Lok Sabha Question No. 278 (STARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Online Permission for Construction of Buildings
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 278 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 04, 2022 ONLINE PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS

- NO. 278. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY: Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-
- (a) whether positive steps have been taken by the Municipalities and the Municipal Corporations for granting online permission for construction of buildings;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether sanctioning authority for grant Of approval for construction of buildings has been delegated to the architects by the Municipalities and the Municipal Corporations especially Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai under the Government policy of Ease of Doing Business for getting work done easily; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (d): ******

## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (a) TO (d) OF THE SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 278* DUE FOR ANSWER ON TH August 2022 REGARDING SONLINE PERMISSION FOR CONSTRCTION OF BUILDINGS"

(a) & (b): Urban planning is a State subject: As per 12thschedule of the Constitution, added vide 74thConstitution Amendment Act of 1992, urban planning and regulation of construction of buildings are the functions of Urban Local Bodiesl Urban Development Authorities subject to the transfer of the functions by the State Government. Government of India has only advisory role in the matter:

Government of India is coordinating with the Statesl UTs for implementing Online Building Plan Permission System (OBPS): Till date, OBPS has been  implemented by 2,471 Urban Local BodiesFurther, Government of India has coordinated with Municipal Corporations of Delhi and Greater Mumbai (MCDs and MCGM) for improved ranking in World Bank's erstwhile Doing Business Report (DBR): As a result of implementation of several reforms by MCDs and MCGM such as online scrutiny of building plan approvals and online issuance of Occupancy-cum-Completion  Certificate, online fee calculator and payment of and integration of several external and internal agencies for granting No Objection Certificates for construction activities, rationalization of documents required to be submitted for applying for building construction approvals, country's rank in Construction Permits indicator of DBR has improved from 181 in DBR-2018 to 52 in DBR-2019 and 27 in DBR-2020. fee,

(c) & (d): Since urban planning is the Statel Urban Local Bodyl Urban Development Authority subject, issue of delegation of sanctioning authority to the architects is decided by them. Model Building Bye Laws-2016 issued by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has the provisions of empowering professionals and risk based classification of the buildings: As per information received from Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai,  regulation 6O(A) of Development Control and Promotion Regulations, 2034 of Greater Mumbai empowers Architectl Licensed Surveyorl Engineer (Architect registered with Council of Architecture & License Surveyor & Engineer registered with Planning Authority) to grant provisional approval with selfcertification for building proposal plans categorized as Low Risk & Moderate Risk

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