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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT (2017-18) of

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING DEPARTMENT

Government of Himachal Pradesh

Office : Block No. 32-A, SDA Complex, Kasumpti, Shimla-171009. Telephone : 0177-2622494. 2625752, 2621450 EPABX: 2624762, FAX- 2625787. Website : www.tcp.hp.gov.in/Email: [email protected], [email protected]

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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 2017-18 (01-04-2017 to 31-03-2018) 1.0 BACKGROUND :

The Town and Country Planning Department was created as a small cell of the H.P. Public Works Department in the year 1964 and the same continued up to 1979. During the year 1979, an independent Directorate was created but charge of the Director continued to be held by the Engineer-in-Chief (B&R) or the Chief Engineer of H.P. Public Works Department, till 1993, when an independent Director was appointed as Head of the Department. 2.0 INTRODUCTION:

Town and Country Planning is engaged in a social transformation development process to ensure creation of functionally workable, economically viable, socially acceptable, environmentally sustainable and aesthetically pleasing living environment for humanity in both, rural and urban habitats, through optimum, just and balanced use of scarce land resources in view of demographic, socio-economic, techno-legal dynamics, which is foremost necessity of the day.

Town and Country Planning ensure planned, systematic, sustainable development of urban and rural habitations and is a prerequisite for all modern development schemes. Development Plans, Sectoral Plans and Town Planning Schemes go a long way in catering to civic and other urban services infrastructure, transportation and other requirements that ensure dynamism and a healthy living environment for humanity.

3.0 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT :

Himachal Pradesh, being a hill State, is endowed with rich eco-system and cultural heritage. Although, there is a low level of urbanization in the State, yet during recent years urbanization has been exerting high pressure on scarce urban land resources. There are 59 small and medium census towns in the State, with only Shimla as Class-I city. As per 2011 census, urban population of the State in these urban areas was 6, 88,552 persons, which is about 10.03% of the total population of the State. Due to various developmental priorities of the Government activities and opening of new areas, a large number of new growth centers are coming up very fast. The pressure on land in the State has increased manifold, leading to haphazard and un-planned construction activities in Towns, Growth Centers and their surrounding areas. With a view to manage and regulate this increasing trend in urbanization and to check the un-authorized construction activities, the Government of Himachal Pradesh had enacted Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1977 and made it applicable to all major Towns of the State, besides the other Planning and Special Areas in the States.

4.0 VISION : To ensure optimum and sustainable spatial development of land. 5.0 OBJECTIVES :

1. Constitution of Regions, Planning Areas and Special Areas under Sections 4, 13 and 66 of the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1977 respectively.

2. Procurement of Spatial and non-Spatial data bases for planning.

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3. Preparation of Existing Land Use Maps and Registers. 4. Research work for the preparation of Regional Plans, Development Plans and

Sectoral Plans.

5. Preparation of Regional Plans, Development Plans, Sector Plans, Town Planning Schemes, Land Pooling & Re-constitution Schemes.

6. Adoption of modern Geo-information & Communication Technology to enhance the efficiency of the Department and thereby reducing the services delivery time.

6.0 EXTENSION OF ACT TO PLANNING AREAS :

For planned development of various towns and growth centers of the State, the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1977 has been extended to 35 Planning Areas in the State. The names of Planning Areas are as under:—

Planning Areas

Sr. No.

Name of Planning Area

1. Bilaspur 22. Narkanda

2. Chamba 23. Ghumarwin

3. Dalhousie 24. Amb-Gagret

4. Dharamshala 25. Nadaun

5. Hamirpur 26. Sujanpur

6. Kullu Valley 27. Bhota

7. Kasauli 28. Joginder Nagar

8. Mandi 29. Sundernagar

9. Mehatpur 30. Sangrah

10. Nahan 31. Baijnath-Paprola

11. Palampur 32. Dhaulakuan-Majra

12. Parwanoo 33. Hinner

13. Paonta-Sahib (Urban) 34. Aut

14. Rampur 35. Ner-Chowk

15. Rohru

16. Shimla

17. Solan

18. Theog

19. Una (Urban)

20. Waknaghat

21. Chopal

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Map Showing Planning Areas

7.0 SPECIAL AREAS AND SPECIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES :

Besides 35 Planning Areas, the Government has extended the provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1977 to 35 areas of the State, by designating these areas as Special Areas under Section–66 of the Act ibid. The areas which have growth potential for urbanization and have no agency for development or for providing basic services have been declared as Special Areas. For regulating planned and systematic development in these Special Areas, the Special Area Development Authorities have been constituted under Section-67 of the Act ibid, under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioners and Sub-Divisional Officers (Civil).

In case of Tribal Areas of the State, Hon’ble M.L.As/Deputy Commissioner/ADC/SDM

are the Chairpersons of the Tribal Special Area Development Authorities. Local Officers of respective areas and Pradhans of Gram Panchayats are Members of the Special Area Development Authorities. Baddi-Barotiwala and Nalagarh Development Authority has been established under the Chairmanship of the Hon’ble Chief Minister.

The Special Area Development Authorities have powers to impose taxes, fees and levies

at par to the Municipal Bodies. Functions of the Special Area Development Authorities, as per Section 70 of the Act ibid are, if required to do so:—

(i) To prepare, the development plans for the special areas;

(ii) To implement the development plans after approval of the State Government;

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(iii) For the purpose of implementation of the plan, to acquire, hold, develop, manage and dispose of land and other property;

(iv) To carry out construction activity and to provide water, electricity, drainage and

other utilities and amenities; (v) To provide the municipal services as specified in the Himachal Pradesh Municipal

Act, 1994; (vi) To provide for the municipal management of the special area in the same manner as

is provided in the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 1994; (vii) To otherwise perform all such functions with regard to the special areas as the State

Govt. may, from time to time direct.

Sr. No. Name of Special Area 1. Barog 2. Baba Balak Nath 3. Bharmour 4. Chintpurni 5. Chamera 6. Garli-Pragpur 7. Hatkoti 8. Kufri 9. Khajjiar 10. Keylong 11. Gutkar 12. Paonta-Sahib ( Rural) 13. Pangi 14. ReckongPeo 15. Shoghi 16. Trilokpur 17. Una (Rural) 18. Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh 19. Bir Billing 20. Chail 21. Chamunda 22. Ghanahatti 23. Harat 24. Jabli 25. Kandaghat 26. Kaza 27. Manikaran 28. Naggar 29. Pong Dam 30. Rohtang 31. Sarahan 32 Solang 33. Tabo 34. Udaipur 35. Sangla-Kamru

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Map Showing Special Areas

8.0 STATUS OF PLANS

(i) Regional Plans

The Department is in the process of regionalization of the State and different Regions are proposed to be constituted as per provisions of Section 4 of the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1977. The State Government has constituted 12 Regions on 18-9-2015.

(ii) Interim Development Plans and Development Plans

For ensuring sustainable growth and regulated Spatial Planning, Interim Development Plans and Development Plans are prepared for the prospective period of 15-20 years. One Interim Development Plan and 29 Development Plans have been notified by the Government, so far.

