Pimpri Chinchwad: MLA Shankar Jagtap Demands Ownership Rights for Thousands of Families Living on PCNTDA Reserved Lands

Pune/Mumbai, 10th July 2025: Raising a critical issue concerning thousands of families in Pimpri-Chinchwad, MLA Shankar Jagtap demanded in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly that the state government take an urgent policy decision to grant ownership rights to residents living on reserved lands of the Pimpri-Chinchwad New Town Development Authority (PCNTDA).

Speaking during the monsoon session under the issue of propriety, Jagtap emphasized the plight of residents in areas like Thergaon, Walhekarwadi, Kalewadi, Wakad, and others, where land was originally reserved by the authority in 1972. During the 1980s and 1990s, these lands were sold by local farmers in small plots to people from low- and middle-income backgrounds, who have since constructed homes and lived there for over four decades.

“These families have been paying property tax and water tax to the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. MSEDCL has installed electricity meters. Yet, they lack basic legal documents like 7/12 extracts and property cards,” Jagtap told the House.

This absence of ownership documents has created significant challenges for residents — including difficulties in obtaining home loans, getting house plans approved, or securing legal property transfers and other government benefits.

Civic Body Had Approved Regularisation in 2021
MLA Jagtap highlighted that on June 18, 2021, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation had passed Resolution No. 59, which approved granting ownership rights to the residents at a nominal premium of ₹1.

“The government should accept possession-related documents, house tax receipts, water and electricity bills as proof, and immediately issue 7/12 extracts and property cards to these residents,” he said, adding that the matter should be treated as a ‘special policy issue’ requiring urgent intervention.

“It’s About the Future of Thousands of Middle-Class Families”
Jagtap underscored that the legal uncertainty has created a prolonged struggle for hardworking middle-class families, and resolving the matter would bring relief to thousands of residents who have invested their life savings into building homes in these localities.

“The state government must take serious note of this issue and make a policy decision without further delay. The future of these families depends on it,” he appealed.

The demand resonated with growing public sentiment in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area, where residents have long been seeking legal recognition and ownership rights to the homes they have built and lived in for generations.