Enables
single window clearences and payments, approvals in 30 days, says Shri
M.Venkaiah Naidu
No
sanctions needed for plots up to 105 sq.mtrs; construction permissions done
away with
Revised
Bye-laws improve ease of doing business, promote investments, says Minister
To
promote safe, green and sustainable construction
Unified
Building Bye-laws for Delhi, revised after 33 years were announced by the
Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu here today. Elaborating on
the new laws, Shri Naidu said they have been made user friendly through
unification and simplification of a host of amendments made over the last three
decades and integration of approvals by different agencies into a single
platform.
Shri
Venkaiah Naidu further said that henceforth, building proponents i.e applicants
can make one single online application to concerned urban local body instead of
approaching various agencies there by reducing human interface and enabling
approvals in just 30 days. He said that a single window mechanism comes into
effect so as to improve the ease of doing construction business in the
national capital as desired by the Prime Minister’s Office besides promoting
investments.
“Delhi’s
Building Bye-laws were last revised in 1983 and several amendments were made
over the last 3 decades resulting in complexity and even confusion in
understanding various changes and filing applications accordingly. To do away
with this problem, the Bye-laws have been unified for easy reference besides
simplification of processes” said shri Naidu.
The
Minister said that building plan approvals have been streamlined through
simplification and integration of processes through following new provisions:
1.One
common single application form has been devised for online submission by the
building proponents (applicants) to the concerned urban local body instead of
applying to various agencies like Airports Authority of India, National
Monuments Authority, Delhi Fire Services, Delhi Jal Board, Delhi Urban Arts
Commission, Delhi Metro, Power Distribution Companies, concerned central
ministries like Forests, Railways, Defence etc.
2.
Applicants will not be required to make required payments to various agencies
separately and instead can make single payment to the concerned urban local
body electronically.
3.
Seamless integration has been put in place so that concerned urban local body
will obtain approvals from other concerned agencies online there by drastically
reducing the time taken for sanctions besides eliminating human interface with
various agencies. AAI, NMA, DUAC, DMRC etc have been integrated for single
window clearance. Central ministries concerned will be integrated shortly. By
this, applicants will not be required to separately approach these agencies for
approvals/No Objection Certificates.
4.Ministry
of Environment, Forests & Climate Change has now concurred to integrate
approvals by agreeing to empower urban local bodies to accord Environmental
Clearence for built up area up to 1,50,000 sq.mt as against the present norm of
obtaining EC from State Environment Assessment Authorities under that Ministry
for built up area of 20,000 sq.mt and above up to 1,50,000 sq.mtrs.
5.SARAL
Scheme : For residential plots of size up to 105 sq.mtrs, the plot owner
need not obtain sanction of building plans. He/she has to just to submit an
undertaking intimating about construction along with requisite fees and other
documents to start construction.
6.Under
risk based classification newly adopted for residential plotted buildings and
warehouses/storage facilities/godowns, architect/engineer is empowered to issue
building permits for Low Risk residential buildings (105-500 sq.mtrs) and Very
Low Risk godowns of up to 250 sq.mtrs. For Low Risk and Moderate Risk category
buildings, local bodies will be required to grant permits with in 10 to 20
days.
7.Approvals
/No Objection Certificates by external agencies like AAI, NMA, Delhi Fire Services,
DMRC, Ministry of Environment etc., shall be issued within 15 days.
8.The
number of documents to be submitted for obtaining building permits has been
reduced from 40 to just 14.
9.Procedure
for obtaining Completion-cum-Occupancy Certificate has been simplified by
reducing the number of documents to be submitted by the owner from 36 to just
9.
10.Obtaining
permission for commencement of construction has been removed. Instead, the
applicant, who had already obtained building permit can intimate the concerned
local body and proceed with construction work.
11. The
maximum time limit for granting building permit has been reduced from 60 days
to just 30 days to enhance the ease doing business.
12.Local
bodies shall prepare an automated calculator for building permit fee including
betterment levy, additional FAR etc and be made available on website for use by
the applicants.
Promoting
safe, green and sustainable construction :
In the
context of climate change challenge, the Unified Building Bye-laws for Delhi
-2016 seek to promote green and sustainable construction practices.
-All
buildings on plot sizes of more than 105 sq.mtrs have to conform to the
mandatory green building norms for obtaining sanctions. These include
provisions for Water Conservation and Management, Solar Energy Utilization,
Energy Efficiency and Management. These measures help in making Delhi more
sustainable and environment friendly.
-New
Bye-laws require measures for ensuring safety in terms of provisions for
structural design and earthquake disaster mitigation.
Other
provisions:
-All
buildings and facilities used by the public such as educational, institutional,
assembly, commercial, business, mercantile buildings and group housing etc.,
shall have provision for universal design for differently abled persons,
children and the elderly.
-Owners
of plots of more than 3,000 sq.mtrs area shall construct public washroom
complexes with access from outside, in addition to other mandatory sanitary
requirements.
-To
present an aesthetically pleasing and vibrant environment, public art shall be
promoted in built up areas.
AAR