Directorate of Town & Country Planning

Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department

Government of Andhra Pradesh
 Contents

1. Development Permission Management System (DPMS) .................................... 3

2. Transferrable Development Right (TDR) ............................................................ 7

3. Unauthorized Construction Identification and Monitoring System (UCIMS) ..... 11

4. Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) ........................................ 15

5. Stoppage of Registration of Unapproved Plots and Buildings........................... 20

6. Development of Planned Layouts for Middle Income Group (MIG) .................. 22

7. Ease of Doing Business – Town Planning Initiatives ......................................... 26

8. Geographic Information System (GIS) Based Master Plans .............................. 30

9. Y.S.R. Jagananna Sasvata Bhu Hakku and Bhu Rakshana Padakam - Re-Survey
Project ............................................................................................................ 35

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 Development Permission Management System (DPMS)

1. Context:
APDPMS is launched by Government of Andhra Pradesh to approve Development Permits
through online system called Development Permission Management System (DPMS) in all
Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Development Authorities as a new initiative in the year
2016 to enhance ease of doing business, bring transparency, accountability and citizen
friendly environment in the system. Prior to online system, finding out status of proposal
or locating a file of a particular proposal was very rigid hierarchy and complicated
procedures in the urban local bodies and Development Authorities and was very
perplexing experience.
2. Objective:
• Single platform for all ULBs and DAs in the State.
• Simplify and automate the complex, manual, inefficient, non-transparent, time
consuming and non-stakeholder friendly process in place.
• Eliminate potential delays and thus reduce the delivery time for approval/
rejection / processing.
• Enable Immediate electronic development permits
• Enable the architects, town planners, structure engineers to submit standardized
applications for any-where any-time access
• Speed up administration
• Provide the citizens better access to information and services
• Increase revenues
• Enhance speed and efficiency
• Save travelling time, cost & efforts for citizens.
• Make the processes more transparent
• Avoid inconsistencies and minimize errors in interpretation
• Make accurate and updated information available in public domain
• Make MIS reports available instantaneously

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3. Key Stakeholders
• Town Planning Department,
• Licensed Technical Persons (Licensed Engineers, Architects, Surveyors)
• Citizens
4. Implementation Strategy

The department provided Domain, Technology and Implementation support throughout

the life cycle of the project. It also centrally monitors & scales this solution in ULBs and
DAs across AP. A software agency was outsourced for certain period as a solution
provider. For making digital payments, banking facility was given to do transactions. To
maintain entire database, an infrastructure service provider was hired so as maintain total
database. Initially the DPMS was introduced in certain ULBs and steadily it was replicated
in all ULBs/UDAs across State.

In the entire process of application, the citizen may apply anytime, anywhere online
submission of application, Online payments with immediate payment status updation,
Technical scrutiny is done automatically and report is generated.

To further streamline the system, deemed provision was enabled so that timely disposal
of applications takes place. Further, post verification was dispensed and deemed
provision was removed which curtailed the physical intervention of officials in the
development permission process. Earlier there was no appropriate and effective
monitoring system for redressal of request/grievances in online issues under APDPMS and
the citizens were totally in confusion about their request/grievance. For total
transparency in redressal of request/grievances in online issues under APDPMS, a
“Request Tracking System” was introduced where in the LTP/officials can place their issue
through online and track that issue time to time for speedy disposal.

5. Innovation
• A single platform has been created without manual intervention.
• A citizen with the help of a technical person can easily access and upload his
proposal through online.

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 • Within no time the citizen will get building approval after payment of requisite fee
and uploading requisite documents through online.
• A vast data bank of entire State of all land parcels is created to ease the approval
system.
• The Industrial plans which generate employment and investments will also be
approved through this online system within no time.
• The procedure is online, transparent and hassle-free without manual intervention
at any stage.
6. Resource Utilization
The services of the TP staff, various engineering colleges, licensed technical person across
the State and thousands of data entry operators were utilized for creating successful
DPMS online approval system. A proficient software company was hired to integrate the
digitized data created into the web portal and to maintain the same.
7. Impact/Outcome
• Single portal for the entire state for issuing development permissions.
• Establishes a transparent, accountable and citizen friendly processes for
enhancing Ease of Doing Business (EoDB)
• Monitors performance of all 124 ULBs and all UDAs through real time dashboards
• Creates a statewide data base for providing immediate approval
• Tracks performance of LTPs/Architects across the state
8. Key Challenges
• End user Buy in – Resistance for adoption of New System
• Learning new technologies and acceptance of new processes by the staff
• Capacity building
• Non availability of Master data at ULBs
• Lack of ICT Infrastructure at ULBs
• Inconsistency in processes and rule interpretation
• Software errors
• LTP participation
• Incorrect documentation by LTPs
• Deployment of technical resources at remote locations
• Multiple agency collaboration for integration of other applications
• Key Strategies Adopted: Creation of Awareness, Rectification of Software errors,
Action against LTP (Blocking of login – 311 Members), Precaution Monitoring by

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 DTCP, Individual Performances on daily basis, Motivation Coordination among
various agencies.
9. Replicability and Sustainability
Since the online approval system is entirely automatic, transparent and hassle-free
without any manual intervention, the chances of errors are minimal. The accurate
approvals will be given with respect to rule positions.
The DPMS system will sustain for long time because
• The day-to-day problems are being redressed through Request Tracking System
(RTS).
• The data is being continuously being updated.
• Any modifications in rules are being continuously updated.
• The entire system is being closely monitored at various levels as such the DPMS
system will sustain for long time.

10. Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) Contribution: Under EoDB initiative, at National level,
Andhra Pradesh stood first continuously for last three years and the share of town
planning reforms majorly contributed for the same.

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 Transferrable Development Right (TDR)
1. Context:
Transferrable Development Right (TDR) has been used as a policy instrument for
curtailment of expenditure in lieu of land acquisition. TDR is a certificate/award specifying
the built-up area and owner of the site/plot can either sell or utilize in-situ/elsewhere in
lieu of land foregone on account of surrendering/gifting the land free of cost to the ULB
required for public purpose.
An online TDR portal has been developed by the DTCP, AP to issue TDRs, utilization
of TDRs, real time transfer (sale and purchase) of TDRs. It is an effective application for
the citizens/local bodies/development authorities/buyers and sellers of the TDR.
Objective:
• Single platform for all the citizens/ULBs/UDAs in the State
• Easy access of saleable TDRs for the citizens.
• Transparent system in issuing TDRs
• To prevent manipulation of bonds and fraudulent activities
• More authenticated in transaction
• High secured during data transfer
• Single click MIS
• Increase more accountability in ULB

2. Key Stakeholders
• Citizens
• Town Planning Department

3. Implementation Strategy
• An online TDR portal has been developed by DTCP, AP for easy and hassle-free
system in issuing and utilization of TDRs across the state.
• A comprehensive online end to end issuing and utilization process has been
developed by DTCP, AP which cater both citizens and department needs.
• An online TDR portal has been developed in 3 stages.
i. Digitization of existing TDRs

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 • An application form has been developed to capture all the available
data of TDRs in various ULBs and the same was verified on trial
basis for 15 days and the web portal made live.
ii. Application for issuing of new TDRs (online)
iii. Transfer of TDR (sale and purchase)
iv. Utilization (Integration of TDR portal with APDPMS)
• The no. of trainings was conducted for stakeholders and TP staff in various ULBs
to get acquainted with the real-time online TDR module.