Interim Development Plans

Sr. No. Name Date of Notification 1. Shimla 23-04-1979

Development Plans

Sr. No. Name Date of Notification

1. Bilaspur 04-08-20052. Chamba 09-10-20073. Dharamshala 15-06-19944. Dalhousie 27-12-20045. Hamirpur 01-07-1994

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6. Kasauli 21-07-19987. Left out area of Kullu Valley Planning Area 15-01-2011

8. Mandi 10-08-19949. Manali 20-06-200510. Nahan 15-06-199411. Palampur 18-05-200512. Paonta Sahib 26-10-199813. Rampur 18-07-199614. Solan 27-12-200415. Una 23-04-199716. Parwanoo 18-07-199617. Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh 11-09-201518. Barog 07-12-201619. Trilokpur 10.04.2017 20. Theog 10.04.2017 21. Kullu –Bhunter Agglomeration of KVPA 27.01.2018 22. Nadaun 27.01.201823. Amb-Gagret 27.01.2018 24. Sundernagar 27.01.2018 25. Ghumarwin 27.01.2018 26. Baijnath-Paprola 27.01.2018 27. Bir-Billing 27.01.2018 28. Rohru 27.01.201829. Manikaran 27.01.2018

(iii) Revised Development Plans:

Besides above, following Development Plans have been revised as their plan period was over:—

Revised Development Plans

Sr. No. Name Date of Notification 1. Hamirpur 27-12-20042. Mandi 20-10-20093. Nahan 27-12-20044. Kasauli 21-03-20065. Parwanoo 10.04.2017 6. Rampur 10-07-20177. Dharamshala 27-01-2018

(iv) Sectoral Plans

In order to ensure Sectoral level planning, the Sectoral Plans for the following 4 Sectors have been approved by the Government:—

Sr. No. Name Date of Notification

1. Cemetery- BhattaKuffer (Phase-II), Shimla 31.08.1999 2. Brow, Rampur Busher 19.01.1999 3. Jakhoo, Shimla 19.01.1999 4. Hira Nagar, Hamirpur 20.11.1999

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9.0 THE HIMACHAL PRADESH APARTMENT AND PROPERTY REGULATION ACT, 2005

In view of the changed housing demand scenario, the Government of Himachal Pradesh

enacted the Himachal Pradesh Apartment and Property Regulation Act, 2005 and Rules there under in the Department of Housing, to regulate development of colonies and apartments as well as transaction of built properties.

The custodianship of this Act was given to HIMUDA by notifying C.E.O- cum-Secretary as

Competent Authority to exercise and perform all or any of the powers and functions of the Competent Authority under the Act ibid. However, thereafter it was felt that assignment of regulatory process under Act ibid to HIMUDA, which itself is a promoter, is not appropriate. Therefore, in addition to normal duties and responsibilities of the Director, Town & Country Planning under the H.P. Town & Country Planning Act, 1977, the statutory duties and responsibilities as envisaged in the Himachal Pradesh Apartment & Property Regulation Act, 2005 of the Competent Authority have been assigned by declaring the Director, Town and Country Planning as Competent Authority vide notification No. HSG-A (3)-I-3/2010 dated 22.11.2010 of the Principal Secretary (Housing) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh.

In view of above, the Department had assumed this new assignment by taking over complete

record thereof from HIMUDA. The following statutory functions are being performed by the Department:—

1. Registration & Licensing of Promoters/Estate Agents.

2. To watch the interests of buyers by way of exercising check on sale agreements between promoters & buyers.

3. To inspect & audit accounts of Promoters/Estate Agents. 4. To ensure provisioning of amenities by the Promoters till transfer of area to

local Bodies. 5. To issue completion and occupation certificates. 6. To ensure proper documentation & enforcement on Registration of Conveyance

by the Promoters. 7. To inspect working of Promoters and Estate Agents for ensuring compliance of

provisions of the Act ibid and rules made there under. 8. To publish annually in the Official Gazette the Report of the activities financed

from the Development Fund and the statement of Accounts. 9. To take cognizance of offences by persons or Promoters or Estate Agents and

initiate penal action.

Thereafter, the H.P. Apartment and Property Regulation Act, 2005 has been repealed and its provisions incorporated in the H.P. Town & Country Planning Act, 1977 vide Government Notification dated 21.09.2013 and Rules framed there under notified on 01.12.2014. It is pertinent to mention here that w.e.f. 1 May, 2017 the “Real Estate (Regulation & Development Act, 2016” (RERA) is in force in the State, wherein there is no provision of Registration. Therefore, no Registration has been done by this Department in the year 2017-18. The detail of the Registration as well as licenses issued under above Acts w.e.f. 01.04.2017 to 31.03.2018 is as under:-

* Essentiality Certificate 05 Nos. * License Certificate 11 Nos. * Registration Certificate NIL * Estate Agent 19 Nos. (under the

RERA Act)

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10.0 THE REAL ESTATE (REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 2016

The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 came into force partially form 1st, May 2016 and completely from 1st, May 2017. Town and Country Planning Department has already made substantial progress in implementation of the Act. The State Govt. Vide Notification No. TCP-A(3)-1/2016 Dated 4th February, 2017 has nominated the Director, Town and Country Planning Department, HP as the ‘Designated Officer’ as required under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016. The Designated Officer has been entrusted with the work of preparation of draft RERA Rules, initiate development of RERA web portal and also to initiate actions for compliance of various provision of the RERA Act. Himachal Pradesh Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules, 2017 were prepared by the Department under the provisions of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 which were notified on 6th October, 2017 for carrying out the purpose of the RERA Act. Department has developed a dedicated Web-portal for providing online registration and complaint facility and 14 Real Estate Projects and 14 Real Estate Agents till 31st March, 2018.

11.0 ORGANIZATIONAL SET UP

Besides the Directorate, there are following 7 Divisional, 6 Sub-Divisional Town & Country Planning Offices and 5 Town Planning Offices, headed by the Town & Country Planners, Assistant Town Planners and Planning Officers, respectively. Their locations and jurisdictions are as under:-

Directorate of Town and Country Planning

Sr. No. Headquarters Jurisdiction 1. Shimla Himachal Pradesh

Divisional Town Planning Offices

Sr. No. Headquarters of Offices Jurisdiction 1. Shimla Shimla & Kinnaur Districts and Spiti Sub-

Division of Lahaul & Spiti District. 2. Solan Solan District 3. Mandi Mandi and Bilaspur Districts 4. Kullu Kullu and Lahaul Sub-Division of Lahaul &

Spiti District. 5. Hamirpur Hamirpur and Una Districts 6. Dharamshala Kangra and Chamba Districts 7. Nahan Sirmour District.

Sub-Divisional Town Planning Offices

Sr. No Headquarters Jurisdiction 1. Una Una District 2. Chamba Chamba District 3. Bilaspur Bilaspur District 4. Rampur Bushehar Part of Shimla, Kinnaur Districts 5. Kasauli Kasauli Planning Area 6. Parwanoo Part of Solan District i.e. Parwanoo Planning

Area and Jabli Special Area.

