Currently there are over 35 different kinds of clearances required from various agencies before initiating any new project.
Giving a major boost to the ease of doing business in India, the Urban Development ministry on Friday released the Model Building Bye-Laws. The new provision empowers the State to set up a single window clearance system. It also makes it mandatory for states to provide all building clearances within 30 days.
The new law also provides an easy passage for environmental clearance to all projects upto one lakh fifty thousand square metres. Hinting that easing environmental clearance processes, will put an end to all kinds of existing malpractices, Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu said, "Now there will be no need for people to come to Delhi to pay 'Javadekar (Prakash) tax'. All environment clearances for projects coming up in an area of upto 1,50,000 square metres will be given by urban local bodies."
Currently there are over 35 different kinds of clearances required from various agencies before initiating any new project. Besides getting clearances from state based agencies, the investor in certain projects require clearances from central ministries including defence, civil aviation, environment and forest, culture and consumer affairs.
Under the new guidelines, all clearances will be given through an online single window system within 30 days. "If the agencies fail to give the required clearance within the prescribed time frame, the clearance will be considered approved," said Naidu.
To make the system corruption-proof, the new guideline recommends an online system which eliminates person-to-person interaction. "In the online procedure, people need not come to Delhi to seek clearances. The system eliminates direct contact and thereby reduces corruption," said the minister.
The new model building bye-laws also offer incentives to real estate developers for adopting smart energy solutions. Provision for rainwater harvesting, rooftop solar energy harvesting and smart metering have been proposed in the new bye-laws. "The local bodies can provide incentives in the form of discounts and tax rebates to those complying with green norms," said Naidu.
The urban development ministry had been working on this project for over a year now. The guidelines have been constituted after a series of consultations with the central ministries and state partners.
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