NAGPUR: The state government has proposed to increase the period of building plan sanction from existing 30 days to 60 days in unified development control regulations (DCR). The Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), local chapter, in its detailed submission on unified DCR has suggested that the government reduce the period to 45 days. 

Citing the central government’s Ease of Doing Business Assessment-2017, the government issued a notification in July 2017 making it mandatory for the planning authorities to sanction or refuse applications seeking building plans within a period of 30 days. The period was 60 days before the notification. The building plan was supposed to be deemed sanctioned in case of no reply or no decision is given by the planning authorities. 

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Among other top suggestions of IIA, one is to allow housing scheme under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and tourism activities in agriculture zone. These are permissible under existing norms. The other suggestion is to increase area for rooms in banquet and function halls. 

In unified DCR, halls can come up in area of 0.4 hectare or more and will get FSI of 0.2. 30% of the total area can be utilized for rooms and 40% for parking. 

The IIA has not mentioned anything on the government’s proposal to reduce FSI of commercial from existing 2.5 to 1.25. It has pointed about lack of mention of FSI in congested areas in Nagpur in unified DCR. 

The IIA did not directly comment on whether there was need for unified DCR or not.

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