4. Innovation
• Earlier, TDR bonds were issued manually (hard-copy with manual signature). After
introduction of online TDR portal, the TDR bonds are being issued in digital format
with digital signature.
• The TDR module is integrated with APDPMS for real-time utilization and updation.

5. Resource Utilization
• The services of Andhra Pradesh Centre for Financial Systems and Services (APCFSS)
have been utilized to develop online TDR module.

6. Impact/Outcome
• The online TDR system developed transaction mechanism and eliminated the
dependence on broker or middle man to utilize/sell the TDR.
• By avoiding middlemen in utilization/sale of TDR, the TDR trading follows the open
market principle wherein the pricing is entirely driven by market forces of demand
and supply.
• A transparent system is developed taking into confidence of citizen and the Dept.
• No. of MIS reports can be generated with which it will become easier to design
policies.
• During the physical TDR system, the TDRs are utilized/ sold within the ULBs only.
By introducing online TDR module, the utilization and selling is being done across
the state.
• In previous system, the utilization/transfer done by citizens is misappropriated
and the entries were not done properly. By introducing an online system, a
transparent mechanism was developed for utilization/transfer of TDR by the
citizen.
• Maintaining the face value of TDR certificate should be accorded importance by
the ULB/authorities and by creating online TDR module, the face value of TDR
certificate is uplifted.

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 7. Key Challenges
• It became a big challenge to collect the relevant data from various ULBs on issue
of TDRs and genuinety of physical TDRs.
• It took nearly 1 year to digitize the physical formats of the TDRs available with
various ULBs/citizens.
• Now, a TDR bank of approx. 11 lakhs Sq.m is available in online portal.

8. Replicability and Sustainability

9. Awards/Complements
10. Fact Sheet
The following data is obtained from the online TDR module as on 23-08-2021
• In A.P., 6072 TDRs bonds (1978864.87Sq.M) are issued.

No of Utilized Balance
S.N Total extent
Name of the ULB/UDA TDR extent in extent in
O in sq.mts
issued Sq.mts Sq.mts
GREATER VISAKHAPATNAM
1 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION 2718 371850.53 268227.89 103622.64
2 AMRDA 958 305120.62 78320.34 226800.28
VIJAYAWADA MUNICIPAL
3 CORPORATION 558 235590.21 119579.93 116010.28
4 VIZIANAGARAM MUNICIPALITY 400 48628.2 16940.42 31687.78
5 GUNTUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION 333 104075.24 50894.2 53181.04
KAKINADA MUNICIPAL
6 CORPORATION 300 59399.33 22785.23 36614.1
7 SATTENAPALLE MUNICIPALITY 192 9727.07 1350.09 8376.98
KURNOOL MUNICIPAL
8 CORPORATION 98 321488.26 193544.09 127944.17
RAJAHMUNDRY MUNICIPAL
9 CORPORATION 94 44309.03 20275.02 24034.01
TIRUPATHI MUNICIPAL
10 CORPORATION 85 102995.47 47367.6 55627.87
11 NANDYAL MUNICIPALITY 73 21401.86 1909.87 19491.99
12 ELURU MUNICIPAL CORPORATION 67 7724.6 6876.57 848.03
13 TANUKU MUNICIPALITY 48 275875.24 241017.71 34857.53
14 BOBBILI MUNICIPALITY 47 6345.36 1651.17 4694.19
15 NARASARAOPET MUNICIPALITY 29 796.48 69.92 726.56
16 GUDA 11 22051.65 4421.89 17629.76
17 BAPATLA MUNICIPALITY 11 322.44 2 320.44

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 SRIKAKULAM MUNICIPAL
18 CORPORATION 8 2052.43 1177.47 874.96
19 VMRDA 6 12285.87 11978.34 307.53
20 BHIMAVARAM MUNICIPALITY 6 5935.72 462.93 5472.79
21 KOVVUR MUNICIPALITY 6 1300.88 646.99 653.89
22 CHILAKALURIPET MUNICIPALITY 5 2940.36 1260.41 1679.95
CHITTOOR MUNICIPAL
23 CORPORATION 4 1285.76 545.52 740.24
24 KUDA 2 8722.78 6421.18 2301.6
25 TUDA 2 1291.59 1201.4 90.19
26 NELLORE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION 2 744.13 744.13 0
27 PEDDAPURAM MUNICIPALITY 2 249.72 2 247.72
28 MUDA 1 2027.52 2 2025.52
29 RAJAM NAGAR PANCHAYAT 1 636 2 634
RAMACHANDRAPURAM
30 MUNICIPALITY 1 531.68 531.68 0
31 AMALAPURAM MUNICIPALITY 1 482.8 482.8 0
32 TADEPALLIGUDEM MUNICIPALITY 1 325.96 2 323.96
ANANTAPUR MUNICIPAL
33 CORPORATION 1 297.28 2 295.28
34 KADIRI MUNICIPALITY 1 52.8 2 50.8
Total 6072 1978864.87 1100698.79 878166.08

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 Unauthorized Construction Identification and Monitoring System
(UCIMS)
1. Context:
Unauthorized Construction Identification and Monitoring System (UCIMS) / Unauthorized
Layouts Identification and Monitoring System (ULIMS), a mobile and web-based
application is developed for identification and monitoring the unauthorized constructions
and unauthorized layouts in the Urban Local Bodies / Urban Development Authorities of
Andhra Pradesh State. It is a simple mobile based application being used by initial staff of
the Town Planning at the ground level (Ward Planning and Regulation Secretaries) who
will capture the various fields with a photograph of the UC/UL and synchronize to the
website in turn the higher officer with digital signature develops a notice and serve to the
defaulter. The further course of action is also designed up to a logical conclusion for the
UCs and Uls.
It is a very useful application for the local bodies/development authorities. The
images captured are geo tagged with reference to which data analyze will be easier to the
authorities to formulate a strategy for controlling UCs/Uls being carried out in various
ULBs/UDAs. The negligence of the staff will also be monitored by the superior officers as
the data (no. of UCs booked, action taken, delay in serving notices, further course of
action, demolitions, prosecutions etc.,) are exhibited on the dashboards.
Objective:
• Single platform for all ULBs and UDAs in the State.
• Simple application, data can be captured on ground both online and offline
synchronized to the web application.
• Notices can be generated according to provisions of the act automatically.
• Automatic reminder for taking further course of action after the statutory period
of the served notices.
• The whole process of taking action on UCs will be online except filing charge sheets
in the courts/demolition on grounds.
• Enable the town planning wing to enforce stringent action/timely action on the
UCs/ULS transparently.

