Offices in Residential Buildings ?

 Offices in Residential Buildings ?

 

 

 

Context :

 

Ø Now, BMC allows offices in residential buildings ……………………./ HT / 28 Dec 2022

 

 

Extract :

 

 

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal has issued an order amending a provision of the Development Control Promotion Regulation (DCPR) allowing offices in residential buildings

 

Speaking to HT, Vilas Nagalkar, an architect and a member of Practising Engineers, Architects and Town Planners Association (PEATA), said, “Apart from the ground floor of many residential buildings, shops were allowed up to second floor as per the development control regulations DCPR2034.

 

However, if an office were proposed, it could not be approved due to certain conditions in the DCPR. This anomaly has been removed by the BMC and now offices will be permitted with a separate staircase.’’

 

 

A senior officer of the development plan department of the BMC said that many professionals like chartered accountants, lawyers, tax consultants and management consultants found it difficult to operate and they had their offices set up informally.

 

 

Many a times, they would make requests for amendments and hence the BMC has decided to amend it under the ease of business.

 

 

 

MY  TAKE :

 

 

Congratulations, Shri Chahal,

 

 

 

For this reform which will go a long way for millions of “ Self Employed “  to “ operate businesses “ from their homes, without breaking a law

 

But, for “ MILLIONS “ to become Self Employed , please remove the requirement of a “ separate staircase “

 

 

This will defeat the purpose of “ Ease of Doing Business “

 

 

In fact, way back in 2016, I sent following email containing a brief ( not comprehensive ) list of types of persons who should be encouraged to set up

 

their own small businesses from their homes :

 

 

Ø Rejoice , You , Self - Employed !....................................... [ 15 May 2016 ]

 

 

Extract :

 

There is good news for the Self Employed in Maharashtra

 

 

As per a news report appearing in Times of India ( 15 May 2016 ) , Maharashtra Government is preparing a list of the " types " of Self Employed , who will NOT require any kind of Registration / Permission from any government department , to set themselves up in a " Business "

 

 

Following is a " tentative " list :

 

 

*  Consultancies ( real estate / taxation )

 

*  Running a library from home

 

*  Home-made food service or bakery

 

*  Trainers for sports , dance , yoga , singing and cooking activities

 

*  IT-related activities

 

*  Terrace farming

 

*  Event Management , translation and publication

 

*  Jewellery , ornaments, precious stones and boutique

 

*  Tour Management and guidance or offering home-stay

 

*  Delivery of grocery, flowers and vegetables

 

*  Automobile Repairing

 

 

Chief Secretary , Shri Swadheen Kshatriya , has invited suggestions from public , for additional trades / professions to be included

 

 

Here are my suggestions :

 

Accountants

Actors
Agents
Animators

Artists

Beauticians
Bookkeepers
Brokers

Cooks
Counselors
Carpenters
Chauffeurs
Composers
Consultants
Correspondents

Dancers

Designers
Detectives
Developers (S/W)
Drivers

Dress Designers

Electricians
Engineers
Entertainers

Fabricators
Farmers
Fishermen
Florists

Goldsmiths

Hairdressers
Housemaids
Housekeepers

Income Tax Advisors

Instructors

Insurance Agents

Interior Designers

Interpreters


Jewellers 

Journalists

Lobbyists

Locksmiths

Models
Magicians
Music Directors
Musicians


Management Consultants

Marketing Consultants

Marriage counselors

Mechanics
Mediators
Midwives

Nannies
Nurses

Occupational Counselors

Opticians

Painters
Paramedics 

Personal Trainers 

Photographers

Physiotherapists 

Players (Sports)
Playwrights
Plumbers
Producers

Real Estate Agents

Recruiters
Referees

Repairers (All Types)

Reporters

Rickshaw Drivers

Sales Agent
Sculptors
Singers

Social Workers

Songwriters
Specialists (All types)

Street vendors

Travel Agents
Tutors
Typists
Tailors
Teachers
Therapists
Tour Guides

Umpires
Undertakers
Upholsterers

Vendors

Videographers 

Vocational Counselors

Watch Repairers
Water-proofers
Weavers
Web Designers
Web Developers
Wedding Planners
Wholesalers
Writers

I have no doubt , very soon , this  FANTASTIC  INITIATIVE  of Maharashtra Government will get copied by all other States

 

 

Message from Maharashtra is loud and clear :

 

 

If the State cannot create millions of jobs , the least it can do is to " Get Out of the Way " of those wanting to be Self Employed

 

With Regards,

Hemen Parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  30 Dec 2022