Andhra passes bill to amend CRDA, MRUDA acts

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AMARAVATI, Andhra Pradesh: The State Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, September 21, passed a bill to amend the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) Act, 2014, and the Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authorities (MRUDA) Act, 2016.

With this amendment, the provision for affordable housing for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), whether provided under any scheme of the Government of Andhra Pradesh or the Government of India, has been inserted in the CRDA Act. Under this act, sites are allocated for the construction of houses in the capital city Amaravati.

After this amendment, all the citizens of the state can avail the benefit of proposed housing schemes in Amaravati provided they meet all the other eligibility criteria prescribed for this purpose. Earlier, the benefits of such housing schemes were restricted to villagers covered by the capital city and the capital region area.

On the other hand, the amendment to the MRUDA act will allow the government to introduce changes in the perspective plan, Master and Infrastructure plans and area and zonal development plans. The government can introduce these changes by themselves or with reference from the concerned local bodies or person-in-charge if there is no existing elected body or on application from a landowner.