MUMBAI, March 29 -- In a first, the state government has suggested to building proposal departments of respective municipal corporations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) to function on Gudhi Padwa (Sunday), so that developers can gain a go-ahead on their projects on the auspicious occasion, and also avoid paying the hike in processing fee and premiums which will kick in when the revised Ready Reckoner (RR) rates are implemented on April 1.

Officials in the know have told HT that the suggestion to keep offices open for builders on the holiday came up in one of the meetings of the state urban development department (UDD), which is helmed by deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, recently.

The prevailing norm is to keep the stamps and...