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34. Office of the Asst. Director of

Town and Country Planning,Planning Unit, House No.65 B,

Ramareddy Building,Basaveshwar Nagar,

Yadgir585 202.Telephone Nos.Office : 08473 252216Residence: -Fax : -E-mail :

[email protected]

Assistant Director Town Planner Town and Country Plannin

JointDirector, Gulbarga.

Telephone Nos.Office : 08472 255971


Town and Country Planning,

House No.1-11-60/126,

1B&2B, S.L.V.Layout,

Lingasaguru Road,

Opp to Agriculture University,

Raichur 584 102.Telephone Nos.Office : 08532 220158Residence: -Fax : -E-mail :

[email protected]


Joint Director, Gulbarga.


The publication updated every year

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GULBARGA DIVISION


Town and Country Planning,Urban Development Authority

Building, 1stFloor, StationRoad, Gulbarga 585 101.Telephone Nos.Office : 08472 255972Residence: -Fax : -E-mail :[email protected]






Near Red Cross Branch, District

Court,

Bellary583 101.Telephone Nos.Office : 08392 276740Residence: -Fax : -E-mail :[email protected]






CMC No.8-10-107, NewHousing Colony, Ganesh field,

Near Shakuntala Travels,

Bidar-585 403.Telephone Nos.Office : 08482 226653Residence: -Fax : -E-mail : [email protected]






2nd Floor,

District AdministrativeBhavana, Hospete Road,

Koppala 583 231.Telephone Nos.Office : 08539 220782Residence: -Fax : -E-mail :

[email protected]





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No.302, 3rdFloor, District

Administrative Bhavan,B.R.Gills Road,

Chamaraja Nagar571 313.Telephone Nos.Office : 08226 224887Residence: -Fax : -E-mail:[email protected]


Joint Director,Mysore.

Telephone No.Office : 08212344810



Urban Development Authority

Building, 1stFloor, Near PumpHouse, Bannur Road,

Mandya 571401.Telephone Nos.Office : 08232 220340Residence: -Fax : -E-mail:[email protected]






Ravikala Nivas, Opp.

Shivananda Convent, Near Mini

Vidhana Soudha,

Shankari Puram,Hassan 573 201.Telephone Nos.Office : 08172 268149Residence: -Fax : -E-mail: [email protected]






Shambhavi Building (T.V.S.Show Room), 1stfloor,

Bellaru Kotte Road,

Chikkamagalur577 101.Telephone Nos.Office : 08262 235937Residence: -Fax : -E-mail:

[email protected]


Joint Director,

Mysore.



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MYSORE DIVISION

22 Office of the Asst. Director ofTown and Country Planning,

Commercial Complex of UrbanDevelopment Authority,

Mysore, Ramakrishna Nagar,

I Block,

Mysore 570 022Telephone Nos.Office : 0821 2568686Residence: -Fax : -E-mail:[email protected]

Assistant Director Town Planner Town and Country PlanninJoint Director,

Mysore.


23. Office of the Asst. Director ofTown and Country Planning,

2ndFloor,office of the Distric

Complex, Rajathadri A Block,

Manipal,

Udupi 576 104.Telephone Nos.Office : 0820 2528670Residence: -Fax : -E-mail:[email protected]

Assistant Director Town Planner Town and Country PlanninJoint Director,Mysore.


24. Office of the Asst. Director ofTown and Country Planning,Urban Development Authority

Building, 1stFloor,

Ashoka Nagara,

Mangalore575 006.Telephone Nos.Office : 0824 2451854Residence: -Fax : -E-mail:[email protected]



25. Office of the Asst. Director ofTown and Country Planning,

Near Basappa Shishu Vihara,

Dasavala,

Madikeri571 201.Telephone Nos.Office : 08272 225683Residence: -Fax : -E-mail:[email protected]




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18 Office of the Asst. Director of

Town and Country Planning,1st Floor, Opp to Nehru Park,

Kuvempu Nagar, Keelukote

Extension,

Kolar 563 101.Telephone Nos.Office : 08152 225654Residence : -Fax : -E-mail :[email protected]


Joint Director,(Bangalore Division),

Bangalore560 001.



Town and Country Planning,Ranganatha Nilaya, O.T.Road,

Shimoga 577 202.Telephone Nos.Office : 08182 270973Residence : -Fax : -E-mail :[email protected]



Bangalore560 001.




No.30, 1stFloor, 5th cross,

Ashoka Nagar,

Tumkur 572 102Telephone Nos.Office :08182 2272157Residence : -Fax : -E-mail :[email protected]



Bangalore560 001.



No.217/88A,

Near New Bus Stop,T.G.Tank Road,

Chikkaballapur-562101.Telephone Nos.Office : -Residence : -Fax : -E-mail :

Assistant Director Town Planner Town and Country PlanninJoint Director,

(Bangalore Division),

Bangalore560 001.



