Congratulations , Shri Ajoy
Mehta !
And thank you for considering “ Self Certification / Declaration / Undertaking “ by builders , as
suggested in my following email to you / Shri Devendra Fadnavis ( 03 Jan 2016 )
A news report in Mumbai Mirror ( 28 Feb 2017 ) reads:
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“ The draft policy , which now awaits
only Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta’s approval says that architects will submit online applications for
seeking OCs
The architects will have to inspect the buildings under their care in
accordance to the approved plans and submit a certificate stating that the structures have been
completed as per approved plans
The architects will also have to submit a list of
variations or discrepancies thereof
The new policy will make it mandatory for
the architect to upload video clips along with photographs of the entire
building “
The report quotes you :
“ The whole
idea is to smoothen and speed up the process of granting an OC . Thi is part of
our ease of doing business initiative “
My Email dt 03 Jan 2016, to Shri Ajoy Mehta /
Shri Devendra Fadnavis :
Dear
Change Agents :
Just read about
Maharashtra Government announcement re reduction of Building Approvals from 119
to 58
And granting these
approvals within 60 days instead of current ONE YEAR !
Congratulations
!
I hope , someday
soon , this will lead to implementation of my following suggestion
When implemented ,
it will serve as THE BENCHMARK , for all the other State Governments
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
SELF
CERTIFICATION FOR BUILDERS ?
In Hindustan Times ( Oct 29 ) , Moushumi Das Gupta
writes :
Govt to streamline rules for Construction Projects
Currently , a builder requires as many as 34 kinds of
permits from two dozen Ministries, before starting construction
This process takes up to 3 years
Now, Central Govt has initiated a process to
streamline the approvals required to ensure that builders get all the
construction permits within 60 days
Eg:
* Built up Area.............
Environment Ministry
* Height Restriction...... .Civil Aviation
Ministry
Cabinet Secretary has directed all the Ministries to
come out with notifications by end Dec 2015
The Centre has decided to empower Municipalities to
grant all construction related approvals , based on these notifications
One would be able to get all approvals from under one
roof , which in this case , would be the Municipal Corporation's office
Although a very laudable initiative , I believe there
is tremendous scope to further streamline and digitize this approval process,
in the nature of
E-Delivery of Services to Construction Industry
Here is how :
* All builders / developers must register on
Municipal Web sites and obtain
unique BUILDER REGISTRATION NUMBER
* Builders must fill in online, on web site of
concerned Municipality, a form :
BUILDING
PERMIT APPLICATION
* Building Permit Application Form will have a
STANDARD FORMAT , into
which applicant will need to submit
exhaustive details re the project
This will include detailed Floor
Plans and Structural Drawings ,
along with
names / contact details of
Architects / Structural Engineers etc
The FORM will require slab-casting
dates for each slab and the final
completion date when builder will
apply for Occupation
Certificate
* The Form will have a section called
SELF
CERTIFICATION / DECLARATION
Builder would be required to tick
YES / NO against each item as shown :
Does your proposed Building /
Structure / Project , satisfy the criteria /
notifications / regulations ,
issued by the concerned Ministries in respect
of :
# Built-up
Area........... ( YES ) / ( NO )
# Height Restriction
# Fire Fighting
# Water Harvesting
# Roof-top Solar Power
# Effluent Treatment
# Garbage Disposal
# Earthquake Resistant
Structural Design..............etc
Clicking
on each item will reveal the relevant " Notification / Regulation " issued by the
concerned Ministry
To make the process absolutely fool-proof , the form
will insist on an " Electronic Signature " of the applicant
DECLARATION / UNDERTAKING :
" I declare that I have read each and every notification
/ regulation , listed in respect of items mentioned above
I further declare that I explicitly agree to abide by
these regulations
I
am aware that Occupation Certificate will not be granted if my completed
project is found to be in violation of any of these notifications / regulations
I will not allow any person / entity to occupy any
part of this premises , until and unless , Municipality issues to me , the
Occupation Certificate
If Municipality
finds any violations , I agree to rectify the same before applying for a fresh
Occupation Certificate
IF MUNICIPALITY IS NOT IN A POSITION TO ISSUE
OCCUPATION CERTIFICATE DUE TO ANY
VIOLATIONS WHICH SIMPLY CANNOT BE RECTIFIED , THEN I
WILL DEMOLISH THE SAID BUILDING / PROJECT / STRUCTURE ON MY OWN AND
BEFORE SUCH DEMOLITION , REFUND
WITH INTEREST , PAYMENTS COLLECTED FROM THE BUYERS
The plot of land is free from any encumbrances /
litigations
I am not in default of any loans taken from any bank /
individuals
I will not accept any payment in cash , nor make cash
payments
I absolve the Municipal Corporation of any liability
arising out of non completion of my project
I
agree that my Building Permit Application and my Registration Application
details , be made accessible to public on your web site , along with full
details of my past / current projects and full details of my balance sheet /
bank borrowings "
GRANT OF APPROVALS BY MINISTRIES :
As soon as the builder submits the online BUILDING
PERMIT APPLICATION , it automatically and instantly , appears on the web sites of ALL the
concerned Ministries
The concerned officer of each
Ministry , makes APPROVED / REJECTED entries in the application form , from the
backend
If rejected , he will provide the reasons
Ministry officers are required to carry out this entry
, within 24 hours
As soon as an officer of any
Ministry makes entry and SUBMITS , the application forms on web sites of ALL
Ministries and web site of the concerned Municipality , get updated
simultaneously and instantly , making for MIRROR IMAGES at all times
As soon as any entry is made , a copy gets emailed to
the applicant builder
Any " editing " of the application form by
the builder , will start the entire process , all over
Applicant builder will be obliged to display the
latest emailed form at the site
The database so created on web sites of ALL Ministries
- and concerned Municipality - will be searchable State-wise / City-wise
CHANGES IN RELEVANT LAWS :
To speed up any litigation between the parties
concerned ( Builder / Buyers / Central & State Govts / Municipality /
Bankers etc ) , existing laws may be changed
IMPORTANT :
Every application must be in the
open domain and visible to anyone , online and transparently
There should be provision for any visitor of the web
site to report any abuse / violation of regulations or any objection to the
proposed construction
ADVANTAGES :
If such SELF
CERTIFICATION process is implemented , it should be possible for India to beat Singapore , where getting 11 approval takes only 26
days !
It would be ZERO days in our case !
Now couple this with abolition of Corporate Income Tax for
Construction Industry for the next 10 years and witness a MIRACLE
Then only it would become possible
for achieving the following targets set by different States / Centre , under
HOUSING FOR ALL:
* Maharashtra........... 5 lakh ( By 2020 )
* Gujarat................... 50 lakh ( 2013 - 2018 )
* Centre.................... 220 lakh ( by 2022 )
Also imagine :
* Employment it would generate
* FDI it would bring in
* Our rank in EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
Need of the hour is :
* Come out of " Analysis Paralysis "
* Get rid of historical baggage
* Break free from the legacy of the past
* Think " Out of Box "
* Take risk without worrying about
possible failure
* Make Course-Corrections , as you learn what mistakes got made
hemen parekh / 05
Nov 2015
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2017
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