PANAJI: Town and country planning minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday announced a slew of reforms in the department, including an online file tracking system from May 1, deemed approvals for commercial and residential projects after 21-45 days, and approval of building plans by empanelled architects for constructions with built-up area of up to 500 sq m.
Rane, who chaired his first TCP board meeting, said that the decisions would reduce the interaction between the department and stakeholders, and allow the TCP department to focus on policy planning. He said that based on the outcome of the experiment over a period of three months, self-certification of building plans can be extended to bigger projects.