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Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrakant Bawankule has directed officials from the Revenue, Cooperation, Land Records and Inspector General of Registration departments to coordinate and streamline the deemed conveyance process for housing societies across the state. Of the state's approximately 1.15 lakh registered cooperative housing societies, an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 are yet to obtain deemed conveyance. Bawankule directed that the names of registered housing societies be recorded directly on property cards or in the "other rights" section of 7/12 land records to facilitate title transfer, and also addressed issues concerning MHADA-linked societies still facing non-agricultural assessment tax despite its abolition.
Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrakant Bawankule has directed officials across multiple departments to coordinate and streamline the deemed conveyance process for cooperative housing societies, in a move aimed at resolving long-pending title transfer issues affecting tens of thousands of societies across the state.
At a review meeting held this week, Bawankule instructed officials from the Revenue, Cooperation, Land Records and Inspector General of Registration (IGR) departments to work together to expedite and simplify the process. Of Maharashtra's approximately 1.15 lakh registered cooperative housing societies, an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 have yet to complete their deemed conveyance, according to officials at the meeting.
Deemed conveyance is the legal process by which ownership of land and buildings is transferred to a housing society when a developer or landowner fails to formally convey the title. Under laws such as the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act (MOFA), developers are required to transfer ownership to the society within four months of its formation, but in practice many builders have not done so, often citing the possibility of availing additional floor space index in the future or preserving development rights in case the property is redeveloped. Deemed conveyance allows societies to bypass non-cooperative builders by applying to a designated Competent Authority, typically an officer not below the rank of District Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies.
Bawankule directed that the name of the concerned registered housing society be recorded directly on the property card, or in the "other rights" section of the 7/12 land record wherever applicable, a step intended to facilitate and formalise the transfer of title once deemed conveyance is granted.
The meeting also reviewed issues concerning housing societies falling under the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA). Officials informed the minister that although the government had already abolished non-agricultural assessment tax for cooperative housing societies under MHADA, the levy continued to be collected at some locations. Bawankule directed officials to address and resolve this discrepancy.
Officials at the meeting also flagged that many housing societies are facing obstacles in pursuing self-redevelopment plans because they are not covered under the Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations (UDCPR), the regulatory framework that governs construction and redevelopment norms across the state. Bawankule directed officials to work on implementing appropriate tax concessions and regulatory clarity to address this gap.
The coordination push builds on earlier efforts by the state to simplify the deemed conveyance process, including a 2018 government resolution that reduced the number of documents required for deemed conveyance applications from 12 to eight, and provisions allowing conveyance to be granted even where a society lacks an Occupation Certificate or Building Completion Certificate. Despite these measures, a significant backlog of societies awaiting conveyance has persisted, with procedural delays across multiple departments cited as a recurring hurdle by housing society representatives and cooperative sector officials.
The government's latest measures are expected to provide relief to thousands of housing societies that have been awaiting deemed conveyance and facing procedural and financial hurdles in pursuing self-redevelopment, a pathway increasingly favoured by older housing societies seeking to reconstruct ageing buildings without engaging external developers.
The report did not specify a timeline for completing the coordination process across the four departments, nor did it detail the specific tax concessions under consideration for housing societies excluded from the UDCPR framework.
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