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அரசாணை (நிலை) எண். 94

Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Government Order (Nilai) No. 94 dated 18.07.2024 fixes consolidated fees for online building permission through the Single Window Portal, based on self certification, for residential buildings on plots up to 2500 square feet with built up area up to 3500 square feet, limited to ground floor or ground plus one floor, in urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu. It also allows exemption from scrutiny fee and display board fee under the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 for this self certification route, and says existing rates will continue for residential construction above 3500 square feet.

Category
CMDA regulations
Effective
1 January 2024
Pages
31
Status
In force
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What this government order does

Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Government Order (Nilai) No. 94 dated 18.07.2024 sets the consolidated fees to be paid to urban local bodies for getting online building permission through the Single Window Portal on the basis of self certification.

It applies only to residential buildings where:

  • the plot area is up to 2500 square feet,
  • the built up area is up to 3500 square feet, and
  • the building is ground floor, or ground plus one floor.

Who it affects

This matters to people building small residential houses in:

  • மாநகராட்சிகள், corporations,
  • நகராட்சிகள், municipalities,
  • பேரூராட்சிகள், town panchayats.

It is relevant if you want to use the self certification route and get permission online through the Single Window Portal.

Fee structure fixed in the government order

For corporations, the consolidated fee up to 325 square metres, 3500 square feet, is:

  • Special Grade A corporations, Rs. 950 per square metre, Rs. 88 per square foot
  • Special Grade B corporations, Rs. 900 per square metre, Rs. 84 per square foot
  • Selection Grade corporations, Rs. 850 per square metre, Rs. 79 per square foot
  • Grade I corporations, Rs. 800 per square metre, Rs. 74 per square foot
  • Grade II corporations, Rs. 800 per square metre, Rs. 74 per square foot

For municipalities, the consolidated fee is:

  • Special Grade municipalities, Rs. 800 per square metre, Rs. 74 per square foot
  • Selection Grade municipalities, Rs. 800 per square metre, Rs. 74 per square foot
  • Grade I municipalities, Rs. 750 per square metre, Rs. 70 per square foot
  • Grade II municipalities, Rs. 750 per square metre, Rs. 70 per square foot

For town panchayats, the consolidated fee is:

  • Special Grade town panchayats, Rs. 750 per square metre, Rs. 70 per square foot
  • Selection Grade town panchayats, Rs. 700 per square metre, Rs. 65 per square foot
  • Grade I town panchayats, Rs. 590 per square metre, Rs. 55 per square foot
  • Grade II town panchayats, Rs. 485 per square metre, Rs. 45 per square foot

Other key points

  • Existing fee rates will continue for residential construction above 325 square metres, 3500 square feet.
  • The fixed consolidated rates are only for new residential construction up to 325 square metres.
  • Urban local bodies may be exempted from collecting scrutiny fee and display board fee fixed under the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019.
  • After getting building licence through self certification, vacant land tax and underground sewerage charges must be paid.
  • If violations are found after permission is obtained through self certification, action will be taken under the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019.
  • If any change is needed in the consolidated fee rates in the annexure, it may be made with the approval of the concerned head of department.

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Common questions

Does this apply to every house construction in Tamil Nadu urban areas?

No. Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Government Order (Nilai) No. 94 dated 18.07.2024 applies only to residential buildings on plots up to 2500 square feet, with built up area up to 3500 square feet, and only for ground floor or ground plus one floor construction through self certification.

What happens if my residential building is more than 3500 square feet?

The source says the existing fee rates already being collected by the concerned urban local body will continue for residential construction above 325 square metres, 3500 square feet.

Do I still have to pay scrutiny fee and display board fee?

Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Government Order (Nilai) No. 94 dated 18.07.2024 says urban local bodies may be exempted from collecting scrutiny fee and display board fee fixed under the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 for this route.

If I get approval through self certification, can the authority still act against violations later?

Yes. The source says that if violations are found after building licence is obtained through self certification, action will be taken under the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019.