India, May 1 -- The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has approved a comprehensive set of amendments to the 2008 building bylaws aimed at stimulating industrial growth through capital-intensive projects. The revised rules offer greater ground coverage, higher floor area ratios (FAR), and relaxed setback norms for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), officials said.

"The amended bylaws have relaxed the rules for ground coverage and also provide for more FAR for development," said Rudresh Shukla, the authority's media coordinator. "The new bylaws will pave the way for more planned development and have been adopted in line with the Centre's 'Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment'," Shukla added.

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