India, Nov. 5 -- Almost two months after launching its OC amnesty scheme for Mumbai housing societies, the Mumbai Civic Body also known as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has received 97 applications, with only four submitting the required documents. Owing to the lower response, the civic body plans to conduct citywide awareness programmes to encourage more societies to apply for Occupation Certificates (OCs).

The BMC in September 2026 rolled out amnesty scheme aiming to provide relief to thousands of housing societies in Mumbai that lack a valid Occupation Certificate (OC). Under the BMC proposal, eligible housing societies can obtain an OC by paying prescribed charges, with the amount determined by factors such as the building...