Problems in Online Building Sanctioning Procedure in Jalgaon Municipal Corporation

The state government declared to launch the online building plan sanction process in all municipal council across the state on  3rd August 2017. The project has been planned by MahaIT coming under directorate of information technology (DIT). The process was planned with the intention of having optimum efficiency in the sanctioning procedure and to eliminate corruption level and the role or impact of agents in the process.

On 26th of January 2018 on the occasion of 69th Republic Day of India the online building sanction process was launched in Jalgaon under Jalgaon Municipal Corporation. However there are certain problems which came into action as the months passed. Lets see them in detail.

Jalgaon Municipal Corporation.

The Softech Company from Pune designed the online building sanctioning procedure software for Jalgaon Zone. However still the software process is not so efficient till today due to several reasons listed below.

1. Certain Modules in the software are still absent- due to this incomplete information the software neglects even the correct plans.
2. The Development Control Rules are not feed up to the mark in the software.
3. The Software is able to check only the basic elements in plan like roominess, ventilation, site margin etc.
4. The software fails to predict the validity of the documents submitted by the applicants. Documents like 7/12 form, Kharedi khat, Sale Deed etc. The software fails to predict if these documents are of the applicant only.
5. The basic words used by local architects in plan creates problems - for example words like Passage and Lobby. As lobby is included in FSI where as passage is not however local builders use vice versa words which creates problems.  
6. The Development Zone Plan  of city is not been included in the software.
7. There is again a big problem for old sanctioned structure which comes for revised up floor construction plans.
8. The main and the biggest problem faced not only in Jalgaon MNC but also in various other MNC'S is the old experienced sanctioning officers are not at all familiar with the software.

 This problems have arise due to improper planning of the process as well improper data feed in the software. However still the authorities are working on problems raised.