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Town Planning Offices: Sr. No. Headquarters Jurisdiction

1. Palampur Palampur Planning Area 2. Manali Manali Planning Area 3. Sunder Nagar Sundernagar Planning Area. 4. Rohroo Rohroo Planning Area 5. Nadaun Nadaun Planning Area

12.0 STAFFING STRUCTURE

There are 294 sanctioned posts of different categories in the Department, out of which 220 posts are filled in and 74 posts are lying vacant as on 31.3.2018. The chart of Organizational Structure is as under:—

Category-wise total sanctioned strength of Town and Country Planning Department showing the filled and vacant posts along with pay scale of the post is given as under :—

Class-I (Gazetted) Sr. No.

Designation Total No. of Sanctioned posts

Filled Vacant Pay Scale Grade pay

1. Director 01 01 - 37400-67000 10000 2. State Town

Planner 01 01 - 37400-67000 8700

3. Town & Country Planner

08 07 01 15600-39100 7600

4. Assistant Town Planner

15 11 04 15600-39100 5400

5. Planning Officer 26 18 08 10300-34800 5000 Supdt. Grade-I 01 01 - 15600-39100 5400

6. Law Officer 01 01 - 10300-34800 4400 7. Tehsildar 01 - 01 10300-34800 4400 8. Total: 54 40 14 - -

Class-II (Gazetted)

Sr. No.



1. Research Officer

01 - 01 10300-34800 5000

2. Section Officer

01 01 - 10300-34800 5000

Total 02 01 01 -

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Class-II (Non-Gazetted)

Sr. No.



1. Supdt. Grade-II 02 01 01 10300-34800 4800 2. Personal Assistant 01 - 01 10300-34800 4800 3. Sr. Planning D/Man 10 08 02 10300-34800 4200

Total: 13 09 04 - - Class-III (Non-Gazetted) : Sr. No.



1. Junior Engineer 33 30 03 10300-34800 3800 2. Draftsman 08 07 01 10300-34800 4200 3. Senior Assistant 11 11 - 10300-34800 4400 4. Sr. Scale Stenographer 01 01 - 10300-34800 4400 5. Research Assistant 01 01 - 10300-34800 3600 6. Computer Operator 02 01 01 10300-34800 3200 7. Field Investigator 02 02 - 5910-20200 2400 8. Junior Draftsman 29 18 11 5910-20200 2400 9. Surveyor 02 - 02 5910-20200 2400 10. Steno-Typist 15 11 04 5910-20200 2000 11. Driver 07 07 - 5910-20200 2000 12. Junior Office Asstt

(IT) 15 04 11 5910-20200 1950

13. Clerk 21 16 05 5910-20200 1900 14. Patwari 20 05 15 5910-20200 1900 15. Ferro-Printer 02 02 - 5910-20200

900 Total: 169 116 53 - -

Class-IV Sr. No Designation Total No. of

Sanctioned posts


1. Process Server 01 01 - 4900-10680 1400 2. Peon 23 23 01 4900-10680 1300 3. Chowkidar-cum-

Sweeper 05 04 01 4900-10680 1300

4. Chainman 25 04 01 4900-10680 1300 5. Sweeper 02 02 - 4900-10680 1300

Total: 56 54 02 - -

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CATEGORY WISE TOTAL SANCTIONED AND VACANT POSTS POSITION AS ON 31.03.2018

Sr. No. Classification Sanctioned Filled Vacant

1. Class-I (Gazetted) 54 40 14 2. Class-II (Gazetted) 02 01 01 3. Class-II (Non-Gazetted) 13 09 04 4. Class-II 169 116 53 5. Class-IV 56 54 02

Total: 294 220 74 13.0 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS:

All the Officers and Officials of this Department perform their duties and exercise powers in accordance with the delegations made by the Government and Director, from time to time. Administrative and Financial discipline in the Department is ensured in accordance with HPFR, FRSR, CCS (CCA) Rules and CCS (Conduct) Rules. As regards to specific activities of Town & Country Planning Department, the duties and powers of the Director have been assigned and delegated to all the field officers of this Department with a view to expedite the works of general public in a prompt and time bound manner. The statutory duties of the officers and officials have been prescribed in the Rules and Regulations, in operation for regulating the activities.

14.0 BUDGET& RECEIPT OF THE DEPARTMENT:

The Department is operating two Major Heads namely 2217 and 4217. The Major Head 2217 is related to revenue expenditure including Salary, Wages, Travel Expenses and Office Expenses. The Major Head 4217 is related to expenditure on preparation of Development Plans. Detail of budget provision and expenditure in the said two heads of account for the last three years is given as under:—

DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET (Rs. In Lac)

Head 2217-80-001-02/ SOE

2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Budget Expdt. Budget Expdt. Budget Expdt.

01-Salary 807.07 805.09 975.59 975.59 1056.17 1056.17 02-Wages 8.46 8.40 10.79 10.79 11.18 11.18 03-T.E. 9.41 9.41 7.96 7.96 8.16 8.16 05-O.E. 26.69 26.69 22.66 22.66 31.50 31.50 06-M.R. 20.97 20.97 22.42 22.42 26.80 26.80 07-R.R.T. 2.96 2.96 2.32 2.32 3.92 3.92 08-Publication 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.06 09-Advertisement & publicity

1.17 1.17 1.50 1.50 7.99 7.99

10-Hospitiality &Entertainment

0.05 0.05 0.10 0.10 0.20 0.20

12-Professional services

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 36.30 36.30

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15-Training 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20-Other Charges 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 27-Mot Veh.(Pur) 0.00 0.00 6.70 6.70 6.35 6.35 30-M.Veh. 10.76 10.76 11.32 11.32 11.16 11.16 64-T.T.A. 0.46 0.46 0.25 0.25 0.12 0.12 Total 888.00 885.96 1061.68 1061.68 1199.91 1199.91 4217-03-051-05 Preparation of Draft Dev.Plan

78.88 78.88 137.91 137.91 127.20 127.20

2217-80-001-02 (Plan) 20 other Charges

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 27.54 27.54

DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE RECEIPT

Year-wise revenue receipt generated by implementing the provisions of the H.P. Town & Country Planning Act, 1977 and H.P. Apartment & Property Regulation Act, 2005 during the last 3 years within Planning Areas and Special Areas which have been constituted in the State under the provisions of H.P. Town and Country Planning Act, 1977, is as under:—

(Rs. In lacs) Sr. No.

Year Amount of receipt By TCP Department

By SADAs Under Apartment Act

Total

1. 2015-16 677.08 404.04 419.11 1500.23 2. 2016-17 711.25 676.05 330.00 1717.30 3. 2017-18 1125.13 243.99 291.75 1660.87

The funds collected in shape of Service Charges/ Development Charges from the Promoters are being utilized for the following purposes as per Rule-68 (1) & (2) of the H.P. Town and Country Planning Rules, 1978 (Amended upto 2016) :—

1. For up-gradation and modernization of technology in town planning, housing and

urban affairs;

2. For providing training facilities in urban management, housing and town and country planning;

3. Organizing and participating in Seminars, Workshops and Conferences on Town and country planning, housing, urban affairs and urban management within and outside the country; and

4. Development of affordable housing by the Government through Public Housing Government Agency as and when required.

An amount of Rs. 1,43,52,721/- only( one crore forty three lac fifty two thousand seven hundred twenty one) only has been received on account of Service Charges/ Development Funds from the Promoters during the Current Financial Year 2017-18 which is being utilized on the aforesaid activities relating to the Department.

