s notified area. In other words, PMRDA surrounds them on all sides, with these 117 villages in the middle. This could create difficulties in planning in the future.

Against this backdrop, an important point was raised at the meeting. Currently, work is underway to prepare a Structure Plan for the PMRDA area. This Structure Plan will include roads, reservations, and later zones as well — and for all this development to be uniform, it’s very important that all these villages fall under PMRDA’s jurisdiction. Because if PMRDA is planning the entire region but only these 117 villages are planned by MSRDC, how will the planning stay uniform? This creates a strong likelihood of confusion in development.

That’s why the Chief Minister has ordered that a proposal be sent to the government to once again appoint PMRDA as the Special Planning Authority for these 117 villages — so that PMRDA can prepare the Structure Plan for these villages too, and the planning of the entire region can be done in a uniform manner.

Another important point: it was also noted at the meeting that once the Structure Plan is prepared in the future, if needed, some areas could be handed back to MSRDC for special projects. This means an arrangement could emerge where planning is done by PMRDA, and project implementation, where needed, is done by MSRDC. However, the final decision and government approval on this are still pending.

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But one thing is certain — the decision regarding these 117 villages could have a major impact on future development, infrastructure projects, and planning. This is going to be a particularly important matter for land owners, developers, and investors.