A week after the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs’ Land and Development Office (L&DO) asked the century-old Delhi Gymkhana Club to vacate its leased premises on Safdarjung Road, the Maharashtra government has initiated moves to draft a policy aimed at making land parcels occupied by Mumbai’s gymkhanas more accessible to the public. Government sources told The Indian Express that the exercise is also intended to ensure greater government control over these land parcels. The state’s action comes close on the heels of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) 2024 takeover of a large portion of the Mahalaxmi Racecourse to create a public park. The move follows a government resolution (GR) issued in February this year.  According to the resolution, the state revenue and forest department has proposed setting up a study group to review existing policies governing gymkhanas and clubs across Maharashtra.…