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The Andhra Pradesh authorities has notified amendments to the Andhra Pradesh Building Rules, 2017, aimed astatine strengthening municipality safety, sustainability and easiness of doing business, portion positioning the State arsenic a frontrunner successful municipality reforms.
Announcing G.O.Ms.No.273, dated December 19, 2025, Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, S. Suresh Kumar said the amendments represent a broad overhaul of the regulatory model to make safer cities, beforehand liable urbanisation and heighten capitalist assurance done technology-driven transparency. He said the reforms bring Andhra Pradesh connected par with starring States successful the country.
The cardinal changes see a azygous explanation of high-rise buildings arsenic those measuring 24 metres and above, a simplified and time-bound occurrence information support mechanism, and mandatory adoption of energy-efficient and climate-responsive standards nether ECSBC 2024 and ENS 2024. To promote greenish construction, interaction interest rebates person been linked to IGBC ratings, portion enabling provisions person been introduced to facilitate realistic improvement successful congested and existing habitation areas.
The amendments besides supply for organised unfastened spaces with beardown ineligible safeguards, licence modern plan elements specified arsenic skywalks and entity parks successful high-rise buildings, and widen the validity of licences issued to Licensed Technical Persons by 3 years. Integrated compliance has been strengthened crossed each stages, from program support to issuance of occupancy certificates.
Mr. Suresh Kumar said the reforms are portion of a broader municipality translation docket for 2025, which includes a unified integer single-window system, self-certification to expedite approvals and a dedicated 72-hour clearance compartment for high-rise projects.
