Minister for Municipal Administration Dr Ponguru Narayana revealed that the AP government will bring a new policy regarding building construction permits in towns and cities. He clarified that according to the new policy, houses and buildings will have to be built according to the plans of engineers and licensed surveyors.
Narayana held a review with the officials of the Town Planning Department in Nellore. Key comments were made in this review meeting. Minister Narayana revealed that permissions will be given if a licensed surveyor or engineer submits a plan for building construction in towns.
However, he clarified that the building will have to be built according to the plans of engineers and surveyors. The minister said that the construction process will also be monitored by the municipal officials. If the construction is not done according to the plan submitted to the government, the surveyor or engineer who submitted the plan will be held responsible.
The minister warned that criminal cases will be filed against the surveyor and engineers if there are any discrepancies. He said that in order to benefit the building owners, the fees to be paid to the municipalities and departments will also be paid online.
On the other hand, the municipal department minister Narayana said that he has brought the system of granting permits online for building constructions for the first time in the country. He said that the permits of all departments like registration, fire, sanitary will be granted online.
Minister Narayana said that he is also examining the existing policies in various states. He said that he will bring a new policy to further improve the existing policy. Narayana said that he is connecting the municipal department with the software of various departments.
He said that there are some difficulties in the registration department. He said that the process will be completed within the next month. After that, he said that the new policy will be implemented.