Tag: West Bengal Government

Bengal Urban Land Policy: Low-Cost Housing Seeks 30% Reservation

The promise of Ma, Mati, and Manush governance by Mamata Banerjee may fall short of the second M-word, meaning land — at least for real estate developers in the state’s capital city. For, the West Bengal government has now decided to bring in an amendment to the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act (ULCA), 1976, […]

Delay in land acquisition derails TML’s expansion plan

Excessive delay in land acquisition by the West Bengal government has disrupted the expansion plan of Tata Metaliks (TML) in Kolkata. Mr. Harsh K Jha, Managing Director, TML, told the reporter on Monday that the company had applied for 350 acres of land near the existing plant at Kharagpur for expansion in February 2005. Further […]