New Delhi: South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) is expecting encouraging feedback for its proposed policy to grant factory licence for all floors on industrial plots. Right now, only ground floors can get factory licences.
The proposal has already been passed in the standing committee and even mentioned in the financial budget 2021-22. To promote and popularise the policy, SDMC has already started placing advertisements and hoardings at various places in its jurisdiction so that more and more people can take advantage in future.
Due to non-sanctioning of building plans on other floors, corporation sources say that industrial premises are not being utilised. At the same time, there are many instances where the owners of the premises start utilising floors for industrial activities or trade illegally.
Standing committee chairman Rajdutt Gahlot said the policy, once approved in the House and implemented, would increase job opportunities and enhance the productivity of available resources to optimum level. “This will also provide relief to legitimate industrial trades,” he said.
“In plotted industrial areas like Mayapuri, Okhla, etc, some medium, light and service industries will be allowed on the first and second floor of the industrial units where the building plan is already available for ground floor as per existing norms,” he added.
SDMC leader of House Narendra Chawla said there was no express provision debarring the corporation to issue factory licences for other floors. “Often, premises owners illegally start to utilise the first, second or all floors in plotted areas for industrial activities or supportive industrial trade. This violates the use of the premises beyond the existing norms,” he said. “The policy will help curb the violation and increase revenue collection.”
The proposal has already been passed in the standing committee and even mentioned in the financial budget 2021-22. To promote and popularise the policy, SDMC has already started placing advertisements and hoardings at various places in its jurisdiction so that more and more people can take advantage in future.
Due to non-sanctioning of building plans on other floors, corporation sources say that industrial premises are not being utilised. At the same time, there are many instances where the owners of the premises start utilising floors for industrial activities or trade illegally.
Standing committee chairman Rajdutt Gahlot said the policy, once approved in the House and implemented, would increase job opportunities and enhance the productivity of available resources to optimum level. “This will also provide relief to legitimate industrial trades,” he said.
“In plotted industrial areas like Mayapuri, Okhla, etc, some medium, light and service industries will be allowed on the first and second floor of the industrial units where the building plan is already available for ground floor as per existing norms,” he added.
SDMC leader of House Narendra Chawla said there was no express provision debarring the corporation to issue factory licences for other floors. “Often, premises owners illegally start to utilise the first, second or all floors in plotted areas for industrial activities or supportive industrial trade. This violates the use of the premises beyond the existing norms,” he said. “The policy will help curb the violation and increase revenue collection.”
