Question : Online Permission for Construction of Buildings

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any proposal for mandatory online permission for construction of buildings in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether it is a fact that in Metro cities including Delhi, Mumbai and high rise cities, the construction rate per unit is not reflected at par with the sale rate and even the circle rate in the registration process; and

(c) whether the Government proposes to fix the selling/ lease price of the properties in the metro cities of the country and if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) : Urban Planning and Urban Development are State subjects. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has released Model Building Bye Laws (MBBL), 2016, which contains a Chapter on Streamlining the Building Plan approval in a time bound manner using online tools. MBBL, 2016 is an advisory document and it is upto the State/UT Governments to adopt its provisions. The MBBL, 2016 have been shared with all the States/ UTs for adoption.

For issuing construction permits, an Online Building Permission System (OBPS) has been implemented in Delhi and Mumbai, integrating all internal and external agencies for granting ‘No Objection Certificates’ (NOCs) for construction activities. Ministry has also issued detailed Guidelines on Online Building Permission System (OBPS) to all States/UTs. Under the AMRUT Mission, single window for building plans approvals is one of the reforms to be implemented by AMRUT cities.

(b) & (c) : Cost of construction and its sale rate are market driven. However, as ‘land’ and ‘colonisation’ are State subjects, it is under the purview of States to fix the circle rate.

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