Noida Authority to approve building plans online from Oct

NOIDA: Aiming to provide relief to citizens and to curb corruption, the Noida Authority is planning to start approving building maps online from October.

In the first phase of the map approval plan, residential and industrial plots will be approved online and payment of the same would be accepted online as well.

According to information provided by an official, the proposed building plan management system shall automate from online documents submission, online fee payment, architect registration, building plan approval and approval to completion and occupation certificates.

“Earlier, the map approval process was done manually. But now, we plan to launch the facility for online approval of maps.

“Once the facility comes into action, a person can easily get approval of building map online by just sitting at home,” said Alok Tandon, chairman, Noida Authority.

To apply for the map approval online, users can visit the Authority’s website and select the online approve map option. They will then have to make an online profile and provide details such as name, e-mail id and phone number.

“Consumers will be provided with a one-time password, after which they can log in for map approval and upload soft copy of the map and the other documents required,” Tandon said.

Upon filling all the necessary details, users will have to deposit a certain amount as application fee.

“After getting confirmation that the consumer has deposited the fee, a message will be generated. This message will reach the map approval authority, who will check if the map is in accordance with building by-laws and other details, and it will be approved. The entire process will take around 48 hours. If there will be any flaws found in the map, the authority will send an e-mail to the user,” Tandon added.

The chairman further said a trial of this plan has been inspected, but certain changes are being incorporated.

It is expected that the facility will be available in its entirety from October.

In the first phase, the Authority will provide online approval for the map of residential and industrial plots. For other properties, online approval facility will be launched in December.