How to get Commencement Certificate from BBMP in Karnataka?

Name of the Department: Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike.

Name of the Service: Commencement Certificate.

Whom to approach for this service (Designated Officer)?: Zonal Assistant Director of Town Planning.

Procedure involved to get this service:

1.   Filing application through online with all relevant documents. 
2.   Issue of Receipt /Acknowledgement 
3.   Inspection of the Site byEngineer
4.   Verification of Documents andDrawings 
5.   Approval / Rejection by the competent authority 
6.   Issue of Demand Note to the applicant for payment of RequisiteFee 
7.   Receipt of RequisiteFee 8Issue of Commencement Certificate.

Who are eligible to get this service: Owner of the property in the jurisdiction of B.B.M.P area who has obtained the Building Plan.

Documents to be enclosed with the request:

1. Application for commencement certificate as in form 5
2.   Notice of commencement of work as in schedule form6
3.   Katha certificate (recent )
4.   Katha extract (recent)
5.   Upto date tax paid receipt.
6.   Certificate of subsurface investigation as in form vi(a)
7.   Certificate of structural safety in design (to be provided by ser) as in form vi(b)
8.   Plinth drawing showing setbacks
9.   Building licence obtained.
10.   Engineer/ architect license copy
11.   Conditional documents prescribed during plan sanction, if any.

Fee/Charges to be paid to get the service: Commencement Certificate Fees and Other Charges if Application.

Maximum number of days to wait to get this service delivered: 30 Working Days.

Whom to approach as an appeal (Competent Officer), if the service is not delivered in time or rejected by officer: Zonal Chief Engineer.

Maximum number of days to wait to get the decision of the Competent Officer: 30 Working Days.

Whom to approach as 2nd appeal (Appellate Authority), if the decision of the Competent officer is not acceptable or not implemented?: Zonal Joint Commissioners.

Maximum no. of days to wait to get the decision of Appellate Authority: 30 Working Days.

There is no single window procedure available in bbmp office to even enquire the procedure. each one tells differntly the procedure to obtain commencement certificate of building construction. they all mention that owner cannot submit the request all by himself. it should be submitted through bbmp registered architect. The online  procedure to simplify the hassles of running around has infact increased after online has been introduced.