Lok Sabha Question No. 1477 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Regulation of Real Estate Sector
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

NO. 1477 .

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1477 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 10, 2022 REGULATION OF REAL ESTATE SECTOR

SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased state:

to

- (a) whether the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, that aims to ensure sale of plot, apartment of building; as the case may be; or sale of real estate project, in a transparent manner, is fulfilling its unique   objectives of efficiently regulating the real estate sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, StatelUT-wise;
- (c) the States where the Real Estate Regulatory Authorities have not been set up; yet
- (d) the number of projects  registered under such authorities along with their relevant details thereof;
- (e) the number of complaints registered by allottees against promoters before such authorities and adjudicating Officers till
- 31st January, 2022; and
- the number of such cases disposed of till 31st January, 2022 and the number of verdicts went in favour ofallotteesout of the
- disposed cases?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (d): The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) was enacted in March, 2016 to ensure regulation & promotion of Real Estate Sector in an efficient and transparent manner and to protect the interest of homebuyers: As per Section 20 of the RERA, the 'Appropriate Government' i.e. the StatelUnion Territory (UT)

Governments, are required to establish Real Estate Regulatory Authority in the  respective StatelUt to register and   regulate real estate projects and real estate agents: Real Estate Regulatory Authority is also mandated to further  publish and maintain a web portal, containing relevant details of all real estate projects for which registration has been given, for public viewing:

As per the latest information available with the Ministry (as on 5th February, 2022), all States/UTs have notified Rules under RERA except the State of Nagaland and 31 States/UTs have set up Real Estate Regulatory AuthorityStates of Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal and UT of Ladakh are to establish the Real Estate Regulatory Authority- As per the latest information (as on 5th February, 2022), 74,544 Real Estate Projects have been registered throughout the country: State-wise  implementation details of RERA (as on 5th February, 2022) are annexed at Annexure: yet

(e) & (f): The database of complaints registered under Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 in various StateslUTs is not centrally maintained: As per the latest information available with the Ministry (as on 5th February, 2022), 83,847 complaints have so far been disposed of by the Real Estate Regulatory Authorities across the country:

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1477 due for Answer on 10.02.2022 regarding 'Regulation of Real Estate Projects'.

|    | State             | General Rules   | Establishm ent of Regulatory Authority   | Establishment of Appellate Tribunal   | Adjudicating Officer   | Registrations   | Registrations   | Total no. of Cases disposed by Authority   |
|----|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------|
|    | State             | General Rules   | Establishm ent of Regulatory Authority   | Establishment of Appellate Tribunal   | Adjudicating Officer   | Projects        | Agents          | Total no. of Cases disposed by Authority   |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    | Notified        | Permanent                                | Permanent                             | Appointed              | 2248            | 151             | 158                                        |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | Notified        | Interim                                  | Not Established                       | Not Appointed          |                 |                 |                                            |
| 3  | Assam             | Notified        | Permanent                                | Permanent                             | Not Appointed          | 433             | 28              | 16                                         |
|    | Bihar             | Notified        | Permanent                                | Permanent                             | Appointed              | 1265            | 377             | 725                                        |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      | Notified        | Permanent                                | Permanent                             | Appointed              | 1354            | 632             | 1400                                       |
|    | Goa               | Notified        | Permanent                                | Permanent                             | Appointed              | 814             | 328             | 79                                         |
|    | Gujarat           | Notified        | Permanent                                | Permanent                             | Appointed              | 9700            | 1826            | 3292                                       |
| 8  | Haryana           | Notified        | Permanent                                | Permanent                             | Appointed              | 923             | 2695            | 17717                                      |
|    | Himachal Pradesh  | Notified        | Permanent                                | Permanent                             | Appointed              | 99              | 107             | 36                                         |
| 10 | Jharkhand         | Notified        | Permanent                                | Permanent                             | Appointed              | 816             |                 | 93                                         |
| 11 | Karnataka         | Notified        | Permanent                                | Permanent                             | Appointed              | 4632            | 2772            | 3057                                       |
| 12 | Kerala            | Notified        | Permanent                                | Permanent                             | Appointed              | 664             | 211             | 580                                        |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh    | Notified        | Permanent                                | Permanent                             | Appointed              | 4033            | 941             | 4,858                                      |
| 14 | Maharashtra       | Notified        | Permanent                                | Permanent                             | Appointed              | 32918           | 33474           | 11251                                      |
| 15 | Manipur           | Notified        | Interim                                  | Interim                               | Not Appointed          |                 |                 |                                            |
| 16 | Meghalaya         | Notified        | Not Established                          | Not Established                       | Not Appointed          |                 |                 |                                            |
| 17 | Mizoram           | Notified        | Interim                                  | Not Established                       | Appointed              |                 |                 |                                            |
| 18 | Nagaland          | Not Notified    | Not Established                          | Not Established                       | Not Appointed          |                 |                 |                                            |
| 19 | Odisha            | Notified        | Permanent                                | Permanent                             | Appointed              | 638             | 85              | 1247                                       |
| 20 | Punjab            | Notified        | Permanent                                | Permanent                             | Appointed              | 1106            | 2577            | 1857                                       |
| 21 | Rajasthan         | Notified        | Permanent                                | Permanent                             | Appointed              | 1778            | 2910            | 1484                                       |
| 22 | Sikkim            | Notified        | Not Established                          | Not Established                       | Not Appointed          |                 |                 |                                            |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu        | Notified        | Permanent                                | Permanent                             | Appointed              | 3156            | 2183            | 1756                                       |
| 24 | Telangana         | Notified        | Interim                                  | Interim                               | Not Appointed          | 4002            | 2017            |                                            |
| 25 | Tripura           | Notified        | Permanent                                | Interim                               | Appointed              | 87              | 05              |                                            |

| 26                | Uttar Pradesh                       | Notified          | Permanent         | Permanent         | Appointed         | 3155              | 5075              | 33463             |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 27                | Uttarakhand                         | Notified          | Permanent         | Interim           | Not Appointed     | 332               | 343               | 581               |
| 28                | West Bengal                         | Notified          | Not Established   | Not Established   | Not Appointed     |                   |                   |                   |
| Union Territories | Union Territories                   | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories |
| 1                 | Andaman & Nicobar Island            | Notified          | Permanent         | Permanent         | Appointed         | 3                 | 27                |                   |
| 2                 | Chandigarh                          | Notified          | Permanent         | Permanent         | Not Appointed     | 3                 | 16                | 25                |
| 3                 | Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Notified          | Permanent         | Permanent         | Appointed         | 157               | 2                 |                   |
|                   | Jammu & Kashmir                     | Notified          | Interim           | Not Established   | Not Appointed     |                   |                   |                   |
| 5                 | Ladakh                              | Notified          | Not Established   | Not Established   | Not Appointed     |                   |                   |                   |
|                   | Lakshadweep                         | Notified          | Permanent         | Permanent         | Appointed         |                   |                   |                   |
|                   | NCT of Delhi                        | Notified          | Permanent         | Permanent         | Not Appointed     |                   | 435               | 169               |
| 8                 | Puducherry                          | Notified          | Interim           | Permanent         | Not Appointed     | 194               | 3                 | 3                 |
| Total             | Total                               | Total             | Total             | Total             | Total             | 74,544            | 59,227            | 83,847            |