Scope and contents of the Area Development Scheme

Scope and contents of the Area Development Scheme.-(1)An Area Development Scheme may be made in accordance with provisions of this Act in respect of any land which is:-

1. (a) in the process of development,
2. (b) likely to be used for any development including building purposes, or
3. (c) already built upon. Explanation :- The expression "land likely to be used for building purposes" shall include any land likely to be used as or for the purpose of providing open spaces, roads, streets, parks, pleasure or recreational grounds, parking spaces, or for the purpose of executing any work upon or under the land incidental to a scheme, whether in the nature of a building work or not.

1. (2) An Area Development Scheme may make provisions for any or all of the following matters, namely :-
   • (a) the area, ownership and tenure of all existing plots covered by the scheme;
   • (b) the laying out or relaying out of land, either vacant or already built upon;
   • (c) the filling up or reclamation of low-lying swamp or unhealthy areas or leveling up of land;
   • (d) layout of new streets or roads, construction, diversion, extension, alteration, improvement, closure or relocation of streets, roads and communications;
   • (e) the reconstitution of plots;
   • (f) the construction, alteration and removal of buildings, bridges and other structures;
   • (g) the allotment or reservation of land for roads, open spaces, gardens, parks, recreation grounds, schools, markets, residential purposes, industrial and commercial activities, green belts and dairies, transport facilities and public purposes of all kinds, the portion of land which can be acquired;
   • (h) undertaking housing schemes for different income groups, including housing for economically weaker sections (EWS), commercial areas, industrial estates, provision of community facilities like schools, hospitals, and similar types of developments;
     • (i) drainage, sewerage, surface or sub-soil drainage and sewage disposal;
   • (j) lighting;
   • (k) water supply;
   • (l) the preservation and protection of objects of historical importance or of natural beauty and of buildings actually used for religious purposes;
   • (m) the imposition of conditions and restrictions in regard to the open space to be maintained around buildings, the percentage of building area for a plot, the number, height and character of buildings allowed in specified areas, the purposes for which buildings or specified areas may or may not be appropriate, the sub-division of plots, the discontinuance of objectionable uses of land in any reasonable periods, parking space and loading and unloading space for any building and the size of projections and advertisement signs;
   • (n) the suspension, so far as may be necessary, for the proper carrying out of the scheme, of any rule, bye-law, regulation, notification or order made or issued under any Act which the State Legislature is competent to amend;
   • (o) acquisition by purchase, exchange or otherwise of any property necessary for or effected by the execution of the scheme;
   • (p) the reservation of land for development of infrastructure, parks, common amenities, parking etc, shall be made from the total area covered under the scheme, as prescribed in the Rules.
   • (q) such other matters not inconsistent with the objects of this Act, as may be directed by the Government or as may be prescribed by the Rules.