BENGALURU: To make the process of obtaining approval for building plans simpler and more transparent for citizens, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will launch an online software.
The software, termed ABPAS (Automatic Building Plan Approval System), will become operational on April 1 and will enable citizens to apply for approval of the building plan online.
Its brochure was launched by Development Minister K J George here on Monday.
Citizens can first apply and upload scans of the relevant documents on the software. Then the approval will be passed by six BBMP officials at various levels. Each official has only a fixed number of days to approve the request, and the BBMP totally has 30 days within which it has to provide permission.
“If any official does not clear the plans within the allotted number of days, it will automatically get locked and pass on to the next official,” said BBMP Commissioner Manjunath Prasad. “Thanks to this system, no one will need to physically come to BBMP offices,” he said. The method of approval will only be used for sites which have a greater area than 40 feet by 60 feet. For the smaller sites, a trust and verify approach will be followed.
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is coming up with an online software to make the process of obtaining approval for building plans simpler.Users can check the status of their application online, and will be notified by an SMS and an email upon completion of the process. To register with ABPAS ((Automatic Building Plan Approval System)), they can visit the BBMP website and choose the ‘Citizen Services’ option, followed by the ‘Building Plan Approval’ option, after which they will have to create a user ID and password to log in.
“The commencement certificate is issued only after construction of the ground floor. If there is any setback violation, we will know after the construction and will not issue the certificate,” said Mahendra Jain, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development Department.
THE PROCESS
First create a user ID on the ABPAS portal on the BBMP’s website
Then apply for approval of building plan and upload required documents and drawings and make payment of initial scrutiny fee
The proposal and drawings are verified by BBMP using Autodcr software and proceedings will be reflected in the applicant’s console. Seven officials will verify documents
After verification, applicant gets alerts regarding the same via SMS and e-mail, and can proceed with construction as per approved plan