Bengaluru Projects May Get 4 More Months — Centre's RERA Force Majeure Advisory Issued, K-RERA Order Awaited

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ನಾಲ್ಕು ತಿಂಗಳ ವಿಸ್ತರಣೆ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ — ಕೆ-ರೇರಾ ಆದೇಶ ಬಾಕಿ. The Centre has advised all State RERAs to extend project registration and completion timelines by four months. Whether Bengaluru's registered projects get the benefit depends on K-RERA issuing its own order.

STATUS — NO CHANGE IN KARNATAKA YET

This is an advisory to the Authorities, not a self-executing extension. As per available records, K-RERA has not notified an order as on 2 August 2026. Until it does, no Bengaluru project's registered completion date has changed. This story is tracked — this page will be updated the moment K-RERA notifies its position.

AT A GLANCE

• Advisory No. O-17024/66/2018-HOUSING-UD/E-9042100, dated 31 July 2026 — Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Housing Division, issued with the approval of the Hon'ble Minister
• Addressed to Chairpersons of all Real Estate Regulatory Authorities
• Who qualifies: registered projects whose completion date, revised completion date or extended completion date falls on or after 28 February 2026
• Extension advised: four months, by way of a common order — no project-wise applications needed
• Legal basis: Section 6 read with Section 7(3), RERA, 2016 — force majeure including "war"

Bengaluru, 2 August 2026 — The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has advised all Real Estate Regulatory Authorities to extend the registration and corresponding completion timelines of eligible registered real estate projects by four months on force majeure grounds.

POLICY DESK · BACKGROUND

What Happened

The Ministry received representations from the real estate sector that the prevailing West Asia situation has disrupted global supply chains, causing a shortage of construction materials and delaying project completion. By Office Memorandum dated 29 April 2026, the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, treated the situation as "war" for the purpose of invoking the force majeure clause.

POLICY DESK · THE LEGAL ROUTE

How the Extension Works

Section 6 of RERA permits extension of a project's registration on force majeure grounds, which include war affecting regular development of a project. Section 7(3) allows an Authority, instead of revoking a registration, to let it remain in force on such terms and conditions as it considers appropriate in the interest of allottees.

The advisory asks Authorities to use these powers for projects whose completion date — original, revised or extended — falls on or after 28 February 2026, and to issue a common order so that promoters need not file separate applications for each project.

POLICY DESK · KARNATAKA

Where Karnataka Stands

K-RERA is not bound by the advisory. It decides whether to issue a common order, for which categories of project, and on what conditions. As on 2 August 2026, no such order has been notified. Until it is, every Bengaluru project's registered completion date — and the promoter's quarterly update obligations — stand unchanged.

What It Means for You

For homebuyers: handover dates have not moved automatically. If K-RERA issues a common order, possession for qualifying projects could shift by up to four months. Check your own project's revised completion date on rera.karnataka.gov.in before acting on any builder communication citing this advisory.

For promoters: do not treat the advisory as an extension in hand. Until a K-RERA order issues, existing completion dates and quarterly update obligations continue to apply — along with the consequences of overrunning them.

Reference: MoHUA Advisory No. O-17024/66/2018-HOUSING-UD/E-9042100 dated 31.07.2026, signed by the Under Secretary (Housing) with the approval of the Hon'ble Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs. The full advisory is attached below.

ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾರಾಂಶ

ಕೇಂದ್ರ ವಸತಿ ಮತ್ತು ನಗರ ವ್ಯವಹಾರಗಳ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯವು (MoHUA) 31 ಜುಲೈ 2026ರ ಸಲಹಾ ಪತ್ರದ ಮೂಲಕ, ನೋಂದಾಯಿತ ರಿಯಲ್ ಎಸ್ಟೇಟ್ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳ ನೋಂದಣಿ ಮತ್ತು ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಅವಧಿಯನ್ನು ನಾಲ್ಕು ತಿಂಗಳು ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸುವಂತೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ರಾಜ್ಯ ರಿಯಲ್ ಎಸ್ಟೇಟ್ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಲಹೆ ನೀಡಿದೆ. ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಏಷ್ಯಾದ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಿಂದ ಜಾಗತಿಕ ಪೂರೈಕೆ ಸರಪಳಿ ಅಸ್ತವ್ಯಸ್ತಗೊಂಡು ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಸಾಮಗ್ರಿಗಳ ಕೊರತೆ ಉಂಟಾಗಿರುವ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ, ಹಣಕಾಸು ಸಚಿವಾಲಯದ ವೆಚ್ಚ ಇಲಾಖೆಯು 29 ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 2026ರ ಕಚೇರಿ ಜ್ಞಾಪನಾ ಪತ್ರದ ಮೂಲಕ ಈ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು 'ಯುದ್ಧ' ಎಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿದೆ — ಇದು ರೇರಾ ಕಾಯ್ದೆಯ ಕಲಂ 6 ಮತ್ತು 7(3) ಅಡಿಯ ಬಲವತ್ತರ ಕಾರಣ (Force Majeure). 28 ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ 2026 ಅಥವಾ ನಂತರ ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕಿದ್ದ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳು ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಅರ್ಹ; ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕ ಅರ್ಜಿಗಳ ಬದಲು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಆದೇಶ ಹೊರಡಿಸುವಂತೆ ಸೂಚಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಇದು ಸಲಹೆ ಮಾತ್ರ — ಕೆ-ರೇರಾ ತನ್ನದೇ ಆದೇಶ ಹೊರಡಿಸುವವರೆಗೆ (2 ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ 2026ರವರೆಗೆ ಹೊರಡಿಸಿಲ್ಲ) ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಯಾವುದೇ ಯೋಜನೆಯ ನೋಂದಾಯಿತ ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸುವ ದಿನಾಂಕ ಬದಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ. ಗೃಹ ಖರೀದಿದಾರರು ತಮ್ಮ ಯೋಜನೆಯ ದಿನಾಂಕವನ್ನು rera.karnataka.gov.in ನಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸಬೇಕು; ಕೆ-ರೇರಾ ಆದೇಶ ಹೊರಬಿದ್ದ ಕೂಡಲೇ ಈ ಪುಟವನ್ನು ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು.