SDMC digitises process to clear building plans

“Residents of the civic area no longer need to visit SDMC offices to submit their application for building plan as the paperless digital process could be fulfilled online. The status of application can also be checked by the applicants,” said a senior SDMC official.

With the help of single window clearance and common application form, online mode is operational for building plans of warehouses, residential, commercial, and industrial properties. The building plan is in the form of digitally signed letter which can be downloaded by the applicant or the architect through online mode, he said.

The Government of India had conceptualised under its ease of doing business policy two years ago to commission a paperless, expeditious and hassle-free sanction of building plans for different categories of buildings through online mode. The SDMC took cue from this and developed initial software for each category.

The first digitised building plan application of a residential property in West Punjabi Bagh was recently approved with digitally signed sanction letter issued to the owner, said the officer. Multiple affidavits have also been converted into single affidavit, undertaking or note on the plans, thereby considerably reducing the documentary requirements.