Under the new system drawing scrutiny for individual houses which are categorised as non-multistoreyed buildings would be done in less than a minute.
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Telangana could soon migrate to a simpler and more efficient building permission system than TG-bPASS (Telangana Building Permission Approval and Self-Certification System), which could further reduce the time taken for application process.
Leveraging technological innovations and artificial intelligence, the Municipal Administration & Urban Development department is soft launching the new system on December 3. After training and debugging, the official launch of the new software has been tentatively set for February 1. It will be first piloted in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, after which it will be applied as a common platform for the entire state, officials informed.
The new system is incorporated with what is termed as the ‘India’s fastest drawing scrutiny system’, by which the maximum time taken for scrutiny of any plan is less than five minutes as against the 20-30 days earlier.
For individual houses which are categorised as non-multistoreyed buildings, the drawing scrutiny would be done in less than a minute. This leads to drastic reduction in submission time from weeks to hours and savings in overall processing time by five to seven days.
One more user-friendly feature is the use of artificial intelligence to answer user queries. Applicants and officials both could approach the generative AI chatbot to seek clarifications if any.
“One more improvement is one interface for the entire State. Earlier, we had different web portals for various kinds of applications, which all have been brought together under a unified portal,” informed an official.
Augmented reality will hep the citizens with immersive 3D visualisations, and the enforcers with assessment of compliance with building regulations. The system uses blockchain technology for verifiable application tracking and enhances transparency, officials said.
Besides, it comes with a mobile app for the field verification staff, who can enter the ground verification details from the site, without having to return to the office and enter them into the desktop.
Icing on the cake would be the realtime dashboards for all officials, where the status of applications in any area could be known at one click. GIS integration, document management, payment gateway integrations, and support for e-signatures are a few more features of the new system.
Telangana, which had long adopted online application system for building permissions, had migrated from the Development Permission Management System (DPMS) to TG-bPASS (earlier TS-bPASS) in line with the enactment of Telangana Municipalities Act, 2019. “While the process remains the same, the new software brings in technological innovations to speed them up,” the official said.
Published – December 02, 2024 08:52 pm IST
