Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI), Mangaluru, on Tuesday urged the State government to bring reforms in urban local bodies (ULBs) administration and sought single-window clearance for real-estate projects.
Speaking to presspersons here, CREDAI Mangaluru president D.B. Mehta said the sector has been affected severely due to bureaucratic delays in functioning of the urban local bodies. A developer has to get at least 20 no-objection certificates (NoCs) from different agencies to commence a project, he said.
Mr. Mehta said the process of getting NoCs from the agencies could take one to three years, by which time a developer would have lost valuable time and other resources. Developers are also bogged down by demands for bribe, he alleged.
A single-window system would end the red-tape involved in getting clearances for projects and the government should think in that direction for the healthy growth of the real estate sector. Some ULBs do not even have a system of providing the inward number to the applicant whenever a developer applies for project approvals, Mr. Mehta said.
Real-estate developers across the nation observed a day’s bandh on Tuesday following the suicide of a developer from Thane in Maharashtra. Mr. Mehta said Suraj Parmar ended his life a few days ago in his fight against the system.
His suicide note highlighted the delays in getting approvals, political interference, and plans getting rejected with retrospective effect. The note also mentioned demands for bribes from officials and victimisation for defying bribes.
CREDAI members in Mangaluru closed their offices, stopped construction works and did not register properties on Tuesday as a mark of respect to Parmar.
‘The sector is severely affected due to bureaucratic delays’