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 • Speed up administration
• Increase revenues in the way of penalties
• Enhance speed and efficiency
• Make the processes more transparent
• Make MIS reports available instantaneously

2. Key Stakeholders
• Town Planning Department
• Citizens

3. Implementation Strategy
• The UCs and unauthorized deviations to the approved plans is common scenario
everywhere in India. Stringent action/ timely action will arrest the UCs and
deviations.
• To achieve this goal, the DTCP, A.P. designed a mobile and web-based app which
will cover 124 ULBs across the state and 17 UDAs. Each ULB is having a Ward
Planning and Regulation Secretary for each 4000 houses.
• With the help of mobile app, they can capture UCs/ deviations within their ward
boundary and they will report to the higher officers.
• Their higher officer will generate notices automatically and serves to the owner of
the buildings at the initial stage.
• Any lapses will be viewed by the higher officer on the dashboard and system will
be streamlined accordingly.
• Stringent and timely action will arrest the curbing of UCs / deviations / Uls.
4. Innovation
In past there is physical form of issuing notices to the UCs/ Uls/ deviations. There were so
many lapses in the system and there is no mechanism to supervise for which the action is
covered. The Govt. of A.P. appointed nearly 3000 WPRS in various ULBs to monitor the
Town Planning activities at ground level. To utilize the services of WPRS in a transparent
and effective way and to control the UCs/ Uls/ deviations in timely manner the mobile
and web-based application is designed innovatively with which it has become easy to
monitor the entire system of construction activity across the state by the supervisory
authorities.

5. Resource Utilization
• The mobile and web base application has been designed and made available on
Google Play Store.

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 • The entire staff of the TP in A.P. were instructed to download the UCIM and ULIM
apps available at Google Play Store.
• No. of training programs were conducted to use the app. Logins were created for
nearly 3000 WPRS who are working at ground level and nearly 600 TP supervisory
officers.
• Digital signatures were arranged for the supervisory officers who will generate
notices.
• A common flow chart was designed for official process of the UCIM/
deviations/ULIM across the state and made online.

6. Impact/Outcome
• Every UC/ deviation/ UL was geo-tagged and it became easier to trace out the
missing UCs/ Uls/ deviations for supervisory staff.
• The corruption among the staff is reduced due to transparency in identification of
UCs/ Uls/ deviations and initiating timely action.
• The number of reports can be generated with which it has become easier to
analyze the UCs/ Uls/ deviations.
• The revenue leakage can be arrested.

7. Key Challenges
• Common flowchart for all the ULBs/UDAs synchronizing the municipal act,
Corporation act, UDA act is one of the biggest challenges faced.

8. Replicability and Sustainability

• There is another department within the ULBs for taxation. A provision was made
for enhancement of tax up to 100% for UCs as a punishment. The data from the
UCIM app can be linked to taxation module and tax will be automatically enhanced
without manual intervention and manual errors.
• Identification and monitoring of UCs is a continuous process and will sustain till
the saturation of UCs.
9. Fact Sheet
As per the G.O. Ms. No. 179M.A. dated: 01-10-2019, the Govt. has allowed to utilize the
UCIM/ULIM app for capturing the UC/UL/deviations across the state. Since then, the
following UC/UL/deviations are captured.
a) Unauthorized constructions (without plans) = 40,564
b) Deviations to approved Plans = 25,442
Total = 66,006

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The following analysis was made from the database of UCIM app

Site Area Unauthorised Deviations

(Sq.mt) buildings (No.) and (%)
(No.) and (%)
Less 50 9820 (24%) 949 (4%)
50-100 14393 (35%) 5373 (21%)
101-200 11329 (28%) 11881 (47%)
201 - 300 3229 (8%) 4384 (17%)
301 - 500 1054 (3%) 1645 (6%)
501 - 1000 450 (1%) 825 (3%)
Above 1000 289 (1%) 386 (2%)
Total 40564 25442

Additional floors in Deviation areas

No. of additional floors % to the total

Plot area (in Sq.m.)
over the permitted floors deviations
<50 167 5.17
50-100 698 21.62
100-200 1439 44.58
200-300 652 20.20
300-500 205 6.35
500-1000 51 1.58
1000-2000 5 0.15
>2000 11 0.03
TOTAL 3228 100

Deviations in Master Plan Road widening

No. of on-going Construction with road widening deviation % of the total

Deviations
Master Plan road Other than Master Plan road constructions

1903 9028 82.5%

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 Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM)
1. Context:
Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission launched by Government of India and follows
the vision of "Development of a cluster of villages that preserve and nurture the essence
of rural community life with focus on equity and inclusiveness without compromising with
the facilities perceived to be essentially urban in nature, thus creating a cluster of "Rurban
Villages". Large parts of rural areas in the country are not stand-alone settlements but
part of a cluster of settlements, which are relatively proximate to each other. These
clusters typically illustrate potential for growth, have economic drivers and derive
locational and competitive advantages. Hence, making a case for concerted policy
directives for such clusters. These clusters once developed can then be classified as
'Rurban'. Hence taking cognizance of this, the Government of India, has proposed the
Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM), aimed at developing such rural areas
by provisioning of economic, social and physical infrastructure facilities
2. Objective:
• stimulate local economic development in and around the Cluster
• enhance basic services in Rural area
• create well planned Rurban clusters
• Bridging the rural-urban divide-viz: economic, technological and those related to
facilities and services
• Stimulating local economic development with emphasis on reduction of poverty
and unemployment in rural areas
• Spreading development in the region
• Attracting investment in rural areas
3. Key Stakeholders
• Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
• Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
• Town Planning Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
• Other Line Departments, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
• Citizens
4. Implementation Strategy
• Spatial Cluster Plan in GIS platform is the first of its kind for a Rural Area

