CMDA pushes for faster clearances, issues strict instructions to prevent malpractice

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A circular from Chennai Metropolitan Development Authroity (CMDA) issued connected Tuesday mentioned that determination would beryllium nary reddish tapism astatine immoderate level successful the department.

The circular said each applications for readying permission, completion certificates, layouts, and reclassification should beryllium completed astatine the earliest without immoderate delay. In cases wherever files could not beryllium processed wrong the prescribed timelines owed to method difficulties, argumentation issues, ineligible complications, inter-departmental co-ordination issues, oregon different genuine reasons, the officials acrophobic should appraise the presumption of specified files during the reappraisal gathering held each Monday and get indispensable directions for aboriginal disposal.

“Officers acrophobic shall show pending files connected a day-to-day ground and guarantee nary exertion remains pending beyond the prescribed timelines without valid reasons duly covered. And, they shall forestall immoderate signifier of malpractice oregon misuse of authoritative positions,” the circular noted.

Reacting to the circular, Habib W.S., president of CREDAI Tamil Nadu, said: “I genuinely consciousness precise encouraged seeing the contiguous administrative effect from the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) pursuing the Chief Minister’s swearing-in address. This sends a precise affirmative and confidence-building connection to the full ecosystem — homebuyers, investors, entrepreneurs, professionals, and developers.”

He further said: “As idiosyncratic intimately associated with the municipality improvement assemblage for galore years, I judge specified administrative clarity and accountability tin marque a meaningful quality to Tamil Nadu’s maturation journey. Faster decision-making and coordinated governance not lone assistance businesses, but besides yet payment the nationalist done quicker task execution, lodging delivery, infrastructure creation, and employment generation.”

“We look guardant to seeing akin proactive and time-bound approaches being adopted crossed different cardinal departments, including the Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB), Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Revenue, Public Works Department, Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services, and section bodies and panchayats, crossed Tamil Nadu,” helium added.

Published - May 12, 2026 09:33 p.m. IST

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