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Town and Country Planning,Ujjinakoppa Building,

1stMain Road, Sadashiv Nagar,Belgaum590 001.Telephone Nos.Office : 0831 2474880Residence: -Fax : -E-mail :

[email protected]

Assistant Director, Town Planner Town and Country Plannin

Additional Director,Dharwad.

Telephone Nos.Office : 08362447901


Sait Building, Behind Rotary

Hospital,

Sirsi581 401.Telephone Nos.Office : 08384 289171Residence: -Fax : -E-mail : [email protected]

Assistant Director, Town Planner Town and Country PlanninAdditional Director,

Dharwad.




Abhivradhi Yojana Gattaka,

Guruvarapatta,Nippani 591 237.Telephone Nos.Office : 08338 220270Residence: -Fax : -E-mail :

[email protected]


Additional Director,

Dharwad.




Jnanadeepa Site No.12,

West Vidya Nagar,Haveri581 110.Telephone Nos.Office : 08375 233976Residence: -Fax : -E-mail :

[email protected]



Dharwad.



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BELGAUM DIVISION6 Office of the Asst. Director of

Town and Country Planning,Mini Vidhana Soudha

Dharwad 580 001.Telephone Nos.Office : 0836 2441753Residence: -Fax : 08362441753E-mail :

[email protected]


Additional Director,Dharwad.




No. 201, Distr ict Administrat iveBuilding, Hubli Road,

Gadag 582 103.Telephone Nos.Office : 08372 220323Residence: -Fax : -E-mail :[email protected]



Dharwad.




Sector No.19, Municipal

Planning Office Building,Navnagar,

Bagalkote587 103.Telephone Nos.Office : 08354 235464Residence: -Fax : -E-mail :[email protected]



Dharwad.




Shanthaveera Nagar, Basavanna

Bhagevadi Road,

Bijapur586 109.Telephone Nos.Office : 08352 267653Residence: -Fax : -E-mail :

[email protected]



Dharwad.



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2 Office of the Addl. Director of


Mini Vidhana Soudha

Dharwad 580 001.Telephone Nos.Office : 0836 2447901Residence: -Fax : -E-mail : [email protected]



Dharwad.


3 Joint Director of Town andCountry Planning, (Bangalore

Division), M.S.Building ,

4thstage, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar

Veedhi,Bangalore560 001.

Telephone Nos.Office : 22353973Residence : 26723618Fax : 22389519E-mail :

[email protected]

Assistant Director, Town Planner Town and Country PlanninJoint Director,

(Bangalore Division),

Bangalore560 001.


4 Office of the Joint Director of


Commercial Complex of Urban

Development Authority,

Mysore, Ramakrishna Nagar,I Block,

Mysore 570 022Telephone Nos.Office : 0821 2344810Residence: -Fax : 0821 2344810E-mail:[email protected]

Deputy Director Town Planner Town and Country Plannin



5 Office of the Joint Director of


Urban Development AuthorityBuilding, 1stFloor, Station

Road, Gulbarga 585 101.Telephone Nos.Office : 08472 255971Residence: -Fax : -E-mail :[email protected]

Deputy Director , Town Planner Town and Country Plannin




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Sub Division Level Offices:

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Act, 2005.

The Directory of Officers working as Public Information Officersin the Department

of Town and Country Planning under the Right to Information Act, 2005

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HEAD OFFICE

Technical Section

Admin and

Accounts Subjects:

1 Assistant Director of

Town and Country

Planning, Sirsi

Sri. Kallinath,

Asst. Director of Town and

Country Planning (A/c)

08384229171


Town and Country

Planning, Jamakhandi

Sri.Shivananda Biradar,



08353222339


Town and Country

Planning, Nippani

Sri. Waheed Akthar,

Assistant Director of Town and

Country Planning

08338220270


Town and Country

Planning, Yadgir

Sri. B.R. Shahapur,


Country Planning

08473253340

(1)Assistant Director 1 to 4

Telephone No :22353976

Division wise

Town Planners

1 Office of the Director of Town

and Country Planning, Post Box

No.5257, M.S.Building,

4thstage, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar

Veedhi,

Bangalore560 001.Telephone Nos.Office : 22353975

Residence : 23662536Fax : 22389519E-mail : [email protected]

(2)