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• The Mission aims at development of 300 Rurban clusters, in the next five years
under Rurban-I and 1000 Clusters under Rurban-II.
• A 'Rurban cluster', would be a cluster of geographically contiguous villages with a
population of about 25000 to 50000 in plain and coastal areas and with a
population of 5000 to 15000 in desert, hilly or tribal areas. As far as practicable,
clusters of villages would follow administrative convergence units of Gram
Panchayats and shall be within a single block/tehsil for administrative
convenience.
• Spatial Plan shall be prepared for the Cluster using GIS platform
• Two categories of clusters under NRuM: Non-Tribal and Tribal. The process of
selection will vary for each of these categories. While selecting the Rurban cluster
the State may identify a large village/gram panchayat that are growth centers with
resources available in the area that could potentially lead the economic
transformation of the region. These growth centers could also be block
headquarter villages or census towns. The clusters could then be formed by
identifying geographically contiguous villages/gram panchayats within a radius of
5–10 km (or radius appropriate to the population density and geography of the
region) around the identified growth center.
• Preparation of Spatial Plan Process Flow
▪ Kickoff meeting
▪ Inception Report (introduction & Basic Details of the Clusters)
▪ Setting up of Goals, Objectives & Guiding Principles for preparation
of Spatial Plan
▪ Collection of Secondary Data (Cadastral Maps, Satellite images/
Google Open source data, Collection of Data from Different Line
Departments)
▪ Primary Data Collection
o Land Use survey
o Transport Survey (Traffic Survey )
o Socio-economic survey
▪ Existing Situation Analysis Report ( Basing on Secondary Data)
▪ Inception cum Site Assessment Report ( Basing on Field Survey)
▪ Preparation of Base map
▪ Land suitability analysis

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 ▪ Cluster SWOT Analysis
▪ Identification of Issues
▪ Demand Assessment & Projections
▪ Concept report and Map (Preliminary Report)
▪ Meetings with Line Department and Client Department
▪ Vision & Strategy Formulation report
▪ Proposed Land Use Plan
▪ Preliminary Draft Spatial Plan
▪ Consultation with Line Departments.
▪ Draft Spatial Plan - Report
▪ Publication of Draft spatial Plan in Gazette
▪ Publication of Gazette Notification of Draft Spatial Plan on the
Notice Boards of GP & Cluster HQ.
▪ Publicising through Media.
▪ Inviting suggestions and Objections from Public
▪ Verification of Objections and Suggestions received
▪ Stakeholder Meeting with line Departments, PRI Members and
Public.
▪ Modifications to Draft Spatial Plans basing on objections and
suggestions received.
▪ Finalization of GIS based Cluster Spatial Plan
▪ Gazette Notification for final Spatial Plan along with Land use
Maps( Existing & Proposed), Zoning Regulations and Land Use
Register.
5. Innovation
• GIS based Spatial Plan
• Attribute data and others data related to Spatial Plan will be incorporated.
• Temporal Analysis
• Land Suitability Analysis
• Project wise, year wise data will be incorporated
• Spatial distribution of Various projects
• Integrated with other Spatial Plans

6. Resource Utilization
The entire exercise is done in house by DT&CP Team. Majority of the Officers in DTCP are
Spatial Planners and with the help of lower staff who are also qualified Planners,
Engineers, Architects, Surveyors etc. the Team has taken responsibility to do the task in
house. Separate monitoring cell is established in DTCP Head Office which will monitor the
Cluster Level Spatial Plan process. It will coordinate with Panchayat Raj Department for
on field coordination and monitoring. The Staff from Head Office along with DTCP
Regional Offices and District Office Staffs were selected for doing the on field work in

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 including data collection and survey works. All the Staffs were trained in GIS platform.
Other than that, Ward Planning and Regulation Secretaries (WPRS) were also selected to
involve in the Spatial Plan preparation.

Impact/Outcome
• Single Platform for All Rurban Cluster Data and Maps
• It will be linked with ICAP and DPR of the Cluster
• Will check the hap hazardous growth of the Cluster
• Planned Road network and Common building and zoning regulations

7. Key Challenges
• First Time in India in Rural area such Plan is prepared – hence initiation challenges
• No guidance as Andhra Pradesh was the first State to take up spatial Plan
• Learning new technologies and acceptance of new processes by the staff
• Capacity building
• Planning area notification
• Tribal Cluster Mapping – Dispersed Population and uneven topology
• Non availability of Cadastral data for the Clusters
• Procurement of Satellite images for Cluster
• Mobilization of Manpower
• Defining the landuses in Rurban Clusters
• Inconsistency in processes and rule interpretation
• Rectification of Software errors
• Conducting Surveys in Rural areas
• Line Department participation
• Deployment of technical resources at remote locations
• Multiple agency collaboration for integration of other applications

Key Strategies Adopted: Creation of Awareness, Conduction kickoff meeting with Line
Departments, Whenever required conducting online meeting with Cluster Coordinators and
other line Departments, Pre-data sets (App Based) were created for incorporation of field data,

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Precaution Monitoring by DTCP and Panchyat Raj, Team and Individual Performances monitoring
on daily basis, Motivation Coordination among various agencies.

8. Replicability and Sustainability

• Andhra Pradesh is one among the best performing states on all aspects of National
Rurban Mission such as Preparation of DPRs and implementation of the Scheme.
• It is selected as Model State to prepare Spatial Plan for other States.
• Now online module is developed for Spatial Plan preparation and constantly the
Andhra Pradesh Cluster Plan are taken as model to implement the Online module
for other States.
9. Awards/Complements
Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India has awarded 1st prize to Andhra
Pradesh at National Awards (MoRD), 2019 held on 19th December 2019 at NASC, PUSA,
New Delhi in the category “state first to prepare Geo Cluster Draft Plan in India under
Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission Scheme”.

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 Stoppage of Registration of Unapproved Plots and Buildings

1. Context:
It is observed that there are many unapproved and illegal layouts which are not only in
violation of the Statutory Development Plan/Master Plan and layout rules but also
deficient in layout norms and development standards this results in
• Traffic Congestion.
• No lung spaces
• Narrow roads
• No proper circulation network
• No infrastructure
2. Objective:
• Planned and Regulated growth
• Promote integrated and inclusive development
• Achieve better quality of life standards
3. Key Stakeholders
• Town Planning Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
• Revenue Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
• Other Line Departments, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
• Citizens
4. Implementation Strategy
Through the newly established Ward Secretariat system, this department have recruited
3800 Ward Planning and Regulation Secretaries(WPRS) at Ward level. They were entitled
to oversee the implementation of town planning activities as mandated in the Master
Plan. Any deviation to the sanctioned Master Plan/ any deviation to the development
permission or any unauthorised development that crops abruptly without permission, the
WPRS will identify such developments, compile the same with details related to Survey
number, geo co-ordinates, and upload the same in the DTCP developed Unauthorised
Constructions Identification and Monitoring System (UCIMS) portal and after obtaining
the information from all the ULBs/UDAs, the said information is compiled and forwarded
to the Commissioner and Inspector General, Stamps and Registration Department not to
allow registration in any new unauthorised layouts /buildings. The department till now
have identified 14,021 layouts consisting of 66,297 acres of unauthorised plots and
buildings across State. This is to ensure strict enforcement action on unauthorised
buildings and layouts in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

5. Innovation

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 • A web based application on single platform has been created to capture data.
• Centralizing the entire data and analyzing the data in one go.
• Co-ordination with the other departments.
6. Resource Utilization
The services of the TP staff especially Ward Planning and Regulation Secretaries(WPRS),
are utilized as an force to identify such unauthorized development across the State.

