The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (AP CRDA) Bill-2014 seeks to introduce a licensing system under which any 'developer entity' that desires to undertake its land pooling scheme in the capital region will have to obtain a licence from the authority.
Though the state government has not stated any criteria pertaining to granting these licences in the draft Bill, such a provision presupposes the scope for entry of multiple private players to deal with farmer lands in the capital region.
The government has already identified 30,000 acres of land in Tullur mandal of Guntur district for acquisition through the land pooling system in the first phase for the development of the new capital city.
The concept of permitting land pooling to a developer entity was used in the past by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), which had categorised any individual farmer or a group of farmers or a developer as the developer entity.
Scheme area
According to the draft Bill, the authority would earmark 10 per cent of the total scheme area for parks, play grounds, gardens and open area, 30 per cent of the scheme area for roads and other utility services, 5 per cent for social amenities such as schools, dispensaries and other community facilities and 5 per cent for affordable housing meant for economically weaker sections.
Once the Bill becomes Act, the government would create the capital region development authority under the chairmanship of chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu with municipal and finance ministers and secretaries of various departments as members. A separate executive committee will handle day-to-day functions of the authority while the commissioner will act as chief executive officer, according to the draft Bill.
A separate integrated transport authority for the capital region, a separate board of appeal on any decision of the planning officer and a separate capital city development fund are among the other important features.
The Bill also provides for a three-year imprisonment or levy of up to 20 per cent of the registration value of the land as
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