Shri Bhupesh Baghel, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh inaugurated ‘CG AWAAS’, a Single Window System developed by NIC for approval of residential colonies. The inaugural event was held in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly on 25th November 2019. Hon’ble Housing Minister Md. Akbar, Shri Gaurav Dwivedi, Principal Secretary, IT, Ms. Sangeetha P, Secretary, Housing and Environment, Mr. Dilip, Kumar Debnath, SIO, Mr. P. Rama Rao, Senior Technical Director and Mr. Rishi K. Rai, Scientist-B, NIC Chhattisgarh and officials of other departments were present at the event.

The work flow of Online Single Window Colonizer Approval of Residential Colonies is hosted on the generic Service Plus platform under the guidance of Shri D.C. Misra, DDG, Ms. Manie Khaneja, STD and Shri Adesh Gupta, TD and Service Plus team. This single window system will enable issue of Land Diversion Certificates, Approved Documents and Permission for Colony Development within limited time-frame.

It will make the entire process of getting approval for residential colonies simple, easily accessible and transparent. All the documents can be submitted online through the single window, after which development permission will be issued within 100-140 days. The concerned departments will also issue No Objection Certificates from this single window system. Applicants will be able to track the status of their application online and get alerts through SMS.