**Executive Summary**
This document is the response from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to an unstarred question (No. 2121), scheduled for February 12, 2026, regarding the development of private colonies in Meerut and Hapur. The question concerns builders developing colonies without providing amenities or obtaining proper certifications. The response clarifies that land and colonization are state subjects, but the RERA Act of 2016 aims to regulate the relationship between homebuyers and promoters.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **State Subject:**
* Per the Constitution of India, "Land" and "Colonization" are State subjects (Entry 18 of List-II).
* States/UTs prescribe laws/rules/regulations for urban planning and provision for urban services.
* Details related to private colonies are not centrally maintained by the Ministry.
* **Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA):**
* RERA was enacted to regulate the contractual relationship between homebuyers and promoters.
* The aim of RERA is to ensure transparency & accountability in the Real Estate Sector, thereby protecting the interests of the homebuyers.
* Real Estate Projects are required to be registered with the Real Estate Regulatory Authority of the State / UT concerned.
* Section 11(4) of RERA mandates that promoters must obtain a Completion Certificate or Occupancy Certificate from the competent authority.
* The certificate must verify that the real estate project has been developed per the sanctioned plan, approved layout plan, and specifications, and that the building is fit for occupation with requisite civic infrastructure (water supply, sanitation, and electricity).
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder:** Private Builders/Promoters
* **Impact:** Must comply with RERA regulations, including registration of projects and obtaining completion certificates.
* **Action Required:** Register projects with the relevant State/UT Real Estate Regulatory Authority and obtain Completion/Occupancy Certificates as mandated by Section 11(4) of RERA.
**Stakeholder:** Homebuyers
* **Impact:** RERA aims to protect their interests by ensuring transparency and accountability in the real estate sector.
* **Action Required:** Verify that real estate projects are registered under RERA and that promoters are obtaining necessary completion certificates.
**Stakeholder:** State/UT Governments
* **Impact:** States/UTs prescribe laws/rules/regulations for urban planning and provision for urban services.
* **Action Required:** Enforce existing urban planning regulations and RERA provisions.
Key Entities Referenced
Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 [RERA]: Aims to regulate the real estate sector, ensuring transparency and accountability, and protecting the interests of homebuyers. Also, the real estate projects are required to be registered with the Real Estate Regulatory Authority of the State/UT concerned.
Constitution of India, Seventh Schedule, List-II (State List), Entry 18: Designates 'Land' and 'Colonization' as state subjects, empowering states/UTs to prescribe laws/rules/regulations for urban planning and provision for urban services.
Meerut and Hapur: Locations where the development of private colonies is the focus of the parliamentary question.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs: The central ministry responsible for responding to the parliamentary question regarding the development of private colonies.
O.I.H.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2121
TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 12, 2026
DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVATE COLONIES IN MEERUT AND HAPUR
NO. 2121. SHRI ARUN GOVIL:
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is aware that private builders in Meerut and Hapur
are developing a large number of private colonies similar to other cities in
the country and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the Government is also aware that some colonisers absolve
themselves of all responsibilities or fail to develop civic amenities and do
not obtain completion certificates from the Municipal Corporation after
selling houses constructed by them to the public and if so, the details
thereof;
(c) whether such private colonies are not being taken over by the Municipal
Corporation due to lack of sewerage, drainage and water supply facilities
and if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the action plan of the Government to regulate the builders who leave their
colonies incomplete and to ensure provision of basic civic amenities such
as electricity, sanitation, sewerage and water supply in such incomplete
private colonies?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)
(a) to (d): As per Entry 18 of List- II (State List) of 7th Schedule of Constitution
of India, ‘Land’ and ‘Colonization’ are State subjects. States/UTs prescribe
laws/rules/regulations for urban planning and provision for urban services.
The details related to private colonies are not centrally maintained by the
Ministry.
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However, by deriving powers from Entries 6, 7 & 46 of List-III (Concurrent
List) of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, the Real Estate
(Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 [RERA] was enacted by the
Parliament to regulate the contractual relationship between homebuyers
and promoters. RERA aims to ensure transparency & accountability in the
Real Estate Sector, thereby protecting the interests of the homebuyers.
Under the provisions of RERA, the Real Estate Projects are required to be
registered with the Real Estate Regulatory Authority of the State / UT
concerned.
Section 11(4) of RERA mandates that the promoter shall obtain the
Completion Certificate or Occupancy Certificate, or both, as applicable,
from the competent authority, certifying that the real estate project has
been developed in accordance with the sanctioned plan, approved layout
plan and specifications, and that the building is fit for occupation with
requisite civic infrastructure such as water supply, sanitation and
electricity.
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