Bengaluru East Corporation examines adoption of land value capture for Hoodi flyover
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Why in news
The Bengaluru East City Corporation is exploring Land Value Capture (LVC) as a mechanism to overcome landowner resistance to TDR and secure funding for the Hoodi flyover project.
Background
The East City Corporation's Additional Commissioner, Lokhande Snehal Sudhakar, identified that landowners' refusal to accept Transferable Development Rights (TDR) in favor of cash compensation has delayed the Hoodi flyover. The Town Planning Department is tasked with reporting on the feasibility of LVC to reinvest infrastructure-driven land value increases into public projects.
Facts for Prelims
- FactLVC: A mechanism where the government recovers the increase in land value resulting from public infrastructure projects.
- FactTDR: Transferable Development Rights are being used as an alternative to cash compensation for land acquisition.
- BodyThe Town Planning Department is the body responsible for reporting on LVC implementation challenges in Bengaluru.
For Mains
Q. Discuss how Land Value Capture (LVC) can serve as a sustainable financing model for urban infrastructure projects while balancing the rights of private landowners.
Dimensions to cover in your answer
- Fiscal autonomy: Leveraging private appreciation to fund public goods without increasing the direct fiscal burden on the state.
- Property rights conflict: Balancing the constitutional right to property with the state's power of eminent domain and infrastructure needs.
- Regulatory bottleneck: Requirement for robust valuation frameworks to prevent arbitrary land-value assessments and ensure equitable compensation.
Keywords: Land Value Capture · Infrastructure Financing · Transferable Development Rights · Urban Governance · Public-Private Synergy
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