The Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj in Karnataka released instructions on the treatments to be followed for approving style approval for designs established on transformed lands located within gram panchayat limitations however outside regional preparation locations.
According to a declaration, under Section 199(B) of the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2025, the worried authority-either the Gram Panchayat or any authority informed by the government-must acquire prior approval of the design strategy from the proficient preparation authority having jurisdiction.
This approval is obligatory before releasing a brand-new ‘khata’ or Property Identification (PID) number for constructing websites planned for building and construction functions, it stated.
The declaration even more stated that designers are needed to send an application in Form 1, together with the needed files, to the gram panchayat as defined in Regulation 4( 1 ).
Based on the authorized design strategy, design owners should move, complimentary of expense, through a signed up forfeiture deed, all locations allocated for roadway widening, roadways, parks, parking areas, civic facility locations, utility locations, and other fundamental centers to the worried Gram Panchayat, the department stated.
It included that, under Regulation 11, design owners should perform all advancement works within the authorized designs based on existing guidelines and in accordance with the authorized strategies and confirmed quote schedules accredited by pertinent departments, consisting of the Panchayat Raj engineering, rural drinking water and sanitation, ESCOM, and so on.
The department likewise directed that gram panchayats situated outside regional preparation locations need to make sure that style approvals and advancement operates in transformed lands within their limitations are carried out in accordance with the recommended standards.
“They must also maintain all necessary documents related to the layouts and take appropriate steps to bring such properties under the tax ambit,” the declaration stated.
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