India, April 20 -- In an attempt to accommodate large-scale exhibitions in the city, the Maharashtra urban development department has proposed a new provision in the Unified Development Control and Promotional Regulations to build Bharat Mandapam-like convention centres across the state, excluding areas under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

Bharat Mandapam, located in the Pragati Maidan complex in Delhi, is one of the country's largest convention halls.The proposed policy mandates a minimum plot size of 30 acres and at least 50,000 sq metres of convention space. Approvals will be required from the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation or local civic bodies.

"In Mumbai, we have convention centers at Jio and NESCO, but there...