What is External Development work in RERA?

General
Author: Shreya Uppal

Highlights

The cost of the flat includes all the amenities being provided to the homebuyer which includes internal and external development works too.
The development work adds value to the price of the flat and hence it can be sold faster than others.
The external development is done to make life easier for residents. Facilities like roads, fire protection, water supply, and conservation, etc. are the necessities for the living.

The cost of the flat includes all the amenities being provided to the homebuyer which includes internal and external development works too. Although no extra charges are to be borne by the buyers for such development work. The development work adds value to the price of the flat and hence it can be sold faster than others.
The external development is done to make life easier for residents. Facilities like roads, fire protection, water supply, and conservation, etc. are the necessities for the living.

As per Section 2(w) of the RERA Act, 2016, "external development works" includes roads and road systems landscaping, water supply, sewage and drainage systems, electricity supply transformer, sub-station, solid waste management and disposal or any other work which may have to be executed in the periphery of, or outside, a project for its benefit, as may be provided under the local laws.

As per Section 13 (2) of the RERA Act, 2016, an agreement for sale done under Section 13(1) of the RERA Act, 2016 shall specify the particulars of development of the project including the construction of building and apartments, along with specifications and internal development works and external development works and all other necessary clauses which are to be mentioned thereby.