Manager


Cadre wise

First Division

Assistants

Town and Country Plannin

Joint Director, (Head

Quarter),

Telephone Nos.Office : 22353975Residence : 23435852Fax : 22389519


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13 Assistant Director of Town

and Country Planning,

Hassan

Sri H.R. Shankar,


Country Planning

08172268149



Chickamagalur

Sri H. Suresh,


Country Planning

08262235937



Dharwad

Smt.Meenakshi Jothennavar,


Country Planning

08362441753



Gadag-Betgeri

Sri. M.N. Veeraiah,



08372220323



Bagalkote

Smt. Ranjana Munavalli,



08354 201344



Bijapur

Sri.Shivananda Biradar,


Country Planning

08352267653



Belgaum

Sri. R.S. Theradal,



08312474880



Haveri

Sri. Kallinath,


Country Planning

08375233976



Karwar

Sri. Kulakarni,



08382226413



Gulbarga

Sri.Jagadish do Shetty,



08472255972



Bellary

Sri.N .T. Shankar Reddy,


Country Planning

08392276740


and Country Planning, Bidar

Sri. Narendra kumar,



08482226653



Koppal

Sri. M.N.Veeraiah,


Country Planning

08539220782



Raichur

Sri. Dharmendra,


Country Planning

08532220158


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and Country Planning,Chikkaballapur

Sri. M.A. Srinath,

Assistant Director of Town andCountry Planning

Telephone

facility not yetprovided.



Davangere

Sri. K.R.Manju,



08192221717



Chitradurga

Sri. M Manjappa,


Country Planning

08194230605


and Country Planning, Kolar

Sri. K.C.Ramesh,


Country Planning

08152225654



Shimoga

Smt.V.R. Rajashree,


Country Planning

08182 270973



Tumkur

Sri. Channabasappa.M.B.


Country Planning

0816 2272157



Mysore

Sri. G.S.Jayasimha,


Country Planning

08212568686

8 Assistant Director of Townand Country Planning,

Udupi

SriPramod vasudev Shet,Asst. Director of Town and


08202528670



Mangalore

Sri Pramod vasudev Shet,


Country Planning

08242451854



Madikeri

Sri. Ashok Kumar,



08272225683


and Country Planning,Chamarajanagar

Sri. C.V.Venkateshappa,

Assistant Director of Town andCountry Planning

08226224887

12

Assistant Director of Town


Mandya

Sri Syed Jaffer,


Country Planning(A/c)

08232220340


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Facilities for the Information of Public:

16. Statement showing the names, designation of the Public Information

Officers in the Department of Town and Country Planning during

2012-2013

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All Notifications and information regarding the import nt matters of the

Directorate and other branch offices are being displayed in the notice boards forpublic viewing. The citizen charger has bee n publishe yearly.

1 Office of the Director of

Town and Country

Planning, Bangalore

Sri. S.S. Topgi,

Director of Town and Country

Planning (A/C)

080

22353975

1 Addl. Director of Town


Divisional Office,

Dharwad

Sri. P.P.Dhane,

Addl. Director of Town and

Country Planning (A/C)

08362447901

2 Joint Director of Town


Divisional Office, Mysore

Sri. M.C.Shashi Kumar,

Joint Director of Town and

Country Planning

08212344810

3 Joint Director of Town


Divisional Office,

Gulbarga

Sri. P.P.Dhane,


Country Planning

08472255971

4. Joint Director of Town


Bangalore Division,

Bangalore

Sri. T.V. Murali,


Country Planning

08022353973

State Level Office

Divisional Level Office


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12. The manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts

allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such p rogrammes.

13. Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits r authorization granted

by the department.

14. Details in respect of the information available to or held by it reducein an electronic form:

Website : http://dpar-rti.kar.nic.in

E Mail : [email protected]

15. Particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information:

General Information:

The Department of Town and Country Planning has no sub y programmes.

These functions are not applicable to the Department of Town and Country

Planning.

The details are available in the following website related to the

Department of Town and Country Planning.

The Directorate is the Central Office of the Department. department has

Four divisional offices at Dharwad, Mysore, Gulbarga and Bangalore, headed by

the Additional Director and Joint Director of Town and Country Planning and

thirty branch offices at all district headquarters and in some important towns /

cities of the State is headed by the Assistant Director of Town and Country

Planning.

As per the Right to Information Act, 2005; the Assista Director of Town

and Country Planning at the District Level, Joint Director of Town and Country

Planning at the Divisional Level and the Director of Town and Country Planning at

the State Level, in order, have been appointed as Competent Authority and

Appellate Authority.


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11. Budget allocation under various objects Heads to each of the offices in theDepartment of Town and Country Planning for the year 2012-13

(upto 01-10-2012)Head of A/c. 2217 Urban Development Code 2217-05-001-1-01 Non-Plan

Sl.No.