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15.0 Goals and Objectives of Annual Action Plan fixed for 2017-18 and accomplishments: Sr. No.

Office Physical Target Achievement upto 31.03.2018

1.

Solan

Preparation of Existing Land Use Maps and Registers.

Hinner (outsourcing) Matter under progress

Preparation of Development Plans.

Waknaghat Matter under progress Chail(Preparation of Base map)

Matter under progress

Preparation of Regional Plan

Solan (Procurement of Base Map)


Public Awareness Meetings.

Hinner - Waknaghat Meeting conducted on

09.01.2018 Chail -

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Nahan

Constitution of Planning Area/ Special Area.

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Sangrah Matter under progress

Dhaulakuan-Majra Matter under progress


Preparation of Town Planning Scheme Dhaulakuan-Majra



Sangrah Meeting conducted on 07.02.2018

Dhaulakuan-Majra Meeting conducted on 21.02.2018

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Mandi


Ner Chowk Planning Area constituted by the Govt. on 15.7.2017

Gutkar Planning Area constituted by the Govt. on 15.7.2017


Aut(outsourcing), Matter under progress Jogindernagar, Matter under progress


Mandi (Revised), Matter under progress


Ner Chowk Meeting conducted on 03.03.2018

Aut Meeting conducted on 20.12.2017

Jogindernagar Meeting conducted on 16.11.2017

Mandi Meeting conducted on 22.03.2018

Gutkar Meeting conducted on 29.12.2017

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Kullu


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Finalization of bids for Kullu under AMRUT (outsourcing)

Work has been awarded

Preparation of Regional Plan

Lahaul & Spiti Matter under progress


Kullu - Lahaul Meetings have been

conducted Spiti Meetings have been

conducted 5. Hamirpur Preparation of Existing

Land Use Maps and Registers.

Additional Hamirpur (outsourcing)



Sujanpur (outsourcing) -


Hamirpur Meeting conducted Sujanpur Public Awareness

meeting conducted 6.

Dharamshala


Kangra Proposal sent to the Govt.

Pong Dam (Segment wise Revision)



Pong Dam -


IDP Garli-Paragpur (Outsourcing)


Chamunda Matter under progress Public Awareness Meetings.

Kangra Meeting conducted Pong Dam Meeting conducted Garli-Paragpur Meeting conducted Chamunda Meeting conducted

Study of Heritage Areas and submission thereof

Haripur -

7. Shimla Preparation of Existing Land Use Maps and Registers.

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Preparation of Development Plans

Narkanda


Finalization of bids for Shimla under AMRUT (Outsourcing)

Work has been awarded


Narkanda Meeting conducted on 24.03.2018

Shimla Meeting conducted on 09.02.2018

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Chamba


Chamba (Extension) Proposal sent to Govt.


Chamera Matter under progress


Khajjiar, Matter under progress

Bharmour (Outsourcing) Matter under progress Public Awareness Meetings.

Chamba Meeting conducted Khajjiar Meeting conducted on

16.12.2017 Bharmour Meeting conducted

9.

Bilaspur


Ghumarwin Work awarded to the M/s NF Infratech services Pvt. Ltd and matter under progress.

Bilaspur (Additional) Matter under progress Preparation of Development Plans.

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Ghumarwin Meeting conducted 8.03.2018

Bilaspur (Additional) Meeting conducted 8.03.2018

10.

Una


Una (Extension) Matter under progress


Amb-Gagret Matter under progress


Mehatpur Matter under progress Chintpurni (Outsourcing) Matter under progress


Amb-Gagret Meeting conducted Mehatpur Meeting conducted Chintpurni Meeting conducted Una Meeting conducted

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Parwanoo


Jabli (Revised) Matter under progress


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Jabli Meeting conducted

12.

Rampur


Sangla-Kamru (outsourcing)



Sarahan Matter under progress

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Sangla-Kamru Meeting conducted on 29.11.2017

Sarahan Public Awareness meeting will shortly be conducted.

13. Manali Preparation of Existing Land Use Maps and Registers.

Rohtang The preparation of the existing landuse register is under process in this office


Solang The estimate for preparation of the development plan is under process in this office.


Rohtang - Solang Meeting conducted on

07.12.2017 14.

Sundernagar


Sundernagar Matter under progress


Sundernagar Send to the Govt. for approval


Sundernagar Meeting has been conducted.

15.

Palampur


Palampur(Extension) Matter under progress


Baijnath-Paprola ELU Adopted on 3.8.2017

Bir-Billing Matter under progress. Preparation of Development Plans.

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Palampur - Baijnath-Paprola Meeting conducted on

28.03.2018 Bir-Billing -

16.

Nadaun


Nadaun (SA) Proposal sent to the Govt.


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Nadaun(SA) Meeting conducted

17.

Rohru


Rohru (Extension) Matter under progress Hatkoti (Extension) Matter under progress

Preparation of Existing Land Use Maps and

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Registers. Preparation of Development Plans.

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Rohru Meeting conducted on 05.03.2018

Hatkoti Meeting conducted on 24.02.2018

16.0 THE HIMACHAL PRADESH TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING

(AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015

Definition of Colony amended. Time period for preparation of Existing Land Use Map and Register extended from 3

years to 5 years. Provision for levy of Infrastructure and Maintenance Charges made. Period of Registration of Promoter and Estate Agent extended from 3 years to 5

years. In section-83-A further provision has been made to disconnect the service

connection in case of deviations and un-authorized construction from approved map. Reservation of plots and apartments for EWS, LIG of Society and Bonafide

Himachalies.

17.0 Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Rules, 2014. The State Government has repealed Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Rules, 1978 on 1.12.2014 by notifying the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Rules, 2014. The new Rules have been made more logical, practical and simplified. Amendment has again been carried out in the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Rules, 2014 on 28.07.2016.

18.0 Regulatory measures adopted by the Department to ensure planned development.

In order to ensure planned development, following steps have been taken:- (a) The provision of parking on plots abutting vehicular roads has been adhered to, so that

problem of parking on the roads is tackled. (b) The regulations of Shimla, Manali, Dharamshala and Dalhousie pertaining to Green,

Heritage, Core, Restricted and Other Zones were adhered to, so that their tourist character is maintained.

(c) The Architects were given licenses under the provisions of H.P. Town and Country Planning Act, 1977, for ensuring public convenience.

(d) The provision of rain water harvesting tank has been incorporated in the Rules and is being ensured in each structure at the stage of approval of Plans and completion of structures.

(e) The provisions of sloping roof and hill architecture were ascertained in the designs of buildings, so that the same reflect hill development imperatives.

(f) The provisions of Section 16-C regarding proper Sub-Divisions of land were strictly followed, so that well dimensioned developed plots are made available to the common man.

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(g) In order to restrict development above 45 degree slope in accordance with regulations, the provision for same has been adhered to in the interest of preservation of eco-fragile environs and hilly terrain.

