₹50 lakh to ₹1.4 crore: How extending your PPF can add lakhs to your corpus and who should do itPPF maturity presents a choice: withdraw or extend for continued tax-free compounding. While government backing and tax benefits remain att...
12 Jun, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
Silver imports restricted; licence now must for select categoriesThe Centre has restricted imports of certain silver categories, including high-purity silver bars, making licences mandatory to curb rising...
17 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Delhi government to introduce smart cards, cess portal to benefit construction workersDelhi government is introducing chip-enabled smart cards for construction workers. This initiative will streamline registration and welfare...
23 Apr, 2026, 04.35 PM IST
Karnataka cabinet clears 1% fire cess on new multi-storey buildingsThe Karnataka cabinet has approved a 1% fire cess on new multi-story buildings in Bengaluru and across the state, a move aimed at bolsterin...
04 Sep, 2025, 09.00 PM IST
MHADA cuts premium charges on extra area for Mumbai’s cessed building residentsMHADA has reduced the rate for additional area allotment to 100% of the Ready Reckoner Rate, down from 110%, benefiting residents of old ce...
25 Apr, 2025, 02.24 PM IST
Maharashtra gears up to redevelop 13,000 cessed buildings in South MumbaiThe Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) plans to redevelop around 13,000 cessed buildings in South Mumbai. A structu...
15 Feb, 2025, 01.16 AM IST
MHADA to conduct structural audit of 1,000 cessed buildings in Mumbai by March-endThe Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) is set to complete the structural audit of 1,000 cessed buildings in Mumbai ...
13 Feb, 2025, 11.23 PM IST
Maharashtra Housing Minister asks MHADA to issue notices for redevelopment of LIC's 68 cessed Mumbai buildingsThese notices will be issued under the newly introduced section 79 (A) of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976. The new s...
23 Aug, 2023, 09.17 PM IST
States spend one-fifth of Rs 25,000-crore construction cess on welfareThe minister said that the responsibility of collecting cess and its utilisation for welfare of construction workers lies with the respecti...
24 Feb, 2016, 04.48 PM IST
Maharashtra govt proposes bill to protect tenants of old buildingsChief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today informed the Legislative Assembly that a bill will be introduced in the ongoing Monsoon session.
16 Jul, 2015, 08.51 PM IST
CAG raps MBRRB over slackness in repair of cessed buildingsCAG has asked the Maharashtra government to evolve a transparent policy and criteria for prioritising the repairs of cessed buildings.
18 Apr, 2013, 04.58 PM IST
- SC upholds cess from builders for workers
Supreme Court has upheld the legality of the cess collected from the builders and contractors under the provisions of the Building and Othe...
24 Nov, 2011, 05.12 AM IST
- Private builders will get to redevelop cessed buildings in Mumbai
The Maharashtra government recently cleared a guideline that will open up a huge business opportunity for redevelopment in South and Centra...
19 Mar, 2009, 02.52 AM IST
- FSI doubled for cessed buildings
Ashok Chavan government decided to double the floor space index (FSI) to 4 for Mumbai’s over 16,000 old, cessed buildings. The FSI determin...
26 Feb, 2009, 03.56 AM IST
- Residents of cessed buildings hang on for dear life
The terror attacks in Mumbai, followed by political uncertainty, has left thousands of residents in the city’s over-16,000 cessed buildings...
27 Dec, 2008, 02.05 AM IST
- Cessed buildings can be rebuilt if ‘dilapidated'
In a major decision that will decide the future of some 17,000 old buildings in Mumbai, the Bombay High Court on Monday ruled that cessed b...
12 Dec, 2006, 03.43 AM IST
- State to rebuild city's crumbling buildings
The Maharashtra government has drawn up plans to demolish and rebuild over 20,000 dilapidated buildings in Mumbai in a massive 10-year reco...
05 Sep, 2006, 03.14 AM IST