<div><em>The housing and urban development ministry is striving to put in place a single window clearance for layouts and building permission which has been a long pending industry demand</em></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Come 2016 and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is aiming to put in place a single window, time-bound clearance system for layout approvals and building permissions. A group of ministers on the subject is already deliberating. This GoM has representations from the ministries of environment, defence, civil supplies, civil aviation and others, said housing and urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu at an industry event organised by ASSOCHAM on Wednesday (September 16).</div><div> </div><div>“It is a long pending demand of the industry. I am working with six ministers and I have a group of ministers’ meeting. I have held four rounds of meetings with secretaries, ministers and others,” said Naidu inaugurating a national summit on ‘Housing for All-Catalyst for development & inclusive growth,’ organised by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).</div><div> </div><div>“The last meeting is on October 14 after that we will submit the report to Cabinet and then we will go ahead because we are getting permissions from these departments and by the beginning of the next year, I am sure you will have this in place,” Naidu said.</div><div> </div><div>Naidu asked the real estate sector to focus on green building technologies and adopt appropriate, cost-effective building materials, reduce dependence on conventional energy intensive construction practices.</div><div> </div><div>Conceding that employment generation is a major challenge, the union minister said, “If you can push the real estate sector, if you really give credit to the infrastructure sector and also to the (IT) information technology sector then Indian youth will get better employment opportunities.”</div><div> </div><div>The union minister also emphasised on the need for labour reforms, reforms for land and real estate sector. Besides, he also stressed upon the need for politics of speedy and inclusive development.</div><div> </div>