(h) To curb hill cutting, provision of cutting only upto 3.50 metre height was adhered to. (i) The provisions have been made in the Rules for Barrier Free Environment in public

and semi-public buildings and recreational areas to facilitate persons with disabilities and the same are being adhered to.

(j) The regulations for Solar Passive buildings have been approved by the Government for comfortable living, on one hand and to effect energy saving, on the other.

(k) Regulations for Information Technology Park at Waknaghat were prepared and the same have been approved by the Government.

19.0 HERITAGE CONSERVATION

The areas/buildings in Shimla and Chamba on account of their distinct architectural design features have been identified and notified as Heritage Zones/Buildings. Heritage Regulations are in force in respect of Heritage Zone of Shimla Planning Area. The Heritage Advisory Committee for the Heritage Area of Shimla Planning Area has also been constituted vide Govt. Notification No. TCP-F(5)-5/2016-11 dated 02.02.2016. The Archeological Survey of India has amended the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958(Amendments and Validation)Act, 2010 vide which monuments having unique heritage background have been identified and listed for their conservation and presentation. The Government is determined to ensure that no construction, including public projects takes place within the prohibited areas around the monuments of natural importance. In view of said amendment in Central Act, the Heritage regulations are being re-examined and notified in the Interim Development Plan of Shimla Planning Area.

20.0 Policy on Urbanization of State.

The policy document, focusing on diffusion of development from urban areas to rural

areas, to create counter magnets, to ensure creation of serviced land/planned urban infrastructure by a Development Authority, eco-friendly development, projection of local heritage etc. has been prepared by the Department . It dovetails the mechanism for optimization of scarce urban land resources, necessity for planned sub-divisions of land and Land Pooling & Re-constitution of plots having joint ownerships. Suggestion on the draft Urbanization Policy has been received from Urban Development Department, HIMUDA, H.P. Pollution control Board, Science and Technology Department. Suggestions from all the ULBS of the State and all the Executive Engineers of HIMUDA have been received and examined in the Department. Accordingly the Policy submitted to the Govt.

21. 0 Single Window System For convenience of the public in getting their planning permissions cases cleared under Municipal as well as TCP legislations at one place, the “Single Window System” was introduced in 13 Municipal areas namely-Shimla, Nahan, Hamirpur, Una, Mandi, Rampur-Bushahar, Parwanoo, Paonta Sahib, Chamba, Solan, Bilaspur, Nalagarh and Palampur. The Urban Local Bodies are being assisted by the field officers of this Department. Besides this, powers have also been delegated to the Deputy Commissioner(s), Kullu, and Chamba in respect of Manali, and Dalhousie Towns respectively.

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22.0 GRANT-IN-AID TO SPECIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES The Special Area Development Authorities constituted under the provisions of the H.P. Town & Country Planning Act, 1977 in Tribal Areas of the State are being given Grant-in-Aid from Tribal Sub-Plan of the State to carry out the following works:-

a) Creation of income generating assets, b) Creation of assets benefiting community and c) Providing municipal services/civic functions.

During 2017-18, an amount of Rs.97.00 lacs have been released as Grant-in-Aid to these Special Area Development Authorities as under:—

Sr. No.

Name of Development Authority

Name of IDTP Amount of G.I.A

1. ReckongPeo Kinnaur 30.00 2. Keylong Lahaul 5.00 3. Udaipur Lahaul 5.00 4. Kaza Spiti 4.00 5. Tabo Spiti 4.00 6. Killar(Pangi) Pangi 19.00 7. Bharmour Bharmour 30.00 8. Sangla-Kamru Kinnaur 0

Total: 97.00

23.0 Draft Development Plans:

Development Plans for Hatkoti, Reckong Peo and Naggar have been prepared and sent to the Government for approval. This will ensure that comprehensive strategy for the development of these Planning/Special Areas is prepared for the year 2035. The revision of 2 Development Plans namely Una and Ponta-Sahib will be accomplished. 24. 0 Planning Areas to be declared:

Sr. No.

Urban Growth Centers as Planning Area

Sr. No.

Urban Local Bodies as Planning Area

1. Bagha 1 Arki 2. Berthin 2 Chowari 3. BarsarMaihre 3 Daulatpur 4. Bhambla 4 Dehra 5. Bhatiyat 5 Jawalamukhi 6. Darlaghat 6 Nagrota 7. Dharampur 7 Karsog 8. Dehra 8 Nurpur 9. Gohar 9 Rajgarh 10. Janjhali 10 Rewalsar 11. Kotli 11 Santokhgarh 12. Kangra 12 Sarkaghat 13. Nurpur 14. Nagwain

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15. Padhar 16. Renukaji 17. Shillai

25. 0 Special Areas to be declared:

1. Sangla& Kamru 26.0 ANNUAL PLAN (2018-19)

Sr. No

Objective Item Name

1. Constitution of Planning and Special Areas, under Section 13 and 66 of the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1977.

Constitution of Planning and Special Areas.

Pong-Dam(re-visit), Chamera(re-visit), Rohru (Extension) & Hatkoti (Extension)

2. Preparation of Existing Land Use Maps and Registers.

Existing Land Use Map and Register (Departmentally)

Sangrah, Dhaulakuan-Majra,Gutkar, Additional Hamirpur&Rohtang

Existing Land Use Map and Register (out-sourced )

Hinner, Jogindernagar, Additional Bilaspur, Ghumarwin, Sangla-Kamru Sundernagar

3.

Preparation of Development Plans and Regional Plans.

Preparation of Draft Development Plan (Departmentally)

Kandaghat, Waknaghat, Chamunda, Chopal, Una (revised)& Sarahan

Preparation of Draft Development Plan (out-sourced)

Ner-Chowk, Sujanpur, Bharmour& Chintpurni

Development Plan under AMRUT Scheme (out-sourced)

Preparation of Draft Regional Plans (out-sourced)

Lahaul and Spiti&Solan Public Awareness

Meetings Kandaghat, Waknaghat, Dhaulakuan-Majra, Paonta Sahib, Gutkar, Kullu,Sujanpur, Dharamshala, Chamunda,Shimla, Chamera, Ghumarwin,Chintpurni, Parwanoo, Jabli, Sarahan,Kasauli, Baijnath-Paprola, Bir-Billing,Sundernagar, Manali,Nadaun&Hatkoti

4. Preparation of Town Development Scheme/Land Pooling Scheme

Town Development Scheme/Land Pooling Scheme

Paonta Sahib, Gutkar, Dharamshala (consultation with HIMUDA), Una

5. Development Works for SADAs

Construction of Shopping Complex

Kandaghat, Chail, Trilokpur, Paonta Sahib, Gutkar, Chamunda, Garli Paragpur, Bir-Billing,Kufri, Shoghi, Ghanahatti,

6. Demolition of unauthorized/illegal construction /developments.

Demolition of unauthorized/illegal construction /developments.

At least one demolition per Planning Area and Special Area.

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27.0 IMPLEMENTATION OF PROVISIONS OF RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005.

The updation of publication in terms of Section 4(1) (b) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 has been made by this Department. Special attention has been ensured for compliance of provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005 and the status of receipt and disposal of applications under RTI is as under;-

Number of applications received during the Year 2017-18 = 464

Number of applications disposed off = 464

All above applications have been disposed off within stipulated period under the RTI, Act.

