EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1982 CUTTACK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2019 /ASWINA 27, 1941
HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 18th October, 2019
S.R.O. No.369/2019— Whereas, with the objective of regulating construction of
Multi-storeyed Buildings, Apartments, Group Housing Projects, Commercial Buildings and
Layout Plans for rural areas both within and outside the Development Plan/ Master Plan
area of Development Authorities/ Improvement Trusts/ Special Planning Authorities and for
providing the required and adequate basic services and off site infrastructure, Government
in Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department in consultation with the Housing & Urban
Development Department have notified a detail procedure in Extraordinary issue of Odisha
Gazette vide S.R.O No.188/2016, dated the 20th May, 2016.
And, whereas, under point-2 of the said Notification, in the rural areas, outside the
jurisdiction of Development Authorities/ Regional Improvement Trusts/ Special Planning
Authorities, the application for approval of building plans for built up areas exceeding 500
sqm. and / or G+2 buildings shall be received by the Panchayat Samiti and shall be
forwarded to the concerned District Town Planning Unit for Technical Sanction. The
District Town Planning Units will obtain concurrence of the Director, Town Planning,
Odisha and accordingly communicate the Technical Sanction to the concerned Panchayat
Samiti for issue of final approval to the applicants. However, buildings on land up to 500
sq. meters and / or G+2 height and layout Plan up to Ac.1.00 shall be exempted from plan
approval.
And, whereas, under point-6 of the said Notification, in case of construction activities
taken up without prior approval of the Development Authorities/ Regional Improvement
Trusts/ Special Planning Authorities/ Town Planning Units/ Panchayat Samitis, within the
jurisdiction of the Planning Authorities or in rural areas as the case may be, the buildings
may be regularised by way of compounding as per the prevailing Planning and Building
Standard Regulations. Again, 50% of the compounding fees collected by the Planning
Authorities shall be deposited with the concerned Gram Panchayat by the Planning
Authorities before regularizing the building plans or with the Panchayat Samitis before
technical sanction by the District Town Planning Units.
