Delhi to fast-track building plan approvals.

To tackle delay in according approvals and enhance the ease of doing construction business in Delhi, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has set up a High Powered Review and Monitoring Committee to enable fast-track approval of building plans, an official statement said recently. The 16-member Committee will be headed by the Vice-Chairman of Delhi Development Authority.

The Committee, which will meet every month, has been mandated to review and monitor sanctioning building plan approvals for land area of 5,000 square metre and more for commercial/ industrial purposes and 10,000 sq.m. and more for residential purposes, the statement said. It seeks to enable building plan approvals within 30 days from the date of application to the concerned urban local bodies.


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