Introduction

Manual processes related to scrutiny, approval, or rejection of building construction or renovation plans is a time-consuming process for both citizens and employees. The DIGIT OBPAS module automates the entire building plan approval process right from enabling online submission of plans, documents to initiating verification and final approval of the plan. Citizens can now track their plan approval or inspection status, pay fees online, download and print the Permit Order and Occupancy Certificate online. The module streamlines the building plan approval system with configurable workflows for effective management through different phases of approval.

Module Features

• Centralized login page for citizen, officials and stakeholders

• Citizen functionalities

• Online application submission - New construction

• Occupancy certificate request

• Field Inspection Report Capture

• Pay fee online and generate permit order online

• Inspection of applications and online status

• Configurable workflow

• Auto fee calculation

• Online and offline payment collection

• Rejection process

• Revocation process

• Configurable functionalities

Module Ontology

State Level

1. List of services

2. Occupancy

3. Sub Occupancy

4. Usage

5. List of documents for each service

6. Inspection checklist

7. List of stakeholder types

8. Town planning schemes

9. List of NOC departments

ULB Level

1. Fee structure

Module Reports

None as of now.

Introduction

Building Occupancy classifications help in categorizing structures based on the proposed use of the building. Occupancy categories determine the required permits and approvals. The Building Occupancy types data is hence a vital parameter used to define approval workflows in the OBPS module. Refer to the National Bye-Laws to view the prescribed list of occupancy types.

Data Table

The data given in the table is sample data for reference.

Procedure

Data Definition

Steps to fill data

1. Download the data template attached to this page.

2. Refer to the ‘Data Definition’ section of this document to understand the headers in the template sheet, their data type, size, and definitions.

3. Reach out the person who shared the template for further details or to clear your doubts. Identify if the State/ULB has a provision for capturing pipe size for connections.

4. Identify the occupancy which is applicable. Refer to National Bye-Laws to learn more about occupancy types and names.

5. Go through the checklist to verify the data. Make sure that each and every point mentioned in the checklist is covered.

Checklist

The checklist is a set of activities to be performed once the data is filled into a template to ensure data entry requirements are met. These activities have been divided into 2 groups as given below.

Common Checklist

This checklist covers all the activities which are common across the entities.

Entity Specific Checklist

There is no separate entity-specific checklist for this entity.

Attachments

Configauration Data Templateconfiguration-data-template-building-occupancy_v1.xlsx - 10KB

Sample Datasample-occupancy.xlsx - 11KB

Introduction

Building Sub Occupancy details refer to sub-categorization of primary occupancy types. For instance, residential buildings can be further classified as apartments or old age homes depending on the specific usage of the buildings. Refer to the National Bye-Laws to view the prescribed list of sub-occupancy types.

Data Table

The data given in the table is sample data for reference.

Procedure

Data Definition

Steps to fill data

1. Download the data template attached to this page.

2. Refer to the ‘Data Definition’ section of this document to understand the headers in the template sheet, their data type, size, and definitions.

3. Reach out to the person who shared the template for further details or to clear your doubts. Identify if the State/ULB has a provision for capturing pipe size for connections.

4. Identify the sub occupancy which is applicable. Refer to National Bye-Laws to learn more about occupancy types and names.

5. Go through the checklist to verify the data. Make sure that each and every point mentioned in the checklist is covered.

Checklist

The checklist is a set of activities to be performed once the data is filled into a template to ensure data entry requirements are met. These activities have been divided into 2 groups as given below.

Common Checklist

This checklist covers all the activities which are common across the entities.

Entity Specific Checklist

There is no separate entity-specific checklist for this entity.

Attachment

Configuration Data Templateconfiguration-data-template-building-sub-occupancy_v1.xlsx - 10KB

Sample Datasub-occupancy-sample-data.xlsx - 10KB

Introduction

No objection certificates (NOC) are certifications or permissions acquired from various bodies like Airport authority, monument authority, etc before any construction activities actually take place.

To acquire a building permit, an applicant needs to acquire NOC from the concerned authorities. Add the specific authorities at the State/ULB level in the NOC Departments master list for automated processing of NOCs. Refer to the National Bye-Laws for details on State/ULB specific NOC requirements.

Data Table

The data given in the table is sample data for reference.

