Kumaraswamy flags off online building approval

Bharath Joshi, DHNS, Bengaluru

 Jun 13 2019, 22:09 ist

 updated: Jun 13 2019, 22:47 ist

Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy launched the Land and Building Plan Approval System
(LBPAS) on Thursday. With this, Karnataka became the first Indian state to take the process
online, he said.

“Earlier, seeking approvals for building or layout plans and change of land use required
people to run from pillar to post. But now, you can sit at home, submit an application and
get work done easily without corruption and waste of time,” Kumaraswamy said.

“A top priority for this coalition government is to provide citizen-friendly governance,” he

added. On the occasion, the CM also launched 118 websites of urban development
authorities, planning authorities, the directorate of town and country planning and others.

“The government is also working on GIS-based masterplans, affordable housing and more
incentives for electric vehicles through parking and charging points,” Urban Development
Minister U T Khader said. The government will soon announce a new policy to regulate
paying guest (PG) accommodation, he added.