General Instructions

To streamline the processes, reduce efforts and time for processing Building Plan Approval, Department of Housing & Urban Development, Government of Odisha has introduced the onlineBuilding Plan Approval System (BPAS). The application covers Common Application Form (CAF) and allows easy online submission, verification and approval from all concerned agencies through a single application form. As an online system, the BPAS can be accessed by any time anywhere. The software application enables the users to register, apply for a new building plan, make online payments and receives approval online.

User Type	Description	Access Point
Citizen	Users who want to apply for building plan approval for commencement of building.	a) Apply CAF online b) Track status online c)Online payment of fees d) Download certificates
Technical Person	Architects, Civil Engineers etc. who will apply for Building Plan & Occupancy to the Authority	a)Download BPAS client utility b)Prepare AutoCAD drawing file c)Apply CAF online dTrack status e)Online payment of fees f)Download certificates

Checklist of Documents

i)    Self signed Ownership document

ii)   Copy of certificate of registration of Architect

iii)  Plan details

iv)  Affidavit

v)   Photographs of the sites

Timeline

Building Permit for Low Risk Buildings is provided within 15 working days from the date of receipt of complete application. For all buildings other than Low Risk buildings, Building Permit is provided within 30 working days from the date of receipt of complete application. The department can however raise queries on the application within 7 working days of receipt of application.

Fees: Every application submitted for building operation or development, under rule 3 shall be accompanied by fees as specified in the Table below:

SL	Detail of Construction and Area	Fee in
(1)	(2)	(3)
(A)	Fee for development of land	Rs 5.00 per square
(B)	Fee for building operation
	(i) For residential building (covered area on all floors)
	(a) Upto 100 square meters	Rs. 250.00
	(b) Above 100 square meters and upto 300 square	Rs. 150 per

 

SL	Detail of Construction and Area	Fee in
		square meter
	(c) Above 300 square meters	Rs. 10.00 per square meter
	(ii) For Commercial building (Business, Mercantile, Shops , Hotels, Public Assembly Buildings, Show Rooms, Business Offices, Godowns, Warehouses, Banks, Cinemas, Theatre, Clubs etc. ) ( Covered Area on all floors)
	(a) Upto 20 square meters	Rs. 500.00
	(b) Above 20 and upto 50 square meters	Rs. 50.00
	(c) Above 50 square meters	Rs. 20.00 per square meter
	(iii) For Industrial buildings (Covered area on all floors)
	(a) Upto 100 square meters	Rs. 1500.00
	(b) Above 100 and upto 300 square meters	Rs. 25.00 per square meter
	(c) Above 300 square meters	Rs. 15.00 per square meter
	(iv) For public buildings (Educational, Religious, Government, Local Bodies uses) (Covered area on all floors)	Rs. 5.00 per square meter

General Instructions

For Building Other than Low Risk Buildings

Step 1: On receipt of application for Occupancy certificate for building operations, the concerned Verifying Officer will do scrutiny of uploaded documents for its correctness and completeness. After Scrutiny of the documents, the Verifying Officer will refer the same to the concerned public agencies for obtaining No-objection certificate before granting or refusing permission to the applicant.

Step 2: The concerned Verifying Officer of the Authority will generate a site inspection notice specifying a date and time to the public agencies for conducting common Inspection Programme. Every Public Agency, which needs to conduct field visit and inspection for giving their no-objection certificate, shall conduct the same as part of the notified common inspection programme, the date of which shall be a date, which is three days after but not later than seven days, of receipt of the application.

Step 3: The concerned nodal officer of public agency will be intimated with SMS and email for common Inspection programme. The common inspection programme shall be conducted on said date and time mentioned in the site inspection notice.

Step 4: Inspection reports are to be uploaded by assigned nodal officers of public agencies within 48 hours of conduct of site inspection. In case, if any objection arises or further clarifications are required, the same shall be mentioned in the report.

Step 5: After receipt of Inspection report, if the information and document provided by the applicant has been complied and is to the satisfaction of the nodal officer of the public agency, No objection certificate shall be issued within three working days of conduct of common inspection programme. For objections raised, No-Objection Certificate shall be issued within three working days from the date when compliance to the objection has been made or additional information as required has been submitted by the applicant through the Authority.

Step 6: If NOC from any public agency is not received within the time limits mentioned above in step 5, then it shall be deemed that NOC has been issued by Concerned Public Agency.

For Low Risk Buildings

After receipt of the application for occupancy certificate, Authority shall consider the same as per planning and building standard regulations without referring to any public agency. It shall then issue the NOC/recommendation for occupancy certificate.

Checklist of Documents

i)    Approved Building Permit

ii)   Revised Building Plan (if any deviations)

iii)   Building Completion certificate from Technical Person/Architect in case of low risk building and from Project Management Organization in case of other than low risk buildings

iv)   Structural stability certificate signed by Technical Person/Project Management Organization/vetting by notified agencies as applicable

v)   Supporting documents in respect of compliances to the recommendations/NOC given by the public agencies at the time of construction permit