#RealtyNewsRoundup: Goa Govt Extends Deadline For RERA Suggestions To Sept 11

The Income Tax department is going harder on benami properties and dubious land deals. This time the department, in Jaipur, provisionally attached 38 properties of one of the leading city-based developer. The team in Rajasthan has reportedly unearthed benami properties and bank accounts worth over Rs 1,200 crore.

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The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation is all set to take action against 43 illegal constructions in Dighi, Chikhli, Wakad and Triveninagar-Talawade road. The civic authority has notified that beat inspectors and other civic officials will be held responsible for any illegal construction activity in the area. The PCMC had informed the Bombay High Court that there are 66,000 illegal constructions.

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The Goa government has extended the deadline to September 11 for receiving suggestions and objections on the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 from the stakeholders. The Department of Urban Development had notified the final draft of the Goa Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (Registration of Real Estate Projects, Registration of Real Estate Agents, Rates of Interest and Disclosures on Website) Rules, 2017 on August 24.

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The maintenance work of government buildings and housing complex will be outsourced by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), bringing down the expenses by almost 50 per cent. The CPWD's 16,000 employees of a total of 21,000 are engaged primarily in maintenance work. The department maintains more than 1.3 lakh government houses across the country including, 65,000 government accommodations in the national capital.