Ts bpass

Thanks to the launch of TS-bPASS, the After the formation of TS-bPASS offers layout and building application permissions online without any hassle in a time-bound manner. For effective implementation of this initiative, so far penalties have been levied ten times since the commencement of TS-bPASS and 103 officials have been penalised for delaying the disposal of applications. To ensure there are no delays, the State government also has advised the District Collectors to review TS-bPASS applications more frequently and release permissions quickly.

By Express News Service HYDERABAD: The much-awaited Telangana State Building Permission Approval Self-certification System (TS-bPASS) is now available to citizens after its launch by Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao here on Monday.The new system is expected to cut the tedium of going around the offices for obtaining clearances for construction of buildings. Apart from cutting the red tape, it would also ensure transparency.After being in the works for quite some time now, it has finally became accessible to people. Describing it as an initiative in the right direction, Rama Rao said that under TS-bPASS, self-certification by citizens would be enough for construction of buildings in plots of above 75 sq yards and up to 600 sq yards and for a height of up to seven metres. The Minister, however, said that the self-certification facility is extended in good faith and if anyone tries to misuse the same, the civic body would have powers to demolish the buildings without even issuing any notice. He handed over the building permission copies to citizens who availed the services under TS-bPASS initiative after its launch. He said that the reforms being ushered in are intended to develop infrastructure in urban spaces and at the same time ensure decentralisation of administrative power for the welfare of people living in rural areas as well. “This is the reason why the government has come up with new districts, mandals, revenue divisions, and panchayats,” he said, addin...