'Akrama-Sakrama' bill gets legislative nod in Karnataka

The winter session of Karnataka Assembly in Belgaum on December 4 approved the Akrama-Sakrama legislation to regularise unauthorised constructions in the state. No cut-off date has been fixed for regularising unauthorised constructions, the government said. Media reports say that the government will announce the date and receive applications for starting the process after governor HR Bhardwaj gives assent to the bill. The scheme seeks to regularise up to 50 per cent violation of setback norms and permissible floor area ratio in residential buildings and up to 25 per cent in non-residential buildings.