The Government of Madhya Pradesh on November 06, 2026, issued the amendment to the Madhya Pradesh Bhumi Vikas Niyam, 2012.
The following has been stated, namely:
• The amendment inserts sub-rule (1A) after Rule 37(1), prescribing a zone-wise Negative List of prohibited land uses and activities. Under the amendment, all land uses and activities are deemed permissible in every land-use zone except those specifically prohibited for that zone. It also permits horizontal and vertical mixed use of land and buildings across all zones, subject to the prescribed conditions.
• The Negative List specifies restrictions for Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Public and Semi-Public, Public Utility and Facility, Traffic and Transportation, Mixed, Recreation/Green, Forest and Agricultural Zones, covering activities such as hazardous and polluting industries, mining, quarrying, waste processing, slaughterhouses, petroleum and inflammable material storage, heavy manufacturing, warehouses and other incompatible uses.
• In residential zones, activities other than those specifically prohibited are also permissible on plots situated along the main roads of approved residential colonies where the abutting road is at least 24 metres wide.
[Notification No. - TNCP-1-6-0006-2025]
