Shillong, May 5: The cabinet on Tuesday approved the amendment to the Meghalaya Building Bye Laws, 2021(As Amended) for ‘Special Projects Category’ which will expand opportunities for urban landowners and promote planned large-scale development.
Earlier, projects such as hotels, public institutions, healthcare facilities, shopping malls, multiplexes, ICT/BPO centres, and educational institutions required a minimum plot size of 50,000 sq. ft. and a built-up area of 20,000 sq. ft.
To make this more inclusive, the amendment reduces the minimum plot size to 37,500 sq. ft. and the built-up area to 15,000 sq. ft.
This will enable more landowners to qualify under the special projects category, encourage multi-storey developments, boost investment, generate employment, and support more efficient use of urban land.
