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JKRERA is launching a unified single-window system for approvals, registrations, and oversight of real estate projects across Jammu & Kashmir. Projects above 500sqm or with more than eight apartments must register before advertising or commencing construction. District enforcement cells will monitor compliance. Non-compliant promoters may face fines or imprisonment. The housing and urbandevelopment department has ordered all new and ongoing projects to register under JKRERA before work begins. The initiative aims to reduce delays, bring clarity, enforce regulations and curb unplanned growth.
The Jammu and Kashmir Real Estate Regulatory Authority (JKRERA) has announced a plan to introduce a single-window system for approvals, registrations and oversight of real estate projects across the Union Territory. This system is designed to bring together multiple departmental permissions, often a source of delays and confusion, into one streamlined process. Alongside this, JKRERA intends to set up district level enforcement cells under the relevant Deputy Commissioners to ensure proper monitoring and swift action in case of violations. Advertisement
Under the new regime, all residential and commercial developments above 500 square metres, or projects with more than eight apartments (as defined under Section 3 of the Act), will be required to register with JKRERA or its appointed agents before they can advertise, market or sell any units. Promoters will not be permitted to proceed without prior registration.
If a project does not comply with the rules, JKRERA retains the power to launch inquiries and impose penalties. These may include fines of up to 10 per cent of the project cost or, in more serious cases where orders from the Authority or its Appellate Tribunal are ignored, even imprisonment for promoters.
The local housing and urban development department has already directed all administrative secretaries, department heads and managing directors of public sector undertakings to ensure that any new or ongoing real estate project in the region is registered under JKRERA before beginning work. This directive aims to ensure uniform compliance and avoid unauthorised developments.
Officials associated with the move expect that by centralising approvals and enforcing stricter oversight through district-level cells, the real estate sector in Jammu & Kashmir will become more transparent, accountability will improve, and the risk of unplanned development or infrastructural lapses especially in rural and peri urban areas will reduce significantly.
Source PTI
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