Maha Govt will issue Conveyance Certificates to housing societies within 6 months of application

Conveyance Certificates to housing societies

Soon after Devendra Fadnavis joined as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, he had promised a stringent legislation to provide basic services to the citizen in a time-bound manner. “For efficient and transparent governance, we will provide 110 services in a timely manner”, he had told the Legislative Assembly.

In a landmark decision taken on September 19, , the Maharashtra State Government has declared that housing societies will get deemed Conveyance Certificates within 6 months of date of application. A senior bureaucrat has confirmed that the Govt. has issued an order under the Maharashtra Right to Public Services Act to make it mandatory to provide the said document within six months of application. This is a huge relief for those housing societies already knocking at the doors of co-operation department for the deemed conveyance. Under this act, if an official fails to provide the information or service within the stipulated period, he is liable to pay a penalty.

“Now, a cooperative society will be registered within 2 months, money lender’s license & renewal will also be done within 2 months of date of application”, the bureaucrat said. “An official order for the purpose has been notified on Saturday”, he added.