28.0 IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAINING POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT

In order to equip the employees of the Department with specific knowledge, skill and

attitude to enable them to play their role effectively, training on different topics like Disaster Management, RTI Act, 2005, gender budgeting, office procedures & financial management, GIS and remote sensing, basic computer training on MS Word/ MS Excel/ internet has been imparted to the officers/officials working on various posts in the Department through HIPA, IIPA New Delhi, NRSC Hyderabad, AGiSAC and IIRS Dehradun etc.

29.0 TCP WEB PORTAL Overview To achieve overall growth, ensure high performance and to automate the process of Town Planning Department, there was a need to help applicants apply for planning permission in Planning Areas/SADA’s/MC’s through an online portal and allow officials to grant those applications in a few clicks. By doing this, the department also hoped to make the process transparent and remove ambiguities in implementation of the provisions of TCP Act / regulations. Not just this, there was a need to have a robust system of MIS to aid decision making. Before the advent of HPTCP e-Service application, all processes within and outside the department in their purview was manual. The first and foremost step of the portal was to automate these processes. While in the process, it was found that it is imperative to bring transparency of the applications for the Citizens. This led to a process reengineering, where each application on submission was issued an auto generated registration number, which helped tracking of applications. Also another step towards transparency was introduced wherein, all information was filtered and thrown to the public domain, through a unique CMS application. Payment gateway integration was a process reengineering defined over the TCP application that helped make the initiative sustainable.

This HPTCP e-services application aims at bringing efficiency by providing all the services for planning and permission on-line which saves the time of citizens and department. All the information/ application can be tracked on-line and availability of real time reports results in transparency and accountability. Paperless work as all the certificates and payment receipts are provided through mail.

Accordingly, customization of all applications, processes, approvals etc. was done involving

all internal and external stakeholders. Divisional office Shimla was selected for mock trials and pilot roll out. After various mock Trials, the pilot was rolled out in Shimla District on 01-10-15. The TCP web portal with facility to provide online planning permission process was officially launched on 13.01.2016 by the then Hon’ble Chief Minister.

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The Town and Country Planning Department portal provides a facility to apply online applications for permission to plan and construct. The applicants can register and apply online to get Planning Permission along with a reference number to know its status. There are two major stakeholders of the application, namely; general users (web portal) and departmental users (Officer login).

Challenges faced before deployment/implementation

Before the advent of HPTCP e-Service application, all processes within and outside the department in their purview were manual. The first and foremost step of the portal was to automate these processes.

Major challenges before deployment /implementation of TCP application.

1. Vast and complex nature of TCP Services and their integration.

2. Capacity building of TCP Officers/Officials and Private Professionals.

3. Enormous hardware requirement and updating for successful implementation of the application well on time.

4. Diversity of TCP regulation from one field office to another and their integration and implementation.

5. Future potentials and change management in TCP application.

6. Dissemination of information about HPTCP application.

7. To increase the acceptance and use of the application within TCP Department and also among the private professionals and general pubic users.

8. The paradigm shift from a manual process to an online process.

9. Integration of Payment Gateways and e-kosh.

Aim/Objectives of the TCP Web Portal

1. To ease out applicants from manually applying for planning permission in planning Areas/SADA’s/MC’s.

2. To grant online registrations / licenses to builders.

3. To grant online registrations to private professionals.

4. To ensure transparency, accountability and efficiency.

5. To remove ambiguities in implementation of the provisions of TCP Act / regulations.

6. To have robust system of MIS.

7. To make the project self-sustainable by levying nominal e-charges.

8. To give 24x7 and 365 days access to the Department.

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Before the advent of HPTCP e-Service application, all processes within and outside the department in their purview was manual. The first and foremost step of the portal was to automate these processes. While in the process, it was found that it imperative to bring transparency of the applications for the Citizens. This led to a process reengineering, where each application on submission was issued an auto generated registration number, which helped tracking of applications. Also another step towards transparency was introduced wherein, all information was filtered and thrown to the public domain, through a unique CMS application. Payment gateway integration was a process reengineering defined over the TCP application that helped make the initiative sustainable.

Innovative aspects of TCP Web-portal

The Town and Country Planning Department portal provides a facility to apply online applications for permission to plan and construct. The applicants can register and apply online to get Planning Permission along with a reference number to know its status. There are two major stakeholders of the application, namely; general users (web portal) and departmental users (Officer login). The various innovative aspects of the web portal can be understood through the facilities being provided to key target groups.

The portal enables the General Public Users to: 1. Get various information regarding different forms.

2. Apply online for private professional registration, land conversion, building permission, deviation settlement.

3. View Dashboard for various land related information.

4. Online fee calculator for automated calculation of application fees and other Charges.

5. Upload and download documents and proposed site maps.

6. Pay online application fee.

7. Reporting unauthorised construction.

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The Officers console in the portal allows the TCP Department Users to access these online applications, validate and take action against/in favour of them. The facilities available for these users are:

1. Individual officer login.

2. MIS Report of all Application at various stages.

3. Take Action by competence of application.

4. Auto Notification/Alert to applicant, Next action taking authority and third party consultant.

5. Meeting schedule and upload minutes of meeting by officers. 6. Scheduling Site inspection and uploading of Site inspection reports.

7. Seek assistance of higher authorities or concerned field officers/experts.

8. Building plan & NOC Approval.

9. Generating Certificate and Money Receipt.

10. Remarks of different approving authorities.

Apart from the above functional innovative aspects of the HPTCP webportal, department has further added two following incremental and innovative features for providing seamless services to general public 24 x 7.

1. 'HimTCP' Mobile App of TCP services

2. TCP Area Check App.

1. 'HimTCP' Mobile App of TCP services

As part of the services to be covered under the TCP web portal application, the whole initiative gained a quantum leap with launch of a dedicated 'HimTCP' Mobile App on 2nd August, 2016, by Hon'ble TCP Minister TCP, UD & Housing, with a vision to expand digital empowerment to m-governance. The HimTCP mobile app was developed and launched simultaneously in Android, Windows and iOS platforms, and has been downloaded by more than two thousand users from across the state.

The mobile app provides 100% services like tracking status of applications, status of application like pendency, approval etc. across the gamut of TCP service and field offices of the state. Mobile application also provides facility to view remarks of dealing officers/officials of the Department throughout the approval channel. The overall functionality and 24x7 accessibility of the application is enhanced by the availability of ‘Him TCP’ Mobile application.

Mobile Application Features:

User ID/ login creation Online Application status for Planning Permission Integration of Payment gateways (e-kosh and HDFC) Integration of SMS gateway Payment updates Inspection Console Action Console Reports

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2. TCP Area Check App.

Taking ahead and expanding the initiative of m-governance, Department has also developed a dedicated app for addressing a common issue often faced by general user in various Planning/Special Areas throughout the state. This Department through NIC has developed TCP Area Check App for general public to ascertain whether their Land /Mohal fall under the TCP Jurisdiction or not with vision to expand digital empowerment to m-governance. Any person from State can check the status of his village or town through this app.

Scope of 'Him TCP Area Check' App.

