Govt to further amend TCP Act: Minister

Himachal Pradesh government would bring amendments to Town and Country Planning (TCP) Act during the monsoon session of the assembly to incorporate the suggestions given by the public, state Urban Development minister Sudhir Sharma today said.
Sharma said necessary amendments would be made in the Act to give further relief to people and simplify the procedures but stringent provisions would be incorporated in the TCP Act to check further deviations and avoid any more need to bring amendments in the Act.
Launching the citizen governance mobile App-HIM TCP of the Town and Country Planning (TCP) department to take vital services like online registration and building plan permission approvals to the fingertips of the people, Sharma said the launch of this App was a new milestone in citizen-centric governance which demonstrates the commitment of the state government to take public services to the door steps of the citizens.

Terming it as a major leap in citizen-centric governance efforts of the department, which would not only improve performance of the authorities but also ensure transparency, accountability and efficiency, he said that the department would be able to take action on different issues like monitoring new and pending applications, No Objection Certificates, handling payments, issuing notifications and scheduled inspections.
The citizens would be able to check the status of their applications and pay fees online.
Besides, the professional architects and promoters would also be able to check status, pay fees and access information.
He said the department has been consistently working to streamline its services as per the aspirations of the people and asimilar App would also be developed soon for urban local bodies to issue the birth and death certificates, NOCs and payment of electricity, water bills and taxes.

The Minister announced that tablets would be provided to the officers of the TCP departments so as to enable them to work efficiently on the online services of the department.