The will roll out deemed approvals for planning permission applications based on self-attestation. It will also launch a single-window system to facilitate planning permission for layouts and housing plots within 60 days.
Making the announcement on Monday, chief minister M KStalinsaid the government was prepared to revive the old laws pertaining to the housing and urban development department in tune with the latest technology and with the aim to simplify functioning of the construction sector. Amendments would be brought to the Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, based on the current urban Growth, he added. The government is poised to makeTamil Nadua slum-free state by 2031. Accordingly, 9.53 lakh houses would be constructed for the poor in the next one decade. So far, the Union Government has approved construction of 6.2 lakh housing units at a financial outlay of 31,179 crore, he said.
The M-sand policy document is already under preparation and will be ready shortly. We will be in a position to have a policy, which will be more sustainable and at the same time ensuring that the prices are kept at reasonable rates. Similarly, a sustainable mining policy is also being prepared, which includes assessing the total available mining capacity.