7. Key Challenges
• Co-ordination with Revenue Department especially with District Registrars/Sub-
Registrars.
• Huge database on Unauthorized development

Key Strategies Adopted: Correspondence and Co-ordination with Revenue Department,

Creation of Awareness by conducting awareness programmes at ward level/city level,
Conduction kickoff meeting with Line Departments, Continuous monitoring of unauthorised
development from ward level to city level.

8. Replicability and Sustainability

It has high potential for Replicability as most of the cities are facing this as an generic
issue. The citizens are the victims of purchasing such plots in the unauthorised layouts.
This will curtail the unauthorised development and make a direction towards planned
development. It also addresses the revenue leakages to the ULBs/UDAs.

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 Development of Planned Layouts for Middle Income Group (MIG)

1. Context:

Government of Andhra Pradesh has provided about 30 lakh house sites to meet
requirements of EWS people. Rapid pace of Urbanization increasing rural to urban
migration and gap between demand and supply especially in MIG category. There is a
growing requirement for shelter and related infrastructure in urban areas of AP. Policy
intervention is needed to bridge this gap in housing demand to make availability of plots
at affordable price for middle income group. Due to non-availability of planned layouts,
middle-class people are approaching Real estate developers to purchase plots in un
approved layouts and thereby resulting in haphazard growth of town and cities leading to
traffic problems, lack of open space, infrastructure etc. In order to promote
planned/integrated development of various towns by providing the basic infrastructure
facilities and to safeguard the interest of the public at large by ensuring availability of
residential plots at affordable prices, it is proposed to come up with the concept of
“Development of MIG Layouts”

2. Objective:
To Utilise any unutilised Government land earlier alienated in favour of Government
organisations/Government departments/Public Sector Undertakings/State Government
Corporations/Urban Development Authorities & Urban Local Bodies and also lands
acquired by various departments for any public purpose but not put into use for purpose
of this scheme “Developing well planned MIG layouts”.
3. Key Stakeholders
• Town Planning Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
• Revenue Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
• Engineering Departments, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
• Citizens
4. Implementation Strategy
• Demand Survey was conducted at initial stage to assess the demand for MIG housing.
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• 3.85 lakh application was received across all the State. Around 1.19 lakh applications
were received for 150 sq.yds, 1.31 lakh applications were received for 200 sq.yds, 1.28
lakh applications were received for 240 sq.yd plots.
• Further Government have issued guidelines wherein, Delegation of powers was
given to District Collectors;
o To handover the land advance possession of suitable vacant Govt. lands to
MA&UD Department subject to pending regular alienation.
o To resume the unutilized Government lands on the grounds of violation of
conditions or non-utilization of the allotted land which was earlier alienated in
favor of Government organizations/ Government departments / Public Sector
Undertakings/State Government Corporations/Urban Development
Authorities & Urban Local Bodies on the grounds of violation of conditions or
non-utilization of the alienated lands.
o To furnish details of such lands for development of Middle Income Group
Layouts purpose to the CCLA & Special Chief Secretary., AP and Government.
o Not to propose any lands belonging to Endowments, Educational Institutions,
Wakf or any other religious related lands, environmentally sensitive and
fragile areas such as, tank beds, river beds, other water bodies and hillocks
with afforestration, any other objectionable Govt. poramboke/community
poramboke etc.,
• Guidelines are prepared for identification of suitable location for development of MIG
layouts.
• State level Committees and District Level Committees are constituted with their roles
and responsibilities for identification, clearing of proposals.
• Fixing of sale price for plot will be finalized by the State level Committee.
• ULBs and UDAs will finalize the Layout patterns, Engineering department will finalize
the estimates for development of Infrastructure once the State and District level
committees clear the proposal.
• Three size of plots each 150 sq.yds, 200 sq.yds and 240 sq.yds are finalized with
certain eligibility criteria.
• Allotment of Plot to the applicant who meets the required eligibility criteria will be
done by drawl of lots.
• Initial 10% amount have to paid for participating in the lottery process. The initial
payment of 10% in case of those not allotted in the lottery shall be refunded within
one month without interest.
• Further 90% of the payment is to be paid in three instalments in subsequent 3 months,
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 • The ULB/UDA has an option to purchase the land either through MIG projects and
financing with regard to any of its components, Lands, Infrastructure etc., the
Development Authorities/State Government wherever required, shall explore and
finalize various financing options such as TPS Schemes, Land Based Financing, through
Bank Loans, PPP mode etc., depending upon the requirement case by case.
• The Project has to be registered with Real Estate Regulatory Authority.
• The Development Authorities shall open a separate Escrow Account for each of the
projects registered under Real Estate Regulatory Authority.
• The Engineer in Chief, PH&MED shall call for Expression of lnterest(EOI) initially for
shortlisting the developers/ firms and also for invite tenders/RFP for development of
MIG layouts including bid evaluation and disposal and issue of necessary orders for
positioning of the agency after getting the approval of the Government.
• The Executive Authority shall appoint third party quality control agency to monitor
and assess the quality of the projects.
• The development shall be completed within 12 months from date of agreement.
• Upon receipt of entire sale price of plot, the plot shall be registered in favour of the
concerned allottee immediately by the Development Authority concerned.
• In case of allottee who have paid the entire sale price within one month to avail the
5% rebate facility, the registration of the plot has to be done preferentially. The
registration costs shall be borne by the allottee.
• Plot Owners Association shall be formed for the Project concerned under the aegis of
the Development Authority upon completion of the Project.
• For each Project, a Corpus fund by the Plot Owners' Association will be set up by
provisioning it in the sale price of Plots and this corpus shall be kept in an ESCROW
account opened and operated jointly in the name of Plot Owners' Association of the
concerned Project and the Development Authority concerned for the maintenance of
the Layout.
5. Innovation
• One of its kind in the India with motive to support Middle Income group.
• One family one plot
• Annual Income: Upto 18 lakhs as per PMAY Guidelines
• Co-ordination with the other departments(Revenue, Engineering).
6. Resource Utilization
The services of the TP staff especially Ward Planning and Regulation Secretaries(WPRS),
are utilized to conduct demand survey, Layout patterns are finalized by the Town Planning
Staff, Land authenticity was done by Revenue Department.

