Overview

As per amendment to Mumbai Tenancy and Agriculture Land Act 1948 (Amendment 1994 & 2005) Section 63(I)(A), powers to grant permission to purchase agricultural land above 10 hectares for Bonafide Industrial Use have been vested with Development Commissioner (Industries).

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria for permission given under Mumbai Tenancy and Agriculture Land Act 1948 (Amendment 1994 & 2005)

• As per amendment to Mumbai Tenancy and Agriculture Land Act 1948 (Amendment 1994 & 2005) Section 63(I)(A), powers to grant permission to purchase agricultural land above 10 hectares for Bonafide Industrial Use have been vested with Development Commissioner (Industries). Hence, such permissions are issued through Directorate of Industries, Mumbai.
• Bonafide Industrial Use means the activity of manufacture, preservation or processing of goods, or any handicraft, or industrial business or enterprise, carried on by any person, and shall include construction of industrial buildings used for the manufacturing process or purpose, or power projects and ancillary industrial usage like research and development, godown, canteen, office building of the industry concerned or providing housing accommodation to the workers of the industry concerned, or establishment of an industrial estate including a co-operative industrial estate, service industry, cottage industry, gramodyog units or gramodyogvasahats.
• As per the simplification, following are some general norms for requirement of land in respect of typical industries.

Wind Power Generation	1 Ha per MW
Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation	2 Ha per MW
Solar Thermal Power Generation	2 Ha per MW
Thermal Power Plants (Excluding Ash dyke, Township, etc.)	0.75 Acre per MW up to 500MW 0.5 Acre per MW for 500 MW & above
Integrated Cement Plant (Excluding Railway siding, Township etc.	40 Ha per MTPA
Integrated Steel Plant (Excluding Railway siding, Township etc.)	200 Ha per MTPA
Sugar Factory (5000 TCD + Ethanol Project + Co-generation Project)	48 Ha



• In spite the above, permission to purchase of agricultural land is given to the following projects also.
1. Industrial Park / Industrial Estate.
2. Special Economic Zone
3. Textile Park
4. Logistic Park
5. Tourism Projects

Checklist of required documents

1. Essential Documents

SN	Necessary Documents
1.	Application Form
2.	IEM/LOI/EOU/IL obtain from Central Government or EM from State Government
3.	Notarized Affidavit in the prescribed form on ₹ 100/- Stamp Paper along with annexure showing details of village, Gut & Hissa No., area of the land proposed to be purchased
4.	Project Report / Profile with land use statement with justification of requirement of land with reference to details required in application form
5.	Memorandum & Articles of Association / Registration Certificate of Partnership Firm / Deed or Registration Certificate of Co-operative Society
6.	Land use statement
7.	Project Layout plan superimposed on the village maps showing Gat & Hissa nos.
8.	7/12 Copies of proposed land
9.	Zone Confirmation Letter from Town Planning Department or MMRDA in respect of lands located in Regional plan area.



2. Project specific additional documents

SN	Additional Documents
1.	Notification of declaration of Hill Station/Tourism from Urban Development Department in respect of the Tourism project
2.	NOC / Letter of Support issued by Energy Dept., Mantralaya (for Thermal / Captive Power Plants)
3.	Approved micro setting plan / Infrastructure Clearance from MEDA (For Wind Mill Project)
4.	Letter of Reasonableness of Land requirement from MEDA (For Wind Mill Project where land requirement exceeds the Std. norm of 1 Ha/MW)
5.	In principal Approval for Setting up of Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
6.	TOR for EIA study in respect of the projects requiring Environment Clearance.
7.	Annual Thermal density (Solar Resources map) at the location from National Renewable Energy Laboratory 5 / 6 (NREL) in respect of Solar Thermal Power project
8.	Letter of Intent of Govt. of Maharashtra for mining lease