Smaller cities in Uttar Pradesh will now also undergo planned development. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued directives to the Housing and Urban Planning and Panchayati Raj departments in this regard. After reviewing presentations from both departments, the Chief Minister has instructed them to establish a clear system.

Resolving Building Plan Approval Disputes

Following the Chief Minister's directive, the long-standing dispute between development authorities and district panchayats over the approval of building plans is also expected to end soon. On Friday, after reviewing the presentations from both departments, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed that a clear system be established for approving building plans.

Under the Development Authority Act, any construction in a development area outside the urban local body limits requires a plan to be approved by the development authority. However, a large number of plans are being approved at the level of the Additional Chief Officer of the district panchayat. When the development authority deems such constructions illegal and proceeds with demolition, disputes arise.

New Directives And Legal Amendments

Due to the increase in these cases, the Chief Minister convened a meeting with officials from the Housing and Urban Planning and Panchayati Raj departments on Friday. According to sources, after hearing the views of both departments in the meeting, the Chief Minister stated clearly that a system should now be established to prevent any kind of dispute.

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Yogi said that if this requires amending the law, it should be done. Sources indicate that regarding existing constructions, it was considered that if they were built in accordance with bylaws, they should be allowed to remain to prevent any loss to the concerned allottees.

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Master Plans For All Urban Local Bodies

For the planned development of even smaller cities, Yogi Adityanath also instructed that master plans be created for all urban local bodies. The Chief Minister said that the relevant act should also be amended to create master plans for all urban local bodies. It is noteworthy that the state has 762 urban local bodies, including 17 municipal corporations. Of these, only about 200 currently have master plans.