**Executive Summary**
This document contains the answer to Unstarred Question No. 837 in the Lok Sabha, concerning the development of private colonies in Meerut. The question was to be answered on December 4, 2025. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (Shri Tokhan Sahu) addresses the issues related to private builders, civic amenities, and regulatory oversight.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **State Subject**: Land and Colonization are State subjects according to Entry 18 of List II (State List) of the 7th Schedule of the Constitution of India.
* **State/UT Government Responsibility**: State/Union Territory (UT) Governments and their agencies are responsible for:
* Ensuring approval of building plans.
* Issuance of completion certificates.
* Provision of basic civic amenities by private builders in the colonies.
* **RERA Act, 2016**: The Parliament enacted the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA), by deriving powers from Entries 6, 7 & 46 of List-III (Concurrent List). RERA aims to ensure transparency & accountability in the Real Estate Sector and regulate the contractual relationship between homebuyers and promoters.
* **RERA Provisions**:
* 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 the Promoter to obtain Occupancy Certificate from the competent authority permitting occupation of the building which has provision for civic infrastructure such as - water, sanitation and electricity.
**Impact Analysis**
**State / Union Territory (UT) Governments and their agencies**
* **Impact**: Retain primary responsibility for regulating land use and ensuring basic amenities in private colonies. Must ensure building plan approvals and completion certificates.
* **Action Required**: Continue to oversee and regulate private builders, ensuring compliance with building plans, provision of civic amenities, and issuance of completion certificates.
**Private Builders/Promoters**
* **Impact**: Must adhere to state/UT regulations regarding building plans and civic amenities, as well as comply with RERA provisions, including registration and obtaining Occupancy Certificates.
* **Action Required**: Register projects with the appropriate Real Estate Regulatory Authority and obtain Occupancy Certificates that ensure provision for civic infrastructure such as - water, sanitation and electricity.
**Homebuyers**
* **Impact**: Protection of their interests through RERA, ensuring transparency and accountability in real estate transactions and the provision of basic amenities.
* **Action Required**: Be aware of RERA provisions and ensure that the projects they invest in are registered and compliant with RERA regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 [RERA]: A national law enacted to regulate the real estate sector, promote transparency, and protect the interests of homebuyers.
Constitution of India: The supreme law of India, specifically the 7th Schedule List II and List III, which defines the legislative powers regarding land, colonization, and real estate.
Meerut: The city in Uttar Pradesh where the development of private colonies is the subject of the parliamentary question.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs: The central government ministry responsible for matters related to housing and urban development in India.
O.I.H.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 837
TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 04, 2025
DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVATE COLONIES IN MEERUT
NO. 837. SHRI ARUN GOVIL:
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is aware that a large number of private builders
are developing private colonies in Meerut also akin to the other cities of
the country and some colonisers think themselves to be immune, free from
every liability after selling the houses constructed by them in these
colonies to the people and do not obtain completion certificates from the
municipal corporation and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the municipal corporations feel hesitant in regularising these
private colonies in the absence of sewer, drains, water supply facilities
etc. for the reasons of not obtaining completion certificate resulting in a
large part of the city remaining deprived of civic amenities like electricity,
sanitation, sewer etc. and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government is aware of the situation that the private builders
are selling houses after construction but not providing other civic
amenities in these colonies and if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the action plan of the Government to provide civic amenities in such
incomplete 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.
Therefore, State / Union Territory (UT) Governments and their agencies are
responsible to ensure approval of building plans, issuance of completion
certificates and provisions of basic civic amenities by private builders in
the colonies.
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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 the Promoter to obtain
Occupancy Certificate from the competent authority permitting occupation
of the building which has provision for civic infrastructure such as - water,
sanitation and electricity.
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