Procedure

Data Definition

Steps to fill data

1. Download the data template attached to this page.

2. Refer to the ‘Data Definition’ section of this document to understand the headers in the template sheet, their data type, size, and definitions.

3. Reach out to the person who shared the template for further details or to clear your doubts. Identify if the State/ULB has a provision for capturing pipe size for connections.

4. Identify all the departments, services and the approach on integration and then fill into the given template.

5. Go through the checklist to verify the data. Make sure that each and every point mentioned in the checklist is covered.

Checklist

The checklist is a set of activities to be performed once the data is filled into a template to ensure data requirements are met. These activities have been divided into 2 groups as given below.

Common Checklist

This checklist covers all the activities which are common across the entities.

Entity Specific Checklist

There is no separate entity-specific checklist for this entity.

Attachments

Configuration Data Templateconfigurable-data-template-noc-departments_v1.xlsx - 10KB

Sample Datanoc-department-sample.xlsx - 10KB

Introduction

The Fee Structure masters list contains the fee details applicable for processing specific services. All fee-related information collected by the authorities during the course of building plan approval is maintained in this masters.

Data Table

The data given in the table is sample data for reference.

Procedure

Data Definition

Steps to fill data

1. Download the data template attached to this page.

2. Refer to the ‘Data Definition’ section of this document to understand the headers in the template sheet, their data type, size, and definitions.

3. Reach out to the person who shared the template for further details or to clear your doubts. Identify if the State/ULB has a provision for capturing pipe size for connections.

4. Identify the combination of attributes for with the fee is defined and then fill into the given template.

5. Go through the checklist to verify the data. Make sure that each and every point mentioned in the checklist is covered.

Checklist

The checklist is a set of activities to be performed once the data is filled into a template to ensure data entry requirements are met. These activities have been divided into 2 groups as given below.

Common Checklist

This checklist covers all the activities which are common across the entities.

Entity Specific Checklist

There is no separate entity-specific checklist for this entity.

Attachments

Configuration Data Templatefee-structure-template.xlsx - 10KB

Sample Datafee-structure-sample-data.xlsx - 10KB

Introduction

Service-wise documents list tells about the documents required for processing of listed services. Citizens can view the checklist based on the selected service. States/ULBs can configure the list of supporting documents required for each service.

Data Table

The data given in the table is sample data for reference.

Procedure

Data Definition

Steps to fill data

1. Download the data template attached to this page.

2. Refer to the ‘Data Definition’ section of this document to understand the headers in the template sheet, their data type, size, and definitions.

3. Reach out to the person who shared the template for further details or to clear your doubts. Identify if the State/ULB has a provision for capturing pipe size for connections.

4. Identify the documents which are needed to avail the services and fill into the given template.

5. Go through the checklist to verify the data. Make sure that each and every point mentioned in the checklist is covered.

Checklist

The checklist is a set of activities to be performed once the data is filled into a template to ensure data entry requirements are met. These activities have been divided into 2 groups as given below.

Common Checklist

This checklist covers all the activities which are common across the entities.

Entity Specific Checklist

There is no separate entity-specific checklist for this entity.

Attachments

Sample Datasample-configuration-data-service-documents.xlsx - 10KB

Configuration data templateconfiguration-data-template-service-documents_v1.xlsx - 10KB

Introduction

The Building Usage data allows States/ULBs to classify the buildings based on occupancy types, sub-types and its actual usage. Permits and approval process are dependent on the Usage type. The Data Table provides the details required to configure the Building Usage types. Refer to the to view the prescribed list of usage types.

Data Table

Data given in the table is sample data for reference.

Procedure

Data Definition

Steps to fill data

1. Download the data template attached to this page.

2. Refer to the ‘Data Definition’ section of this document to understand the headers in the template sheet, their data type, size, and definitions.

3. Reach out to the person who shared the template for further details or to clear your doubts. Identify if the State/ULB has a provision for capturing pipe size for connections.

4. Identify all the building usage and its mapping with sub occupancy and then fill into the template.

5. Go through the checklist to verify the data. Make sure that each and every point mentioned in the checklist is covered.

Checklist

The checklist is a set of activities to be performed once the data is filled into a template to ensure data entry requirements are met. These activities have been divided into 2 groups as given below.

