Nagpur, Dec 10 (LatestNewsX) – In a move aimed at easing land‑revenue paperwork, the Maharashtra government has dropped the requirement to secure a “Sanad”.
This follows the earlier easing of the Non‑Agricultural (NA) permission rule. On Tuesday, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule introduced the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the Legislative Assembly to formalise the change. The bill passed unanimously.
Bawankule explained that although the NA permission for residential and commercial use was relaxed through earlier amendments (2014‑2018), the lingering need for a Sanad still caused hardship and delays. The new amendment eliminates this stumbling block entirely.
Instead of a Sanad, landowners will simply pay a modest premium to regularise the change in land use. The premium, based on the Ready Reckoner rate, is structured as follows: up to 1,000 sq m – 0.1 % of the Ready Reckoner value; 1,001‑4,000 sq m – 0.25 % of the value; and 4,001 sq m and above – 0.5 % of the value.
He assured the assembly that local bodies would not suffer any revenue loss and would keep receiving their full share of taxes and fees.
Per the revenue department, a Sanad is a government‑issued certificate, usually granted by the Collector or Deputy Collector, that authorises the conversion of land from agricultural to other uses (residential, commercial, industrial, etc.). Without this conversion, development on agricultural land is typically prohibited or deemed illegal. The Sanad also serves as key prima facie evidence of land title, recording the conditions under which non‑agricultural use is permitted.
On the same day, the state council passed the Maharashtra Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings (Amendment) Act, 2025, Bill, which relaxes stringent clauses of the Tukdebandi law in urban and planned areas. Minister Bawankule said this is a significant step toward resolving long‑standing property‑ownership problems that ordinary citizens face.
The bill, which also received unanimous approval, addresses opposition concerns by stating that it does not favour builders but instead grants legal ownership to the roughly 60‑lakh families living on fragmented land across the state.
The legislation will simplify buying and selling small plots and enable owners to have their names entered in the 7/12 land record (Satbara).
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