GHMC to fully implement TS-bPASS by month-end

Complete transition to the system delayed due to COVID-19

Full-fledged enforcement of TS-bPASS (Telangana State Building Permission Approval & Self-Certification System) in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation area is likely to begin from this month-end or during the first week of the next month, replacing the existing DPMS (Development Permission Management System). TS-bPASS as a single window approval system for building permissions, is expected to reduce the hassles for applicants, by simplifying the process. The system was first implemented for structures built in plot sizes equal to or less than 500 square metres or 600 square yards. For the first time ever, self-certification was introduced, and no building plan was needed to be submitted to obtain permission. The applicants were to simply adhere to the setbacks mentioned by GHMC in the permission proceedings, violations of which would be penalised through a separate mechanism. Later on, the system was expanded to include plot sizes up to 1,000 square metres, and later 2,000 square metres. “As it was a new system, we were cautious before full-fledged implementation. We tested the waters starting with less complicated structures, and slowly expanded it to the higher plot sizes. From this month-end, all the structures irrespective of plot sizes will be brought into the purview of TS-bPASS,” a senior official from the Town Planning department informed.