The Government of Maharashtra on July 15, 2026, issued the Maharashtra Land Revenue (Conversion of Occupancy Class- II and Leasehold Lands into Occupancy Class-I) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In the "Maharashtra Land Revenue (Conversion of Occupancy Class- II and Leasehold Lands into Occupancy Class-I) Rules, 2025", after Rule 4, the following rules shall be inserted, namely:-
5. Where the Government land is granted to the Department of Central Government or State Government, Institution, Corporation or individual, for providing public facilities or essential services, such land shall not be converted from Occupancy Class-II to Occupancy Class-I.
6. In case of conversion of Government land from Occupancy Class-II to Occupancy Class-I, granted or permitted for mixed use (such as residential and commercial or residential and industrial), premium payable to the Government for such conversion shall be calculated proportionately based on the area under the respective use.
7. In case of conversion of the Government leasehold land from Occupancy Class-II to Occupancy Class-I where the annual lease agreement has a remaining period, then such remaining period of the lease agreement shall not be taken into consideration.
8. If any Government land is granted for residential, commercial or industrial purpose and if a change of use has been authorized subsequently by a Competent Authority under existing laws, rules, Government decisions or Orders, then the rate of conversion premium shall be charged on such authorized change of use as per rule 3 of these rules.
9. If the Government land leased to individual, institution or trust is transferred to a Co- operative Housing Society with the approval of the Competent Authority or if an unauthorized transfer has been regularized subsequently by the Competent Authority, then such land shall be deemed to be granted for the purpose of Co-operative Housing Society and these rules shall apply to such Co-operative Housing Society for conversion of Occupancy Class-II into Occupancy Class-I.
10. The Co-operative Housing Society who has availed conversion under rule 3, opts for the self-redevelopment, it shall start the self- redevelopment process within two years from the date of conversion of land.
(i) If such Co-operative Housing Society does not start the self-redevelopment process within two years, because of any reason beyond the control of the occupant and if the Government satisfies of the same, then the Government may after recording reasons in writing either grant or deny a further extension of two years to start the self-redevelopment process.
(ii) If Co-operative Housing Society fails to start the self-redevelopment within the period of two years or within the further extended period of two years as the case may be. If it is found at any stage that redevelopment is being done through a private developer, then the premium paid shall be forfeited to the Government and land shall be restored back to Occupancy Class-II.
11. Where the Government land has been granted to the Co-operative Housing Society on an occupancy rights basis or on a leasehold basis, and such Co-operative Housing Society intends to apply for the conversion of the said plot from Occupancy Class-II to Occupancy Class-I, then such Co-operative Housing Society shall obtain the prior consent of fifty one percent. of the members of the Co-operative Housing Society for conversion of land from Occupancy Class-II into Occupancy Class-I.
12. Where the plots have been allotted individually to the members of the Co-operative Housing Society and the names of the concerned individuals are recorded on the Property Card or Village Form No. 7/12 extract of the said plot, such individuals may apply for the conversion of the land from Occupancy Class-II to Occupancy Class-I to the Collector after obtaining a No- Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies. The Collector, with the prior approval of the Government, may grant the conversion of such land for conversion of Occupancy Class-II into Occupancy Class-I.
13. (1) Where the premium amount for conversion exceeds rupees one Crore, the Collector shall scrutinize and decide the application and submit the same for the approval of the Government within three months from the date of receipt of such application.
(2) After obtaining the approval of the Government, or in complete cases at the collector level, the Collector, within fifteen day from the date of approval, shall serve a notice to the concerned applicant to pay the amount of premium within the three months from the date of service of such notice.
(3) If the applicant fails to pay the premium amount within a period of three months from the date of serving such notice but before March 31 of that financial year, then if the 3 months expire before March 31, a penalty shall be charged on the premium amount for the subsequent days of the next three-month period from the final date of the notice, calculated at the rates specified in the Annual Statement of Rates (Ready Reckoner) that came into force on April 01, and such penalty shall be computed at the prevailing Government interest rate.
(4) If the premium amount remains unpaid for the period of six-month from the date of service of such notice, then such conversion order shall be deemed to be cancelled and the case shall be considered closed.
(5) The Collector shall consider the land rates specified in the Annual Statement of Rates of lands (A.S.R.) applicable on the date of the Government order granting prior approval for the purpose of levying the premium.".
14. These rules shall only apply to the lands originally owned by the government and are granted on lease or occupancy rights, any conversion under these rules shall also be subject to the restrictions regarding the use, transfer or any other matter contained in any other law.
[Notification No. Jamin 2025/C.R.29/Jamin-1]
