M.Venkaiah Naidu seeks early notification of simplified Delhi Building Bye-laws

New Delhi, October 7, 2014: Ministry of Urban Development has decided to place in public domain the Draft Unified Delhi Building Bye-laws prepared by the Delhi Urban Arts Commission(DUAC). This decision comes in the wake of the direction of Urban Development Minister M.Venkaiah Naidu seeking early notification of simplified and user friendly building bye-laws in place of the current bye-laws which are in force since 1983 and are not considered user friendly.

Further to the direction of Venkaiah Naidu, Urban Development Secretary Shankar Aggarwal today discussed the issue with Vice-Chairman of Delhi Development Authority, Secretary, DUAC and senior officials of the Ministry and urban local bodies.

It was decided in today’s meeting that the Draft Unified Building Bye-laws prepared by DUAC as in January, 2013 would be posted on the websites of the Urban Development Ministry, DDA and DUAC inviting comments and suggestions from every one over the next two weeks. Thereafter, a Consultative Workshop will be organized involving all stakeholders including experts, architects and citizen bodies. Suggestions received there in would be incorporated in the Draft Unified Bye-laws which would be examined by an Expert Committee. Urban Development Ministry proposes to notify the final Unified Building Bye-laws within three months.

The proposed Unified Building Bye-laws seeks to simply the procedure for obtaining sanctions for construction of buildings besides making them user friendly and incentivizing green and energy efficient construction. A simple and self-explanatory version of bye-laws along with simplified proformas is intended to be made available which facilitates easy interpretation. Self-sanction by the architects and electronic processing of sanctions by the local authorities are also sought to be provided.

Under the existing Building Bye-laws, sanctions for constructions are required to be issued within 60 days from the date of application. However, given the complexity of the procedures and rules, open ended interpretation and complexity of documentation, the stipulated timeline is seldom complied with. The proposed Unified Bye-laws seeks to address these issues so that sanctions are issued quickly.
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