The purpose of 'Him TCP Area Check' app is to increase information quality, improve overall efficiency and effectiveness in the Departmental processes, along with convenience in operations for its key stakeholders. In order to achieve its objective there is a need for the development of mobile application to amplify the affectivity of the existing web application.

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The governance practices involved.

The application covers following Major e-governance practices and Initiatives.

G2C:- It is a Government to customer initiative where in the department made the entire application and approval process online, it helped bringing in transparency and fairness to the system. The citizens are allowed to lodge grievances and complaints online which is then looked after by the concerned department on a faster and more transparent manner. Citizens have access to 24x7 online tracking of their applications and various updates are sent regularly through messages and mail alerts.

G2B:- It is also a Government to Business initiative since the launch of the portal, the TCP department is in a position to collect revenue in the shape of application fees by way of implementation of TCP Act-1997 in Planning Areas, Special Areas, Municipal Corporations and Nagar Parishads to the extent of 3 per cent e-charges on all kinds of fees from the applicants. The portal also has an integrated payment gateway through HDFC bank, for the stakeholders without any additional charges by the bank. This makes the entire initiative sustainable. Various stakeholders especially the Registered Private Professionals like Architects, Civil Engineers, Planners and Structural Engineers etc. are provided a login to their exclusive dashboard on the Web application.

G2G:- A robust system of MIS has been being formed for generation of various kinds of real time reports. All superior officers have a dash board to monitor the work of their subordinate staff. A quick response mechanism for reporting to Superior officers, Vidhan Sabha, Courts etc. has been established.

Details of coverage of the targeted population.

The HPTCP e-services application covers all the Planning Areas and Special Areas of the State where HPTCP Act, 1977 has been implemented. Presently the application is fully operational and live in 35 Planning Areas and 35 Special Areas of the State covering about 15.57 Lakh population constituting about 23% population of the state across all twelve districts of the state.

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Since the official launch of HPTCP e-services application on 13.01.2016 by the Hon’ble Chief Minister, the application has been widely used across the state. Till date about 12000 Planning Permission applications have been received through the web portal. About 1300 Private Professional like Planners, Architects, Engineers, Structural Engineers and Surveyors etc have been registered through the site with TCP Department. The TCP portal has experienced about 3.0 Lakh visitors since its launch and is experiencing about 12000 hits per month which is likely to increase in future.

Comparison of the pre-deployment with post-deployment scenario.

The earlier process was completely manual and the HPTCP portal automated the entire application process by allowing applicants to fill forms online and view status with a customized dashboard. The earlier vs. the current situation is listed below:

Earlier Manual Process Existing Online Process Manual application to be submitted in the department took 60 days to process.

On- line application form takes about 6 to 10 days linked with Public Service Guarantee Act.

No Updates regarding the application.

Brings in transparency as Citizen can now track the status of his/ her application.

Manual Registration of private professional.

The system saves time by making all registrations online.

Citizen has to depend on dept. for any information.

All the approval, pending rejections are posted online for general viewer to know the status without must difficulty.

Payment to be made manually through challans and draft.

Online payment integration allows citizen to pay fees with ease

No reports. Real time reports for all On- line services of this Department.

Hard copy of certificate and money receipt.

Reduces paper work by providing On-line certificate and payment acknowledgement through mail and SMS.

Approval made by the authority manually after reviewing the documents submitted by the citizen.

Dynamic approval process by the delegated authority by reviewing submitted docs on-line.

Localised benefits Since the portal is online, it has global reach and anyone requiring a building plan approval can now apply online and get hassle-free approval and fee payment options.

Limited Target Users Portal has reached a wide range of target users across the state of Himachal Pradesh to deliver the various digital services and to disseminate the information to various departments like BBNDA & SADA’s

Benefits of the solution implemented.

Transparency in case processing:—The entire case approval process is available in public domain which has increased the efficiency in approval process as the process is more transparent now because the applicants can view the remarks given by the concerned officers/ officials through this application.

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Increased processing speed: — The application has eliminated potential delays and has reduced the delivery time for processing/ approval/rejection of applications as entire approval process is being monitored online by the Department.

Stopping of misinformation:— The application eliminates possibilities of any misinformation from Private professional to the citizen regarding submission of their cases as e-mail and message alerts are sent to citizens on submission stage. Similarly, the citizen can directly check status of his/her case online and thus avoid any scope of misinformation like file not traceable, file is lost and such similar excuses from Govt. Officials/Officers as well.

Time saving approach: — Status of the applied applications can be tracked online by the applicant including entire approval process from anywhere which excludes the need to physically visit the Department, thus saving travelling time, cost and efforts of the applicants.

Global access:— The application provides 24x7 online accesses to general public to communicate with the Department.

Reduction in foot fall in offices: - As the status of the applied applications can be tracked online through the Web- portal and Mobile-app from anywhere and at anytime, the general public does not have to visit the concerned offices for the same.

Automation of offices: — To run this application efficiently the department has provided the desired infrastructure facilities to the field offices including computer systems, laptops, LAN and high speed internet connectivity, power backup system etc. moreover, internal workflow in the department is web based.

Capacity building: — Hands on training was provided to the officers/ officials as well as private professionals and general public through various workshops throughout the State.

Ease to use:— The application allows general public to access the Policies, Rules and Regulations & Achievements of the Department without any login/ user id. Also, the information about applied applications can be accessed through a single login id. The id & password in this case is provided to the applicants on their mobile numbers & email addresses.

Online record generation and review:— This application enables the Department to generate real time record through Management Information System (MIS) for information and performance review.

Environment friendly and cost effective approach:— As all the documents are available online for downloading and printing less paper wastage is there. Cost saving is also encouraged through this practice in respect of developing number of prints time and again. Moreover, record keeping is also done online and it can be reviewed and monitored at anytime just with a click.

Digital Store: — All the data like, drawing and supporting documents being uploaded is available 24x7 in Digital Store, a centralised Data Centre, thus minimising the physical filing, paper and printing requirements.

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Ease of doing online transactions and depositing the fee:— The calculation of approval fee is done online by the application at the time of submitting the case for approval. This practice eliminates the possibility of human error and applicant gets a clear view of the amount to be paid. This fee can be deposited online through payment gateway/ e-kosh of Government without any charges by the bank. This facility provided to general public, encourages online transactions and reduces the risks associated with cash handling.

Ease of Doing Business:—The application already covers all the business reform action points mandated by the GoI for Ease of Doing Business Reforms pertaining to TCP/UD Department. Business reform actions plan envisages providing all services like Change in Land Use, Approval of Building Plans, single joint site inspection, third party certification, dedicated conflict resolution mechanism, defining clear timelines, computerized allocation of inspectors, procedures and checklists etc. through online system. Also, the reform envisages to make the master plans/zonal plans/land use plans for all ULBs online for easy information availability to assist applicants in developing building plans.

Cost Effectiveness and Citizen Centricity/Friendliness:— As mentioned in Point No. 5 of this report the TCP Web-portal facilitates the general public to adopt a transparent, efficient, time saving, user friendly, cost effective and environment friendly system for getting various approvals as mentioned in Point No. 3 of this report.

