Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda has directed officials to make the Transferable Development Rights (TDR) system fully online, from the first application to the issue of certificates and later transactions, in a bid to speed up road widening in the city.
He gave the direction at a meeting with senior officials at Vikas Soudha on Monday.
Why the change
TDR is meant to ease land acquisition for infrastructure projects, but the system has remained largely dependent on physical files, with inadequate tracking and limited transparency, the Minister said.
“Road widening and the construction of new roads are urgent and unavoidable requirements if Bengaluru is to find lasting solutions to its growing traffic congestion,” he said. “The lack of proper tracking and transparency has resulted in public dissatisfaction and a loss of confidence in the system.”
What will move online
- Every stage from verification of road and property records to scrutiny and final issue of TDR certificates
- The purchase and sale of TDR certificates and their final use
- Tracking, so that citizens can follow the status of their applications online
People should no longer need repeated visits to government offices or depend on intermediaries, and the system should reduce delays and interference by middlemen, the Minister said.
A transparent system would help restore public confidence and make land acquisition for infrastructure projects smoother and faster, he added.
Commissioners Ramesh D S, Pommal Sunil Kumar, Ramesh K N and G Jagadeesh and Bengaluru City CEO R Yatheesh attended the meeting.
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