Karnataka extends automated building approval programme to all wards of Bengaluru city
Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has announced extension of 'Nambike Nakshe' (Trusted Plan) across all eight zones of BBMP, to help avoid harassment faced by property owners.

The Karnataka Government on Monday extended its automated building approval programme to all wards of Bengaluru city in order to provide temporary building plan approvals online.
Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who is also the Bengaluru Development Minister, announced the expansion of ‘Nambike Nakshe’ (Trusted Plan) across all eight zones of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
The programme will allow property owners to get a building plan approved through an architect or recognised engineer and apply online for plan sanction, he said.
The system will help avoid harassment faced by property owners while seeking sanction for new buildings or alterations to existing buildings, he said. Plan approvals will be issued online for sites measuring a maximum of 50×80 square ft. Following the approval of the plans, inspections will be carried out to ensure that the construction was as per the plan, Shivakumar said.
‘Nambike Nakshe’ is being extended across BBMP, following a successful pilot study carried out at RR Nagar and Dasarahalli zones from March.
Under the programme, registered engineers or architects conduct mandatory site inspections and verify documents during the initial plan approval stage. After this, property owners can upload site documents on the BBMP website. The software will assess whether the plan adheres to zonal regulations, apart from issuing provisional building licence.
On online criticism over potholes in the city, Shivakumar said that 2,795 potholes were identified in Bengaluru city limits as per current estimates. “I have told them that it should be filled in 15-days,” Shivakumar said.
The Karnataka DyCM, who has recently visited Delhi, said that he had travelled on some interior roads of the city to assess the situation. “We are better than Delhi. It is that bad. I am not criticising them. They might have faced some problems,” he said.
For all major roads in Karnataka, fresh asphalting will be done wherever required at the cost of Rs 660 crore, he said.