# MUDA regularisation fee cut to 1% from 15%, Shetty says 2026-10-29T15:13:41+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has reduced the regularisation fee for unauthorised land divisions registered before March 26, 2011, to 1% from the earlier 15% of the guidance value, chairman Santhosh Kumar Shetty announced on Thursday. The benefit with a 1% penalty has also been extended to divisions registered after 2011 and before the Government Order date of September 24, 2026. The government has also abolished the requirement for separate land conversion orders from revenue authorities for properties within MUDA's approved Master Plan area, replacing it with direct MUDA approval based on zoning. MUDA will set up a public helpdesk at its office within a month to improve transparency. Shetty said the measures would benefit thousands of poor and middle-income families who had unknowingly bought unauthorised sites. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both The Hindu and the Times of India present the announcement as a relief measure, but their framings differ subtly. The Hindu leads with the fee reduction and the legal hurdles faced by site owners, and attributes the decision to 'the government' without naming individuals, giving it an institutional, policy-focused tone. The Times of India leads with 'major relief' and specifically credits district minister UT Khader for the achievement, adding a political attribution that The Hindu omits. The Times of India also includes the helpdesk plan and details of earlier procedural delays that The Hindu covers more briefly. The balanced reading is that the policy change is substantial and uniformly reported, but the Times of India gives it a stronger pro-government gloss by naming a ruling-party minister as the driving force. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 1 pro-government, 1 neutral - thehindu.com (neutral report) Leads with fee reduction and legal relief, names no minister - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (pro government) Credits district minister UT Khader for the achievement This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Karnataka government, Mangaluru, MUDA, Santhosh Kumar Shetty, UT Khader Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/muda-regularisation-fee-cut-to-1-from-15-shetty-says/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/muda-regularisation-fee-cut-to-1-from-15-shetty-says/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/