Building a home in Bengaluru? Get your plan approved in 30 minutes

Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said the objective is not merely to put the existing approval process online, but to rethink the process from the citizen’s point of view and remove avoidable delays and difficulties.

“Citizens who comply with the rules should not have to spend months waiting for approval of their building plans or make repeated visits to government offices. Nambike Nakshe 2.0 is an attempt to make the system simpler, faster and more transparent by using technology and reducing routine human intervention,” he said.

Under Nambike Nakshe 2.0, eligible residential building plans can be submitted entirely online through a qualified architect. If the submitted plan conforms to the applicable town planning regulations, the system will automatically process and issue the building plan approval in around 30 minutes.

Earlier, the building plan approval process could take two to three months. The new system therefore seeks to turn what was often a prolonged administrative process into a quick, predictable and hassle-free service for citizens.

According to GBA, the new system also significantly reduces the documentation burden on citizens. Applicants will not have to upload Khata and several other property-related documents separately. Once the e-Khata (digitised version of a traditional property account record in Karnataka) number is entered, the system will automatically retrieve basic ownership information for the property.

“This is about making government work easier for the citizens. Technology should not simply move paperwork from the office to a computer screen; it should remove unnecessary steps from the process itself,” Krishna Byre Gowda said.