Common Checklist

This checklist covers all the activities which are common across the entities.

Entity Specific Checklist

There is no separate entity-specific checklist for this entity.

Attachments

Introduction

The Inspection checklist contains the list of activities that a field inspector should consider and check while on the field. The checklist is configurable at the State/ULB level.

Data Table

The data given in the table is sample data for reference.

Procedure

Data Definitions

Steps to fill data

1. Download the data template attached to this page.

2. Refer to the ‘Data Definition’ section of this document to understand the headers in the template sheet, their data type, size, and definitions.

3. Reach out to the person who shared the template for further details or to clear your doubts. Identify if the State/ULB has a provision for capturing pipe size for connections.

4. Identify all the checkpoints service wise and then fill into the given template.

5. Go through the checklist to verify the data. Make sure that each and every point mentioned in the checklist is covered.

Checklist

The checklist is a set of activities to be performed once the data is filled into a template to ensure data entry requirements are met. These activities have been divided into 2 groups as given below.

Common Checklist

This checklist covers all the activities which are common across the entities.

Entity Specific Checklist

There is no separate entity-specific checklist for this entity.

Attachments

Introduction

The list of services in the OBPS module refers to the various types of services offered to citizens or end-users. The Data Table below contains an indicative list of services and details required to configure the building plan approval module.

Data Table

The data given in the table is sample data for reference.

Procedure

Data Definition

Steps to fill data

1. Download the data template attached to this page.

2. Refer to the ‘Data Definition’ section of this document to understand the headers in the template sheet, their data type, size, and definitions.

3. Reach out to the person who shared the template for further details or to clear your doubts. Identify if the State/ULB has a provision for capturing pipe size for connections.

4. Identify the services provided by the DIGIT OBPAS system and enter them into the template with other configurable parameters given in the template.

5. Go through the checklist to verify the data. Make sure that each and every point mentioned in the checklist is covered.

Checklist

The checklist is a set of activities to be performed once the data is filled into a template to ensure data entry requirements are met. These activities have been divided into 2 groups as given below.

Common Checklist

This checklist covers all the activities which are common across the entities.

Entity Specific Checklist

There is no separate entity-specific checklist for this entity.

Attachments

Introduction

Town Planning Schemes masters list contains all building plan approval schemes and sub-schemes available for the benefits of the citizens. Create a list of the available schemes and map these schemes to specific Occupancy Types.

Data Table

Data given in the table is sample data for reference.

Procedure

Data Definition

Steps to fill data

1. Download the data template attached to this page.

2. Refer to the ‘Data Definition’ section of this document to understand the headers in the template sheet, their data type, size, and definitions.

3. Reach out to the person who shared the template for further details or to clear your doubts. Identify if the State/ULB has a provision for capturing pipe size for connections.

4. Identify all the scheme and sub-schemes and fill into the given template.

5. Go through the checklist to verify the data. Make sure that each and every point mentioned in the checklist is covered.

Checklist

The checklist is a set of activities to be performed once the data is filled into a template to ensure data entry requirements are met. These activities have been divided into 2 groups as given below.

Common Checklist

This checklist covers all the activities which are common across the entities.

Entity Specific Checklist

There is no separate entity-specific checklist for this entity.

Attachments

Introduction

Stakeholders refer to the technical persons and end-users of the OBPS system. The Stakeholders Type masters list allows the registration of stakeholders in the OBPS system. The list of stakeholders varies from one State/ULB to another.

Data Table

The data given in the table is sample data for reference.

Procedure

Data Definition

Steps to fill data

1. Download the data template attached to this page.

2. Refer to the ‘Data Definition’ section of this document to understand the headers in the template sheet, their data type, size, and definitions.

3. Reach out to the person who shared the template for further details or to clear your doubts. Identify if the State/ULB has a provision for capturing pipe size for connections.

5. Go through the checklist to verify the data. Make sure that each and every point mentioned in the checklist is covered.

Checklist

The checklist is a set of activities to be performed once the data is filled into a template to ensure data entry requirements are met. These activities have been divided into 2 groups as given below.

Common Checklist

This checklist covers all the activities which are common across the entities.

Entity Specific Checklist

There is no separate entity-specific checklist for this entity.

Attachments