The Hindu      11.07.2016  

Digital nod of building plans gains popularity

The system of digital approval of building plans, introduced by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) in April this year, is gaining popularity with over 600 applications received in the first three months of its launch.

“Till June end, a total of 630 building plans were received for approval out of which 553 were cleared online. 284 of these approved maps were also issued digitally and only nine applications were rejected due to incomplete information,” said a senior SDMC official.

The civic body holds the distinction of being the only municipal corporation in the country to have introduced online approval of building plans through a single-window system issuing the first such digitised building plan on May 27, said the official. This has sped up the process of approval, which earlier used to take months.— PTI