The Ministry of Law and Justice, on July 28, 2026, issued the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Regulation, 2026, to further amend the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Town and Country Planning Regulation, 1994.
The following has been stated:
In section 2, (i) for clause (a), the following clause has been substituted, namely: ‘(a) “accommodation reservation” means the grant of a permission to the owner of the land required for public amenity specified in any plan prepared under this Regulation and for using the potential of such land in the form of built-up space guided by floor area ratio, in addition to the area required for such amenity, in lieu of the payment of compensation for such land and amenity, to be transferred to the Municipal Council or village panchayat, as the case may be;
In section 9 of the principal Regulation, for sub-sections (1) and (2), the following sub-sections have been substituted, namely: - “(1) The Administrator may, from time to time, make any modification in a master plan in consultation with the Town Planner or the Authority, as the case may be. (2) The Central Government may, at any time, whether on a proposal from the Administrator or otherwise, make such modifications in a master plan as it may deem necessary or expedient and any modification so made shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) or in any other provisions of this Regulation.”
Please refer to the document attached below for more details.
