PLANNING LAWS AND

LEGISLATIONS

NATIONAL LEVEL ACTS AND

REGULATIONS

MODEL TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1960

Town and Country Planning Organization (TCPO) formulated the Model
Town and Country Planning Law in the year 1960. This model Act was
revised by TCPO in year 1985 as Model Regional and Town Planning
and Development Law to enact a comprehensive urban and regional
planning legislation in all the States and UTs.
Directing the preparation of metropolitan, regional and area plans by the
metropolitan, regional and area planning and development authorities.
Setting up of metropolitan, regional and area planning and development
authorities for different urban and rural areas within the State to
undertake preparation of development plans and to
Enforcement and implementation of development plans
Co-ordinating the planning and implementation of physical development
programmes

 Model Law provided 3 steps for the administration of this law:

a) Preparation of existing land use map,
b) Preparation of an outline development plan and
comprehensive development plan and their enforcement.
c) Preparation of detailed schemes of development or
redevelopment as envisaged in the plans and their
implementation.

LAND REFORM ACTS OF 1950S

Abolition of intermediaries.
Tenancy reforms to regulate fair rent and provide security to tenure.
Ceilings on holdings and distribution of surplus land among the landlords.
Consolidation of holdings and prevention of their further fragmentation.
Development of cooperative farming.

Issues

The act did not benefit sub-tenants and share croppers, as they did not have
occupancy rights on the land they cultivated.
Intermediaries were abolished, but the rent receiving class continued to exist.
Many landlords managed to retain considerable land areas under the various
provisions of the laws. Benami holdings became the order of the day in many
States.
The problems of transferring ownership rights from the actual cultivators of the
land, the tenants, the sub-tenants, share croppers, therefore, remained far from
resolved

LAWS RELATING TO OWNERSHIP OF

LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT
URBAN LAND CEILING AND REGULATION ACT, 1976

Implemented to facilitate availability of urban

land for MIG and LIG.
Ceiling on ownership & possession of vacant
land.
Acquisition of excess land for common good.
Payment of compensation for acquiring land.

COASTAL REGULATION ZONE NOTIFICATION

Imposes restrictions on construction

Exceptions being facilities that are essential such as
construction Of ports etc.
Objective is to protect belt from unauthorized exploitation

THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, 1986

Aims at providing protection and improvement of the

environment
Projects categories: A : Central Level and monitored by
EACs
B : State Level and under SEIAA

REVISION OF URDPFI
GUIDELINES

Since 1996, many changes have taken place in the field

of urban development especially in view of emerging
needs / requirements of urban settlements due to rapid
population growth and other reasons like globalization
and liberalization.
Towns and cities are dynamic entities and are
subjected to unprecedented changes in terms of
requirements of infrastructure and other basic services /
amenities. Accordingly, norms and standards prescribed
by previous guidelines need to revisited.
New Guidelines to be called Urban and Regional
Development Plan Formulation and Implementation
Guidelines (URDPFI).

STATE LEVEL ACTS AND

REGULATIONS
KERALA LAND DEVELOPMENT ACT

An Act to unify and amend the law

relating to the preparation and execution
of land Development Schemes
Notification of areas and control over
them and power to regulate, restrict or
prohibit certain matters within the notified
area are vested in the hands of
government by notification in the Gazette.

KERALA TOWN AND COUNTRY

PLANNING ORDINANCE 2014
Town & Country Planning
Commission as an apex
body at State level
DPC at the district level
and MPC at metropolitan
area level (already
provided in the Kerala
Municipality Act 1994)
Local bodies (Municipal
Corporation/ Municipal
Council Village Panchayat)
to be responsible for
planning & implementation
at local level

PLANS ENVISAGED IN THE

ORDINANCE

Town and Country Planning

Commission
State Perspective
Plan
DPC/ MPC
Perspective plan for
the District /Metro
Area
Execution Plan
Municipality / Village
Panchayat
Master plan
Detailed development

DPC AND MPC PERSPECTIVE PLAN

physical and natural resource potentials and their utilisation;
population assignment and settlement pattern including rural
as well as urban centres and their hierarchy and functional
specialization;
district level transportation system;
generalized land utilisation pattern;
housing and shelter development;
conservation of environment, forests, ecologically sensitive
areas and heritage zones;
integrated infrastructure development covering water, energy,
sanitation, education, health, recreation, communication and
other utilities, facilities and services;

 natural hazard prone areas;

development of various sectors, namely: agriculture and rural development; (ii) trade, commerce and
industries; (iii) poverty alleviation and employment generation in
both formal and informal sectors; (iv) human resources; (k)
mobilization of fiscal resources for Plan implementation; (l) any
other particulars and details as may be considered necessary for
ensuring planned development of the State and as may be
directed by the Government;
integrated development vision of the district; and
development strategies and policies for integrated development

DPC AND MPC THE EXECUTION PLAN

Execution plan shall be the implementation plan and shall inter alia deal
with all or some of the following matters, namely:
development issues;
consolidation of plans of local self government institutions; strategies
for the integrated development;
sectoral development policies, strategies and proposals of sectors like
agriculture, fisheries, animal husbandry, forest, industries,
transportation, infrastructure, water, health, education, energy, tourism,
social welfare etc.;
identification of projects and programmes;
phasing of district development plan into five annual plans by sectoral
programmes, projects and schemes indicating physical targets and
fiscal requirements; financial resource planning; and
any other particulars and details as may be considered necessary by
the District Planning Committee or as may be directed by the

MASTER PLAN FOR LOCAL PLANNING

AREAS( MUNICIPALITY /VILLAGE PANCHAYATS)
Municipal Corporation/ Municipal Council/ Village Panchayat to prepare
Master Plans
Master Plan is a comprehensive Plan within the frame work of
Perspective Plans at State/ District/ Metropolitan Area
LSGI to implement proposals in the Master Plans

Master Plans to be Sanctioned by Government with the recommendation

of DPC/ MPC
All existing General Town Planning Schemes to be deemed as Master
Plans
Government Departments and other authorities to take into account the
Master while drawing up projects
Master Plans to be reviewed every 10 years

EXECUTION PLANS FOR LOCAL

PLANNING AREA

The Execution Plan may include the following, namely: development issues and consolidation of suggestions of grama sabha/ward
sabha/ ward committee as the case may be;
development strategies for integrated development;
sectoral development policies, strategies and proposals of sectors like
agriculture, fisheries, animal husbandry, forest, industries, transportation,
infrastructure, water, drainage, sewerage, solid waste management, health,
education, energy, tourism, social welfare, suggested phasing of the
proposal etc;
implementation mechanism which may include identification of sector-wise
schemes and projects to be implemented by Central or State Government
departments, the Local Self Government Institutions concerned, corporate
bodies, co-operatives, private and joint sectors and or otherwise;
fiscal requirements and resource mobilisation proposals;
any other matter as may be considered necessary for carrying out the
objects of this Ordinance; and

DETAILED TOWN PLANNING SCHEMES

FOR LOCAL PLANNING AREA
Municipal Corporation/ Municipal Council/ Village Panchayat to
prepare DTP Schemes
Detailed proposals for development of areas
LSGIs to implement proposals in the DTP Schemes
DTP Schemes to be Sanctioned by DPC/ MPC

All existing DTP Schemes to be deemed as DTP Schemes

under the new Act
Government Departments and other authorities to take into
account the DTP Schems while drawing up projects
DTP Schems to be reviewed every 10 years