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7. Key Challenges
• Co-ordination with Revenue Department especially with District Registrars/Sub-
Registrars.
• Huge database on Unauthorised development

Key Strategies Adopted: Correspondence and Co-ordination with Revenue Department,

Creation of Awareness by conducting awareness programmes at ward level/city level,
Conduction kickoff meetings with district administration on procurement of lands.

8. Replicability and Sustainability

It has high potential for Replicability as most of the cities especially when it comes to
Middle class population who are marginal and housing is a major concern. The
affordability is also question for the Middle class population as they spend 20% of the
income in the form of rents which is major concern. In this scenario, if Govt comes out
with such schemes by providing loans and giving ample opportunity in repaying loans and
time period with affordable housing plots suitable as per the requirement. This will be an
win-win situation for both Government and Citizens.

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 Ease of Doing Business – Town Planning Initiatives

1. Context:
Andhra Pradesh for the past 3 years is continuously ranked No.1 in the Department of
Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) ranking on Ease of Doing Business (EODB) among
States in India. Andhra Pradesh has implemented sweeping reforms to minimize regulatory
hurdles and simplify approval process of approvals related to drawings/plans under Ease of
doing Business (EoDB). Prior to online system, finding out status of proposal or locating a file
of a particular proposal was very rigid hierarchy and complicated procedures in the urban
local bodies and Development Authorities and was very perplexing experience.
There are total of 197 General reforms and 104 Specific reforms in Andhra Pradesh. Out of
this, DT&CP is having 5 Specific Reforms and 25 General Reforms,
The Specific Reforms dealt by DT&CP is as follows:

a) Construction Permit Enablers

b) Change of Land use Certificate
c) Change of Land use
d) Mobile Tower Approval

2. Objective:
Construction Permit Enablers:
• Design and implement a computerized system for identifying building/area that
needs to be inspected based on risk assessment:
• Building plan approval.
• Plinth level inspection.
• Completion/Occupancy certificate.
• Enact a comprehensive uniform building code/building by-law applicable to the
entire State
• Publish information about fees, procedure and a comprehensive list of documents
including pre-construction and post-construction No Objection Certificates
(NOCs), registrations and other mandatory State/UT approvals
• Publish an online dashboard available in public domain updated regularly
(weekly/fortnightly/monthly) of time taken for approvals provided by the
department.
• Design and implement a system for computerized allocation of inspectors
• Define mandatory qualifications for architects and structural engineers in the
uniform building by-law applicable in State/UT

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 Change of Landuse Certificate / Change of Landuse Application:

• services are provided through the online single window system

• Define clear timelines mandated through the Public Service Delivery Guarantee
Act
• Ensure information on fees, procedure and a comprehensive list of documents
that need to be provided is available on the web site
• Publish an online dashboard available in public domain updated regularly
(weekly/fortnightly/monthly) for application submission & approvals. The
dashboard should clearly highlight the number of applications and the time taken
for approval (Mean/ Median)

Mobile Tower Approval:

• Design and implement an online single window system and mandate the following
features without the requirement of physical visit to the department:
a. Submission of application
b) Payment of application fee
c) Track status of application
d) Download the final signed certificate
e) Third party verification
• Publish an online dashboard available in public domain updated regularly
(weekly/fortnightly/monthly) for registrations and renewals granted. The
dashboard should clearly highlight the registrations done and the time taken
(Mean/ Median).

3. Key Stakeholders
• Town & Country Planning Department
• Industrial Department
• Licensed Technical Persons (Licensed Engineers, Architects, Surveyors)
• Citizens
• Entrepreneurs

4. Implementation Strategy
• In the entire process of application, the citizen may apply anytime, anywhere
Online submission of application, Online payments with immediate payment
status updation, Technical scrutiny is done automatically and report is generated.
• All the system is integrated with Single window clearance of Industries
Department
• Special provision for Entrepreneurs who wants to apply through Online portal with
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 • For making digital payments, banking facility was given to do transactions. To
maintain entire database, an infrastructure service provider was hired so as
maintain total database. Initially the DPMS was introduced in certain ULBs and
steadily it was replicated in all ULBs/UDAs across State.
• “Request Tracking System” was introduced where in the LTP/officials/
Entrepreneurs
can place their issue through online and track that issue time to time for speedy
disposal.

Online Portal:

• Construction Permit Enablers - http://apdpms.ap.gov.in/

• Change of Landuse Certificate -
https://www.apindustries.gov.in/APIndus/Default.aspx#
• Change of Landuse - https://www.apindustries.gov.in/APIndus/Default.aspx#
• Mobile Tower Approval - http://ttdtcp.ap.gov.in/

5. Innovation
• Online system created without manual intervention.
• A Citizen/Licensed technical person/ Entrepreneurs can easily access and upload
his proposal through online. Within no time the citizen will get approval after
payment of requisite.
• fee and uploading requisite documents through online.
• The procedure is online, transparent and hassle-free without manual intervention
at any stage.
• A Citizen/Licensed technical person/ Entrepreneurs can track the application all
time
• Deemed provision enabled for all system. If not approved within the stipulated
time, automatically deemed provision will enforce.

6. Resource Utilization
• The services of the TP staff in WPRS/ licensed technical person/ Entrepreneurs/
Telecom Service providers across the State and thousands of data entry operators
were utilized for creating successful online approval systems.

7. Impact/Outcome
• Single portals for the entire state for issuing development permissions.
• Establishes a transparent, accountable and citizen friendly processes for Monitors
performance of all 124 ULBs and all UDAs through real time
• dashboards

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 • Creates a statewide data base for providing immediate approval
• Integrated with Single window Clearance of Industrial Department
• Deemed provision enabled

8. Key Challenges
• End user Buy in – Resistance for adoption of New System
• Learning new technologies and acceptance of new processes by the staff
• Capacity building
• Lack of ICT Infrastructure at ULBs
• Inconsistency in processes and rule interpretation
• Software errors
• LTP/ Entrepreneurs participation
• Incorrect documentation by LTPs/ Citizens/ Entrepreneurs
• Deployment of technical resources at remote locations
• Multiple agency collaboration for integration of other applications

Key Strategies Adopted: Creation of Awareness, Rectification of Software errors,

Precaution Monitoring by DTCP, Individual Performances on daily basis,
Motivation Coordination among various agencies.

9. Replicability and Sustainability

Since the online approval system is entirely automatic, transparent and hassle-free without any
manual intervention, the chances of errors are minimal. The accurate approvals will be given with
respect to rule positions. The DPMS system/ Telecom Infrastructure Towers Permission
Management System/ Chane of Landuse/ Change of Landuse certificate will sustain for long time
because

• The day-to-day problems are being redressed through Request Tracking System (RTS).
• Telecom Operators have given positive feedback and have recommended this Online
portal to other States
• The data is being continuously being updated.
• The entire system is being closely monitored at various levels and will sustain for long
time.

