The Kolkata Municipal Corporation will start accepting online application for sanction of building plans from July 1.
The online project, which was to roll out on Apirl 1 ,was delayed owing to the lockdown. With its introduction, people will have a single-window system that will cut down on delays.
Announcing the online system at a virtual interaction with the members of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Saturday, Firhad Hakim, chairperson of KMC’s board of administrators (BOA), said sanctioned plans would get an extension for completion deadline following the disruption caused by the pandemic. The real estate regulator has already given an extension of nine months, followed by a further three months if necessary, for completion of ongoing projects.
According to KMC building rules, a realtor or developer is given a five-year deadline to complete a project from the time of receiving approval. If developers fail to finish projects on time, they have to revalidate the project by paying additional fees.
Hakim also said KMC would take over the entire process of sanctioning housing projects on thika tenancy land. Currently, an applicant who wants to build housing projects on a thika land needs multiple NOCs from different government agencies, including the state land revenue department, KMC and thika tenancy authorities. “We need to introduce a single-window system at the earliest. KMC will play the role of a nodal agency for sanctioning building plans on thika land in city,” Hakim told CII members.
Urging CII and Credai, umbrella organisation of developers, to take the lead to redevelop wholesale hub Burrabazaar, Hakim said extra floor area ratio (FAR) and amalgamation of property would be allowed . Hakim also requested the real estate fraternity to create jobs for migrant labourers who have returned to the state.