South Delhi civic body makes sanction of building plans completely online

NEW DELHI: The town planning department of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has made it mandatory for applicants to submit applications and other details for getting layout plans sanctioned through the online mode.

The department has completed work on a new module, which will accept applications online. To ensure uniformity, the new software will be used by all three municipal corporations, SDMC stated. The applicants will need to submit a soft copy of the layout plan of the plot/area and other documents and officials concerned will have to give approvals online in a time-bound manner.

While the cases already pending with the department will be cleared in the existing format, the rejected ones and new applications will be accepted through the new software, said an official. The new arrangement aims to bring transparency in the system, he added.

“We have developed the system under ‘ease of doing business’ initiatives. It will reduce manual interference as the applicants will get their layout plans sanctioned without visiting offices,” emphasised an SDMC statement.

Any suggestion and feedback can be emailed to the town planning department. The user manual for general guidance of civic officials and architects/town planners has been uploaded on its website.