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 Geographic Information System (GIS) Based Master Plans

1. Context:
Master Plan/Development Plan is the major tool for urban land management,
providing detailed landuse allocation for the sustainable development of city/town.
Most Master/Development plans are made for 20-year periods, in phases of five years for
periodic review and revision. The most crucial information for formulation of Master Plan is
an accurate and updated Base Map of the planning area, showing roads and building layouts,
spatial extent of development and information on the use of each parcel of land etc. With the
advances in remote sensing and geographic information system, the plan making process can
be expedited with integration of both spatial and attribute data, which enables detailed
assessment of spatial growth of towns/cities, landuse status, physical infrastructure facilities,
etc. in anticipation of the projected population growth. Preparation of base maps from
Very High Resolution Satellite (VHRS) Images and Geographic Information System
(GIS) technology can be time and cost effective solution. Although State Town and Country
Planning Departments (STPDs) had initiated the utilisation of NUIS database at 1:10000 scale
for Master Plan formulation on Bhuvan, it was felt that 1:10000 scale database content and
accuracy was inadequate for this purpose.
Formulation of GIS-based Master/Development Plans for 500 AMRUT Cities is one of
the important reforms under AMRUT.

In Andhra Pradesh there are 70 Sanctioned Master Plans out of 124 ULBs. All these sanctioned
Master Plans were prepared with Autocad software and are not in GIS platform. As a part of
this, the Department have prepared Master Plans/Indicative Landuse Plans for all ULBs in the
State of Andhra Pradesh. However, the vision period for maximum number of Master Plans
has been expired and others are close to reach their vision period. Hence, under the AMRUT
Sub scheme in the year 2017-18, it was proposed to prepare Master Plans for 67 Towns by
utilizing the funds allotted to 26 AMRUT towns. The remaining towns were under various
Urban Development Authorities and they are preparing Master Plans separately. Further it
was decided to use the base map prepared under APMDP project and to update the same.
2. Objective:
• Urban Database Creation at the scale of 1:4000 as per Design & Standards
• Formulation of Master Plans of cities as per State Town & Country Planning Act
which includes sector-wise data analysis, demand assessment, identification of
issues, projected requirements, development strategy and draft proposals on the
GIS base maps
• Build capacity among town planning, line departments and other concerned
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 the use of Remote Sensing and GIS technology for use and updation of databases
in urban planning and management
• Integration with other Plans/ Line Department proposals
• Creation of spatial & non-spatial database
• Support the rehabilitation & creation of sustainable urban services
• Prepare a Master Plan, which combines perceptions and visions of various
stakeholders including civil society of both urban and rural areas, fishermen
community, agriculture community, industrialists, traders, elected
representatives, academicians, government and non-governmental organizations
• Urban design/renewal plans for the core areas and in the zones having
archeological monuments.
• Prepare implementable action plans for short term and medium term plans.

3. Key Stakeholders
• Town & Country Planning Department
• Consultants
• Citizens
• Other Line Departments
• Political Representatives
• NGO Associations/ Public representatives/ Organizations

4. Implementation Strategy
• Study of existing Master Plan if any and suggest if any modifications are required
for new Master Plan
• Also comprehensive data of layouts, Change of Landuse, BPS, LRS etc. shall be
marked and incorporated in the Plan.
• Data Collection and Review and Documentation of Policies, Strategies and Plans
• Transportation infrastructure
• Socio-economic data including economic base characteristics of various economic
sectors (agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries, industry and tourism),
employment, population and demographic characteristics etc.
• Comprehensive assessment of the existing situation and identification of the
general trends of socio-economic development at the regional level. Furthermore,
the stage will concentrate on the assessment of available data with DTCP and
information and accuracy of this data in terms of quantity, quality and it’s
adequacy for the purpose of the preparation of the intended Master Plan.
Therefore, the Consultants shall collect all available data and conduct all necessary
surveys and researches as described in this Stage.
• The consultant is required to collect the GIS basemap available layers from DTCP
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 consultant has to create the data layers for the extended area of the proposed
planning boundary.
• Environment and Natural Resources including forests, rivers, lakes and other
water resources, coastal environment and protected areas, natural drainage areas
and flooding areas, ravines, sanctuaries/bio-diversity areas, mining and quarrying,
high valve natural scenic sites including the heritage sites etc related to the
environmental concerns.
• Stakeholder Consultations
• The High resolution Satellite images with 0.65/0.45 Mts resolution are provided
to Consultants as well as base map with around 100 layers of base data.
• Once entire study is conducted on different aspects and planning guidelines, the
Consultants will help the concerned local body/ DT&CP for publication of Draft
Master Plan along with Zoning Regulations, Report as per AP Town Planning Act,
1920 and AP MRUDA Act, 2016.
• Further once the draft is notified, the Consultants shall assist the concerned local
body in mapping and incorporation of objections/ suggestions received from the
General public on the Draft Plan and Final Plan shall be notified by the Govt. as
per the recommendation of DT&CP/ UDAs.
5. Innovation
• Streamline processes
• Track projects better
• Create an information base
• Perform joint project analysis
• Share information resources
• Reduce redundant datasets
• Increase interdepartmental communication
• Increase efficiency and productivity
• Capacity Building at Local body level and self sustainability

6. Resource Utilization
• The Data set is provided by DTCP and Consultants shall visit and interact with local
body and update the GIS base layers provided by this Department.
• The local body will help in conducting Stakeholders meeting (twice) and
representative their suggestions/objections will be review and if needed will be
carried out in the Master Plan
• The WPRS who are allotted in Local body will verify the plans provided by
Consultants in their jurisdiction and will suggest modifications in needed.

7. Impact/Outcome
• Track as-built progress over time

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 • Analyze spatial relationships
• Manage tasks, projects and teams
• Identify areas of highest risk
• Chart transportation routes
• Compare natural features with human activity
• Track asset location
• Create accurate records
• Maintain an up-to-date asset inventory
• Estimate asset lifecycle
• Predict risk of asset breakdown
• Build a data-driven preventative maintenance schedule

8. Key Challenges
• Lack of appropriate base maps necessary for micro-level and utility planning.
• Difficulty in correlating remote sensing data with corresponding cadastre
information.
• Limitation on availability and digitisation of certain data products.
• Absence of a dedicated team that would continue for a reasonable period to
establish GIS database.
• Tendency to hold on to information due to which GIS database creation cost is not
shared.
• Lack of support to young GIS professionals
• Rigidity in work culture not encouraging experimentation that is so vital for GIS
implementation.

