Town Development Schemes

A town development scheme may make provision for any of the following matters:- (i) acquisition, development and sale or leasing of land for the purpose of town expansion; (ii) acquisition, relaying out of, rebuilding or relocating areas which have been badly laid out or which have developed or degenerated into a slum; (iii) acquisition and development of land for public purposes such as housing development, development of shopping centres, cultural centres, administrative centres; (iv) acquisition and development of areas for commercial and industrial purposes; (vi) acquisition of land and its development for the purpose of laying out or remodeling of road and street pattern; (vii) acquisition and development of land for play-grounds, parks, recreation centres, and stadium; (viii) reconstruction of plots for the purpose of buildings, roads drains, sewerage lines and other similar amenities; (ix) any other work of a nature such as would be about environmental improvements which may be taken up by the authority with the prior approval of the State Government. (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), the building shall be constructed and completed in accordance with the plans and specifications aforesaid; and if any defect in the building or material used, or if any unauthorized change in the construction is brought to the notice of the promoter by the buyer within a period of one year from the date of handing over possession, it shall wherever possible be rectified by the promoter without further charge to the persons who have agreed to take the apartments, and in other cases such persons shall be entitled to receive reasonable compensation for such defects or change and where there is a dispute as regards any defect in the building or material used or any unauthorized change in the construction, or as to whether it is reasonably possible for the promoter to rectify any such defect or change, or as regards the amount of reasonable compensation payable in respect of any such defect or change which cannot be or is not rectified by the promoter, the matter shall, on payment of such fee as may be prescribed and within a period of three years from the date of handing over possession, be referred for decision to the Director and the Director shall, after giving an opportunity of being heard to the parties and after making further enquiry, if any, as it may deem fit, pass order, which shall be final.