Mumbai, Nov 4 (NationPress) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule announced that the ordinance amending the Prevention of Land Fragmentation and its Consolidation of Holding Act (also known as the Tukdebandi Act) has been enacted in the state as of Tuesday. Consequently, the prohibition on land fragmentation will no longer apply to lands designated for non-agricultural use.

A gazette notification has been issued to regularise land transactions conducted thus far that were previously in violation of the Tukdebandi Act.

Minister Bawankule indicated that approximately 49 lakh family holders (around two crore family members) in the state will see their land regularised.

"All of them will have their names recorded on seven or twelve plots, which will be officially registered. With this ordinance, the transfer of plots dating from November 15, 1965 up to October 15, 2024 can be regularised without incurring any fees," he stated.

"The Revenue Department will release a detailed procedure for implementing the ordinance within the next week. This decision will ensure that the names of plot holders in layouts will appear alongside the owners on the 7/12 extracts, thereby eliminating much confusion," added the Minister.

Bawankule further noted that the Tukdebandi Act, initially applicable to the agricultural sector, defined the standard area needed based on land type (garden/tillage) for profitable farming.

"This Act did not pertain to urban areas. However, due to rapid urbanisation, individuals bought and sold parcels smaller than the standard area around cities or villages according to their requirements. The state has about 49 lakh such plots. To regularise these irregular transactions, the state government issued an ordinance on November 3, 2025, effective from Monday," said Minister Bawankule.

According to him, the most significant advantage of this ordinance is that transfers (transactions) of shares made from November 15, 1965 to October 15, 2024 will now be 'Deemed Regularised' without any cost.

"Names of buyers who have registered their purchases but are not listed on the 7/12 extract will now be included in the ownership records. Those who have engaged in transactions using unregistered documents can also have their names recognised by properly registering with the Sub-Registrar," he explained.

The Minister also mentioned that the new Maharashtra Regional Planning (MRTP) will apply to all areas where non-agricultural use is allowed under the provisions of the Tukdebandi Act or the Metropolitan Region Development Authority Act, including areas under the jurisdiction of Municipal Corporations, Councils, and Nagar Panchayats within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

The new MRTP will extend to areas governed by authorities such as MMRDA, Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority, and Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority, as well as peripheral regions of cities/villages according to the Special Planning Authority Area provisions.