UP government eases building regulations to boost hotel industry

The Uttar Pradesh government has amended building construction laws to boost the hotel industry amid rising tourism. Key changes include lowering land requirements and easing regulations for small hotels, while prohibiting hotel construction on residential plots in planned colonies. Hotels with up to 20 rooms can be built on narrower roads, and parking space and setback rules have been updated. Height restrictions have been relaxed within permissible limits, with large hotels allowed mixed-use space.