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
Instead of household items, give labourers welfare schemes like insurance and pension: GovernmentThe directive, dated March 22, 2021, has been sent to top state government officers after some instances of state welfare boards incurring ...
25 Mar, 2021, 06.31 PM IST
12 lakh EPFO members withdraw Rs 3,360 cr retirement savings during lockdown: FMEarlier, on March 28, the EPFO allowed formal sector workers to withdraw a non-refundable advance from their retirement savings to deal wit...
18 May, 2020, 11.45 AM IST
Construction welfare cess till Dec 2016 totals Rs 31,734 croreThe cess has been levied and is being collected at 1 per cent of the cost of construction as notified by the central government in the offi...
16 Mar, 2017, 03.24 PM IST
States collect Rs 31K crore construction cess, spend Rs 6.8K croreThe State Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Boards of the respective states have formulated welfare schemes to provide benef...
06 Feb, 2017, 04.48 PM IST
States collect Rs 27,000 crore construction cess; spend Rs 5,600 croreUnder the Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Cess Act 1996, realty developers are required to pay cess of 1 per cent of the t...
20 Jul, 2016, 05.24 PM IST
Rs 24,000 crore raised as building cess lying idle: SCThe Supreme Court on Friday slammed the Centre and states for doing nothing to improve the condition of poor construction workers.
02 Jul, 2016, 10.05 AM 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
States collected Rs 24K crore construction cess, spent Rs 4K croreStates collected Rs 24,014.51 crore as construction workers welfare cess till September 30, but spent only Rs 4,255.57 crore out of it, Par...
02 Dec, 2015, 10.06 PM IST
Enforce law for construction workers: Bandaru Dattatreya to StatesSACs advice states on matters related to administration of legislations that are referred to them.
05 Nov, 2015, 03.28 PM IST
HC asks Maharashtra government not to divert labour cessCourt urges state to use funds for welfare of construction workers only; of Rs.2,500 cr collected as cess over 6 yrs, just 6% has been disb...
02 Apr, 2015, 01.31 PM IST
- Bill for changes in laws on construction workers introduced
A Bill seeking to amend two Acts dealing with building and construction workers to help deliver better safety, health and welfare measures ...
18 Mar, 2013, 09.15 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
- 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
- Gordon Brown visit may push Rajasthan oil flow for Cairn
UK prime minister Gordon Brown’s visit may pave the way for Cairn to start production from its Rajasthan oil fields.
22 Jan, 2008, 12.00 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