India, Dec. 12 -- With two final phases of local body polls on the anvil, the state government has announced yet another amnesty scheme for residents of over 20,000 buildings in Mumbai seeking occupation certificates (OC). They can now seek a 50% waiver on payments of premium charges on fungible area and floor space index (FSI) utilised. Additionally, societies applying for the OC will also get a complete waiver from the penalty levied over the delay in obtaining the OC if applied within six months of the announcement of the scheme.

This was among the various announcements made by deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, who also heads the housing department, in the legislative Assembly on Thursday. Shinde said that the amnesty would offer r...