The bill of TS-bPASS that recently got passed has garnered lots of attention. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday said about 95.15 percent of the total 1.25 lakh building permissions sought over the last three years were for constructions in plots measuring less than 600 sq.yards. The TS-bPASS will provide the much-needed relief for these 95 percent applicants, he said. The TS-bPASS, which was passed in the State Assembly here, is aimed at reducing human interface and bring transparency in issuing building permissions as well as make citizens more responsible.
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The authorities involved are allowed to reject the request within the specified 21 days in case of documents’ requirement, distortion of facts, or breach of other laws. Elucidating further, KTR said Telangana was one of the fastest urbanizing states with about 42 percent of its population living in urban areas. He said that 'the State government was bringing several reforms including the new Municipal Act as well as the new Revenue Acts to ensure quality living for denizens in urban areas through planned and sustainable development of infrastructure.'
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The Minister further added, “All these reforms are citizen-centric to provide transparent and speedy services to people. The TS-bPASS is another such service that reduces human interference and thus, curbs corruption as well as ensures speedy permissions.” To ensure effective implementation of TS-bPASS, the State government will constitute Special Task Force Committees headed by the District Collector in the districts and the zonal commissioners in the GHMC area to verify all approvals issued on a self-certification basis.