Key Strategies Adopted: Creation of Awareness, Creation of dedicated GIS cell in

DTCP, Weekly and monthly review and Monitoring by DTCP with
ULBs/UDAs/Consultants.

9. Replicability and Sustainability

• Able to understand the full scope of Planning application
• The Capacity building under AMRUT and handhold support of Consultants at the
Local body will create them self sustain in using of GIS applications
• Minimize overall exposure through effective planning
• Once the GIS based Master Plan is developed, other citizen services can be linked
with the Master Plan
• The Master Plan prepared will be shared with Other Departments so as to
implement the proposal as per the Master Plan guidelines

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 • Building Approval, House numbering, Resurvey, Town Planning Scheme etc. can
be linked with GIS master Plan for smooth implementation

10. Fact Sheet

• The preparation of Master Plans is under process for many towns and cities. The
master plan for the TUDA (Tirupati Urban Development Authority) has been
completed. TUDA contains Tirupathi, Srikalahasti and Puttur Towns.
• Further GIS based draft Master Plan of VMRDA (Visakhapatnam Metropolitan
Region Development Authority), GUDA (Godavari Urban Development Authority)
and AMRDA (Amaravathi Metropolitan Urban Development Authority) are
notified.
• VMRDA contains Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Yelamanchili and Nellimarla ULBs
• GUDA contains Kakinada, Rajahmundry, Pithapuarm, Samalkot, Tuni,
Ramachandrapuram and Gollaprolu ULBs
• AMRDA contains Guntur, Vijayawada, Tenali, Mangalagiri, Tadepalli, Ponnur,
Sattenapalli, Nuzvid, Jaggayapet, Gudivada, Nandigama and Vuyyuru ULBs.
• The Government have also notified the following draft Master Plans of Kadapa,
Guntakal, Tadipatri, Adoni, Pulivendula, Yerraguntla, Jammalamadugu and
Proddatur ULBs.

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 Y.S.R. Jagananna Sasvata Bhu Hakku and Bhu Rakshana Padakam
- Re-Survey Project

1. Context:
Y.S.R. Jagananna Sasvata Bhu Hakku and Bhu Rakshana Padakam
• Resurvey is a flagship Programme under “Suparipalana”

The project includes Resurvey of all kinds of lands including agricultural lands, Abadi
(Rural Village sites) and Urban habitations in the entire State of A.P covering an area of
about 1.22 lakh sq. km. including all about 17460 Revenue Villages, Village Sites & Urban
area and their extension areas using UAV/ Drone hybrid methodology. Digitized, updated,
verified & Validated Cadastral Maps Large scale mapping on 1:1000 scale for rural areas
and 1:500 scales for village sites and extension and Urban local bodies. Generation of
maps (hard copy and digital spatial and non-spatial data), including creation of GIS
database with attribute linking of data in collaboration with State Government
Department

2. Objective:
• Provide an integrated property validation solution for rural/abadi and urban areas.
• Re-survey of Land parcel.
• Creation of accurate land records for urban and rural planning.
• Determination of Property tax.
• Creation of GIS map that can be leveraged by any other department for their use.
• The LSM and ORI generated can be used as a base map by the Govt of AP.
• Reduce property disputes and legal cases and help in giving conclusive titles

3. Key Stakeholders
• Citizens
• Consultants
• Town & Country Planning Department
• Other Line Departments
• Revenue, Registration, Survey and Municipal Administration Departments

4. Implementation Strategy
• Panchayat resolution to conduct survey of Village habitation/ Council Resolution
to conduct survey of land and habitation in ULB
• Grama Sabha for survey of non-agriculture lands or buildings/ Ward Sabha to
create awareness about survey of Urban land and Habitation in ULB
• Publication of Notification in State and District Gazettes

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 • Wide publicity in the village and urban areas.
• Updation of Records
• Identification of boundaries of Grama kantham /Ward /Block in the ULB
• Random check of Chuna marking
• Numbering of plots /buildings/property in Ward
• Drone Survey
• Ground Truthing: Area Confirmation
• Acknowledgement of the property owner
• Ground validation of data:(Ownership Confirmation)
• Administrative process after drone fly: Appeals & Dispute Resolution
• Preparation of Final Record of Ownership
• Post Survey Administration process
• Council Resolution on final records
• Final verification and Gazette Notification
• Issue of Certificate of Ownership

5. Innovation
• Highest possible accuracy.
• Data availability along with Geo-cods.
• Creation of Integrated database with the real time GIS

6. Resource Utilization
• All data sources available with all departments (Revenue, Survey Settlement and
Land Records, Municipal Administration and other departments) in manual or
soft form to be listed out.
• Utilization of ward secretaries to conduct pre survey and survey works.
- Ward Administrative Secretary
- Ward Revenue Secretary
- Ward Planning and Regulatory Secretary/ Village Surveyor
- Ward Amenities Secretary (WAmsS)/ Engineering Assistant
- Ward Education and Data Processing Secretary / Digital Assistant

• The entire survey part shall be conducted by utilizing the services of Survey
Officers by collecting the relevant ownership details measuring the property
boundaries using Drone processed ortho images established through CORS
network.

7. Impact/Outcome

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 • It will provide the individual clear and permanent titles of lands owned by them
as per the Land Titling Bill 2020.
• Land records would henceforth be pure and tamper-proof as the survey
numbers and boundaries would be clearly demarcated.
• A database of residential plots and agricultural and other lands would be
available.
• Reduce property disputes and legal cases and help in giving conclusive titles.
• It will create transparency in land transactions.
• Easy building plan approvals.

8. Key Challenges
• Lack of updation of the data.
• Lack of proper awareness the surveys.
• Lack of awareness about the GIS database creation and updation.
• Absence of a dedicated team that would continue for a reasonable period to
establish GIS database.

Key Strategies Adopted: Capacity building on the survey and GIS data base
creation & updation , Creation of dedicated GIS database for agricultural lands,
Abadi (Rural Village sites) and Urban habitations i.e. all the survey data.

9. Fact Sheet
• Tadepalligudem Re – Survey work Trainings on Survey procedure going on and
completed by 18-06-2021;
• Tadepalligudem Jurisdiction covering 20 Sq.Kms. Approx.;
• Demarcation of all Government Properties in the ULB limits under process;
• Council Resolution submitted to Joint Collector, West Godavari for onward
submission to Commissioner Survey Settlement and Land Records for Issue
Gazette Notification under Section 6 of survey and boundaries act -1923;
• Requisition for Trainings for all ULBs sent to Vice Principal, Survey Training
Academy;
• Requisition to fill up Town surveyors on Deputation submitted to the
Commissioner, Survey Settlement and Land Records.
• Requisition for Drone Survey, submitted to the Commissioner, Survey Settlement
and Land Records.

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