Soon, submit your building plans online

Ramkrishan Upadhyay

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 24

The submission of building plans will soon be just a click away as the UT Estate Office has decided to introduce an online system for approval of building plans.

The new facility will be launched soon as all preparations for the project have been completed. Sources said a comprehensive training was being imparted to the staff of the building branch in this regard.

The Estate Office has not spent even a single penny on the project as a company, Jugnoo, has prepared the software for the project under its CSR programme. The software has been prepared by Jugnoo is association with Outline Systems Limited. The new system will make the process of submitting building designs less cumbersome and will also ensure transparency and check corruption. The system will also have the provision for applicants to deposit the fees online for which the Estate Office will tie up with banks for providing the service.

Ajit Balaji Joshi, Deputy Commissioner-cum-Estate Officer, said with the new system, residents and architects would no longer need to visit the office. This would also cut down human interface and ensure transparency in the system.

Hundreds of people visit the building branch to get their plans approved. The Estate Office has already completed the digitisation of files. This will also help the Estate Office in searching relevant files instantly while approving the revised plans.

How to go about it

Under the system, applicants will submit the plan through a website. The plan will be scrutinised by the staff and in case there are any shortcomings, these will be conveyed to the applicants. The plan will then be sent for assessing the fees, which will be conveyed to the applicants. The plan will be sent to members of the plan committee, which they will approve online. The members can also sent their objections, if any. The online system will require the applicant to fill ownership and contact details and the system will generate a password, which will be sent by SMS or email to the person. The company will also train architects on how to use the system.

Officialspeak

Under the new system, residents and architects will no longer need to visit the office. This will also cut down human interface and ensure transparency in the system. — Ajit Balaji Joshi, DC-cum-Estate Officer