Technical Cell:- For functional and technological sustainability of the online services, Department has already envisaged setting up of its own Technical Cell for managing minor modifications w.r.t. operational and functional enhancement etc. and for rendering consistent support and help to the field offices.

Sustainability: — The application is being used in various Government bodies and is being used successfully throughout the State. The department is charging e-charges @3% of the prescribed normal fee for various services in order to develop a corpus for recurring expenditure on maintenance of this application. This application can be considered as a major step towards ‘Digitalization’ by modifying and modernizing an age old manual practice. Moreover, after integration of the application with the web applications of various line departments the plan approval processes will become even more user friendly. Department has already envisaged setting up of its own Technical Cell for functional and technological sustainability of the online services.

Potential for replicating the Success of TCP Web portal.

The application is being used in 17 Field Offices of this Department, 34 Authorities and various Urban Local Bodies covering 70 Planning Areas /Special Areas throughout the State, due to easy user guidelines and informative website. The application is being replicated in UD Department/ULBs as well.

Awards and Achievements:— The e-Services Project of Town and Country Planning Department i.e. HP TCP Web Portal has already received the 'State Innovation Award' in Government Sector, as instituted by the State Innovation Council, for the year 2015-16 from Hon'ble Chief Minister on the eve of ‘Himachal Day’ on 15th April, 2017.

Observation/Recommendation of Evaluation Study/ Feedback:—Various dignitaries of State have appreciated the efforts of the department and have given their valuable recommendations for this application at various public platforms.

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Hon’ble Chief Minister applauded the efforts of department for achieving the distinction of becoming “First State in Country” for online planning permission and other services.

Hon’ble Minister for UD, TCP and Housing, Himachal Pradesh has stated that the “Sustained efforts of the department and other stake holders in developing the user friendly application have been key indicators of success for the switching over to e-services overnight. E-services have made improvements in public delivery system and have simplified the various processes and procedures.”

Worthy Addl. Chief Secretary UD, TCP and Housing, Himachal Pradesh has stated that this step of the department will be reckoned as the year of “Technological Transformation” in the Town and Country Planning Department, Himachal Pradesh.

Lessons Learnt:- “ONLINE SERVICES AND DIGITALIZATION IS THE KEY TO GOOD GOVERNANCE”. Planning permission process of this department are perhaps most intricate and complicated. The department has done a commendable job by brining this complex mechanism online. Any good change requires continuous monitoring and review unless it becomes a culture in the organization. So it is very important that Department keeps endeavouring for capacity building of all the stakeholders.

30.0 MOBILE APP

Mobile App was launched on 02.08.2016 to provide Registration of Private Professionals, online through mobile application etc.

31.0 REAL ESTATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY, HIMACHAL PRADESH

INTRODUCTION: Information communication & digital technologies are the key drivers for empowering and

facilitating the common man at the door step. E-governance is undisputedly a panacea to induce transparency, accountability & efficiency; besides curbing the menace of favouritism & corruption. To keep a pace with time, technology and taste, Department of Town & Country Planning Himachal Pradesh began to imbibe the Information communication & technologies (ICT) in the month of 10th April, 2017, after work on development of RERA web portal for on line services of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Himachal Pradesh was awarded to M/s. Digitech Systems & Infocom Pvt. Ltd.. HP RERA web portal provide online facility to Registration of Real Estate Projects, Real Estate Agents and also for filing complaints. HP REAL ESTATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 came into force form 01st, May

2017. The State Govt. Vide Notification No. TCP-A(3)-1/2016 Dated 4th February, 2017 has designated the Director, Town and Country Planning Department, HP as the Designated Officer as required under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016.

HIMACHAL PRADESH REAL ESTATE (REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT) RULES, 2017

Himachal Pradesh Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules, 2017 were prepared by the Department under the provisions of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (No. 16 of 2016), which were notified on 6th October, 2017 for carrying out the purpose of the RERA Act.

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VISION

To ensure optimum and sustainable spatial development of land. DETAILS OF RERA WEBPORTAL

SCOPE:

1. To provide interface for online approval for Real Estate Projects situated within State. 2. To provide interface for online approval for Real Estate Agents. 3. To provide interface for online registration of complaints.

OBJECTIVE

1. To ease out Applicants from manually applying for Registration of Real Estate Project, Registration of Real Estate Agent and filed complaint.

2. To grant Online Registration Certificate to Real Estate Projects. 3. To grant Online Registration Certificate to Real Estate Agents. 4. To ensure transparency, accountability and efficiency. 5. To remove ambiguities in implementation of the provisions of RERA Act/Rules and

regulations. 6. To have robust system of MIS 7. To make the project self-sustainable by levying nominal e-charges.

PAYMENT GATEWAY

In order to facilitate the general masses, Promoters and Estate Agents etc. for depositing the fee in pursuance to the provisions of Real Estate Regulatory Act, the Department has integrated Payment Gateway in our website through HDFC Bank. The Payment Gateway has been provided to the stakeholders without any additional charges by the Bank.

DATA CENTRE

M/s. Digitech Systems & Infocom Pvt. Ltd has hosted HP RERA Web Portal and Website www.hprera.in through Server which will help the department to restore & save its data on account of Real Estate Project Registration and Real Estate Agent Registration cases and fee deposited by various individuals.

E-SERVICE

The project in question is relating to Service Delivery System. HP RERA Web Portal will transform the department into a regime of transparency, accountability and efficiency besides facilitating the applicants/common men to apply online and shun the arduous procedure of sending manual application. RERA WEBSITE

The Department of Town & Country Planning has adopted its own modernized departmental website which will not only facilitate the general public to have knowledge of the policies, amendment of by laws & achievements of the Department but the same certainly bring transparency in the working of the department as well as to help the department to bring awareness amongst the masses and to achieve the objective of planned & regulated development in the State. In nutshell department is a click away from all the stakeholders.

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32.0 Future Programmes.

GIS based Development Plan for Shimla and Kullu under AMRUT.

Under AMRUT Scheme of Govt. of India, Shimla City and Kullu Town have been included. Under AMRUT Sub-scheme 'Formulation of GIS base Master Plans', TCP Department has been appointed as the Nodal Agency. The work for preparation of Development Plans for Kullu and Shimla has been awarded to M/s. Feedback Infra Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon (25th September, 2017) and M/s. MaRS Planning and Engineering Service Pvt. Ltd. Ahmedabad (4th January, 2018), respectively. Both the Development Plans are to be prepared within 15 months. The GIS base maps for both the Planning area shall be provided by National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad, which is the Nodal Agency for providing base maps for AMRUT Cities.

GIS based Existing Landuse for 3 Planning Areas.

The Town and Country Planning Department, Himachal Pradesh as per the mandate of the H.P. Town and Country Planning Act, 1977 is required to prepare Existing Land Use Map and Register for Planning Area and Special Areas. Considering the technological options available and the ongoing digital expansion with an ultimate goal to provide all services through TCP Web-portal, the idea of providing online Existing Land Use (ELU) Maps and Digital Registers to public was conceptualized by this Department. GIS based ELU and Digital Register(s) for Sundernagar, Jogindernagar and Ghumarwin Planning Area are being prepared through outsourcing mode by the Department.

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