pune the provisions made in the pune municipal corporations new development plan dp for old city areas makes it mandatory to reserve 30 space in constructions above 20000 sq ft area for the economically weaker sections ews of the society while this move can be seen as an effort of elected representatives and the civic administration to meet the housing needs of slumdwellers the union government has suggested amendments to the state acts for earmarking a minimum of 20 of developed land or 20 of floor space index fsi in all land developmenthousing projects for ews and lower income group lig categories the new dp for a period from 2007 to 2027 is still being discussed in the city improvement committee cic which is likely to take a final decision in a couple of weeks the pmc has made provisions in the new dp which mandates 30 ews reservation for any construction above 20000 sq ft also hike in the floor space index fsi cluster development for old wadas and a new road network are proposed in the draft dp for old areas of the city said a highly placed source in the pmc the administration also plans to introduce a proposal allocating additional fsi for redevelopment of old properties parking plots oldage homes and areas through which the proposed metro railway will run there are plans to give impetus to ews housing in various ways it depends on elected representatives how they respond to the civic administrations proposals there is a demand by the construction industry to reduce input costs and make a cohesive plan of action to get different types of licences and approvals without any delay the input cost comprises service tax sales tax vat octroi cess from local governing bodies premiums and other taxes these taxes hike flat prices by up to 30 the pmc plans development control dc rules in such a way that these demands could be fulfilled said a top pmc official interestingly in a written reply in the rajya sabha last week the minister for housing and urban poverty alleviation hupa kumari selja said that the real estate regulation and development bill 2012 does not make it compulsory for developers to provide some portion of project townships for the lower income groups however the hupa has suggested amendments to the state acts for earmarking of minimum of 20 of developed land or 20 of floor space index fsi in all land developmenthousing projects both by public and private agencies to be reserved for ews and lig categories the bill is with the ministry of law and justice for vetting and after getting the same the hupa ministry will move the bill to cabinet the bill makes it mandatory for developers to disclose project details like approved layout plan timeline cost sale agreement to the regulator before selling the property when the union and state governments are in the process of formulating a policy i dont think the pmc can plan it at