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Come October and all construction permits in Delhi and Mumbai will be only through online, doing away with human interface.
The government is all set to do away with the manual process for obtaining construction permits in the national capital by next month, making the entire system online as part of its plan to provide hassle-free public services delivery mechanism.
New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will stop accepting manual applications for building permits by May 15, while three other civic bodies of Delhi will adopt the system by the end of May.
NDMC Chairman Naresh Kumar and Commissioner of South Delhi Municipal Corporation Punit Goel informed about this initiative while making a presentation at a workshop on 'Ease of Doing Business for Construction Permits in Delhi', an official release said.

The country's financial capital, Mumbai, will also accept only digital applications for construction works from October 2.
"From October 2, 2016, all construction permits in Delhi and Mumbai would be only through online mechanism. There will be no man to man contact," Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on the sidelines of the workshop.

Addressing the workshop, Naidu expressed concern over what he called the "paradox" of India being the fastest growing economy of the world but perceived to be the most difficult place to do business and invest in.
Stating that improvement in 'ease of doing business' in urban areas of the country would lift millions out of poverty, the minister urged other cities and towns to follow the online application and sanction systems being introduced by the urban local bodies in the national capital.

"Despite being a vibrant democracy, legislatures not passing Bills in time on certain occasions is another paradox and such situations should be resolved to enable the country emerge as an economic power that it deserves to be," he said.
Naidu said the simplified online application and sanction systems being introduced in Delhi and Mumbai would be implemented in all cities and towns in a phased manner.