1. Bhubaneswar – Transforming the Temple City
A presentation by Bhubaneswar Development Authority
Bhubaneswar Development Authority
2. Bhubaneswar Development Authority
Entrusted with
•Development Planning
•Land use Planning
•Building Plan Approval
•Undertake works pertaining to
construction of
– housing colonies,
– shopping centers,
– markets,
– industrial estate,
– public amenities
Vision
Transform Bhubaneswar into a world class urban center and an
important gateway for national and international investments
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3. Growth entails its own issues and challenges
Inability to align and prioritize infrastructure growth
Alignment with
1 Development
with development plans and rules leading to
unplanned growth
Manual approvals of building plans were lengthy and
2 Responsiveness
cumbersome leading to stakeholder dissatisfaction
Limited capacity of systems and people leading to
Capacity
3 Constraints
inability to keep pace with growth velocity of
infrastructure
Inadequate management insights regarding
Performance
4 Management
performance of department due to fragmented view
of operations
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4. Enabling reforms in building plan approvals was an
imperative for BDA
Automate scrutiny of
drawings vis-à-vis DC rules/
Building bye laws
Accelerate scrutiny
Provide alerts and process by
reports for different eliminating lengthy
stakeholders via and cumbersome
SMS and email computations
Automate workflows and
Map authorized roles
enable collaboration
and responsibilities and
between various
track file movements
stakeholders
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5. Building Plan scrutiny process at BDA
Architect BDA Committee
Submits Approve/
proposal Disapprove
online as per
regulations
Rejection
Objections & Compliance
Counter Assistants
Planning Member
Scrutinizes for
adequacy Checks
Raises Reports
Demand Note Sanctions as
per Authority
Field Inspectors Asst./Jr. Town Associate Planner
Planner
Conducts site
visit
Reports Findings
• Perform Document Scrutiny
Workflows • Issue Sanction Fee Invoice
Approval flows • Issue Permission Letter
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6. Sanction of Proposals - I
1. Architect submits proposal in required
format along with supporting
documentation
2. Counter Assistant receives application
3. Processes drawing through AutoDCR
4. Rejects if the plan fails in any
component
5. Verifies against hardcopy of
documents
6. If approved issues Demand note for
Scrutiny Fees
7. Issue File Acknowledgement no. after
confirmation of receipt of fees
8. Forwards to concerned Field
Inspector/Amin for Site Visit Scrutiny
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7. Sanction of Proposals - II
FI/Amin
1.Conducts site visit : Checks Road width and Plot size as per requirement
2.Generate Site Visit Report
Asst./Jr. Town Planner and Associate Planner :
1.Conducts document scrutiny
2.Reassigns Site Visit if Required
3.Conducts Technical scrutiny ( Compares AutoDCR data with FI/Amin Report)
4.Prepares Demand Note
5.Uploads Drawing in non-editable PDF format
6.Raises objections (if any) and verifies Architect’s compliance
7.Prepares Agenda(if applicable) for DP (Development Plan) / BP (Building Plan) Committee
8.Approve proposal based on delegation of power
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8. Sanction of Proposals - III
1. Checks Report submitted by
Asst./Jr. Town Planner and
Associate Planner (Technical
Scrutiny and Site Visit Report)
2. Approves proposal as per
delegated powers
3. Forward to DP/BP Committee as
per recommendations and
requirements
4. Stop permissions
5. Take appropriate actions based on
MIS Reports
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9. Sanction of Proposals - IV
1. Approve / Disapprove as per
proceedings
2. View full legal history
3. Stop permissions
4. Take appropriate actions based on
MIS Reports
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11. Summary of Benefits
1 Uniformity and Standardization of Approval Process
Before the AutoDCR was introduced ATP/JTP were doing the manual
scrutiny resulting in confusion and ambiguity among the Architects and
BDA officers.
2 Good Governance
Better Governance Practices followed in BDA Planning division after
AutoDCR implemented.
3 Better Quality and Faster Services to Applicant & Citizens
Architects and Applicants getting faster Response and transparency in
their Approvals.
4 Accountability
AutoDCR brought more accountability in terms of Responses and
Approvals both for BDA and Architect’s resulting in better co-ordination and
benefiting citizens.
5 Increase in Revenue (Planning Division)
BDA’s Planning wing recorded an exponential rise in revenue after
AutoDCR implementation
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12. Thank You
Contact Details:
Designation : Planning Member
Contact No : 0674- 2390691
Mail : patspk55@gmail.com
Website : www.bdabbsr.in
Bhubaneswar Development Authority
