The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has developed an online module to for sanctioning building layout plans that will applicable to all three civic bodies in the city, the SDMC said in a statement on Thursday.

Developed under the ‘ease of doing business’ rules, the module is expected not only to streamline the system but also bring greater transparency in the sanctioning process, the statement said. The corporation plans to shift the layout approval process entirely online.
“It will also reduce manual interference as the applicants will get their layout plans sanctioned without visiting offices. Applications for sanction of layout plans will be processed only online now,” the statement said.
The town planning department, which sanctions layout plans, will accept soft copy of the layout online at mcdonline.nic.in
“No hard copies of documents will be accepted. File will be accepted with certification of zero-error generated through the online software of the department. Approval and release of layout will also be done online. The files of layout plans which are currently under process in the department may be continued as per the present procedure,” the statement said.
In case the plan submitted currently is rejected, the applicant will have to re-apply through the online module along with the requisite fee. The proposal for categories such as private land policy (PLP) will continue to be submitted and dealt with in its present form, it said.
{{/usCountry}}In case the plan submitted currently is rejected, the applicant will have to re-apply through the online module along with the requisite fee. The proposal for categories such as private land policy (PLP) will continue to be submitted and dealt with in its present form, it said.
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