Name of Office GrantsAllotted

Expenditure

incurred up toOctober 2012

Total 10,34,31,000 5,91,28,310

Allotment for the year 2012-13Rs. 1034.31 lakhs

1. D.T & C.P, Bangalore 3,14,23,500 1,08,89,481

2. D.T & C.P, Design Division, Bangalore 14,23,000 12,93,544

3. D.T & C.P, Project Division, Bangalore 13,83,000 10,03,893

4. J.D.T & C.P, Bangalore Division,

Bangalore

30,55,000 16,57,157

5. A.D.T & C.P, Davanagere 17,93,000 14,31,755

6. A.D.T & C.P, Chitradurga 18,60,500 16,91,266

7. A.D.T & C.P, Kolar 18,74,000 10,36,373

8. A.D.T & C.P, Shimoga 19,18,000 14,89,809

9. A.D.T & C.P, Tumk ur 19,21,000 17,58,407

10. A.D.T & C.P, Chikkaballapur 16,20,000 93,30,91

11. J.D.T & C.P, Mysore 39,80,000 27,24,579

12. A.D.T & C.P, Mysore 36,18,000 23,80,131

13. A.D.T & C.P, Udupi 17,65,000 14,96,745

14. A.D.T & C.P, Mangalore 17,40,000 12,13,547

15. A.D.T & C.P,Madikeri 17,93,500 12,82,538

16. A.D.T & C.P, Chamarajanagar 16,51,000 10,44,840

17. A.D.T & C.P, Mandya 17,28,000 14,85,011

18. A.D.T & C.P, Hasan 18,88,000 11,45,907

19. A.D.T & C.P, Chikkamagalur 18,75,000 13,15,44820. Adll.D.T & C.P, Dharwad 39,00,000 31,99,186

21. A.D.T & C.P, Dharwad 20,63,000 16,03,942

22. A.D.T & C.P, Gadag 16,33,000 76,21,56

23. A.D.T & C.P, Bagalkot 16,28,000 5,69,548

24. A.D.T & C.P, Bijapur 17,87,000 17,78,902

25. A.D.T & C.P, Belgaum 17,24,000 10,44,391

26. A.D.T & C.P, Sirsi 16,25,000 6,61,795

27. A.D.T & C.P, Nippani 16,68,000 7,67,179

28. A.D.T & C.P, Haveri 18,33,000 12,29,606

29. A.D.T & C.P, Karwar 17,23,000 10,88,239

30. A.D.T & C.P, Jamkhandi 16,58,000 7,75,41131. J.D.T & C.P, Gulbarga 36,71,000 17,81,126

32. A.D.T & C.P, Gulbarga 18,92,500 9,55,066

33. A.D.T & C.P, Bellary 17,46,000 11,49,948

34. A.D.T & C.P, Bidar 17,96,000 13,50,626

35. A.D.T & C.P, Koppal 17,28,000 6,75,554

36. A.D.T & C.P, Yadgir 16,43,000 11,50,958

37. A.D.T & C.P, Raichur 16,83,000 13,11,155


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7. Details of arrangements regarding preparation of various plans and

consultation with or representation by the members of public regarding

the plans:

8. Committees and other Boards in the Department:

9. Officers and officials service particulars :

10 Details of service particulars and gross monthly emoluments received by

the officers and employees are furnished below.

Draft Master Plan prepared by Planning Authorities with the assistance of

the Department is published for the public for invitin comments and suggestions

and the same are analysed as per rules and final plans are prepared for approval

from the Government.

1. Cadre Management Committee for transfer of Officers and Officials of

the department;

2. Cadre Review Committee for Cadre & Recruitment Rules;

3. Committee constituted for the compulsory retirement under KCS Rule

285.

Public have the opportunity to obtain the copies of the proceedings of the

above said committees.

Service particulars are enclosed separately

.

Service particulars are enclosed separately


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5. The Acts and Rules followed by the Department in executing the duties

are as follows:

6. The documents available with the offices of the department:

1. The Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961

2. The Karnataka State Town Planning Board, Rules, 1964

3. The Karnataka Planning Authorities Rules, 1965

4. The Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act, 1987

5. The Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976

6. The Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authorit Act, 1985

7. The Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976

8. The Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964

9. Land Acquisition Act, 1894

10.The Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1964

11.The Karnataka Housing Board Act, 1962

12.The Karnataka Cinema (Regulation) Act, 1964

13.The Karnataka Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) A , 1973

14.The Karnataka Industrial Area Development Act, 1966

15.The Karnataka Civil Service Rules, 1957

16. National Highways Act, 1956

17.Karnataka Highways Rules. 1965

1. Master Plans and Reports;

2. Base Maps of Villages and Towns;

3. Approved layout plans;

4. Income and Expenditure Cash Book;

5. Development Plans of Urban and Rural areas;

6. Re-habilitation, re-construction, traffic management, and city

beautification schemes prepare d by the Department;


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9 R/Town Planning RTI Act 2005 English

The jurisdictional powers of the Assistant Director of Town and Country

Planning and Joint Director of Town and Country Planning in giving technical

opinion to the Revenue Department for conversion of land from agriculture use to

non-agriculture use u/s 95 of the Karnataka Land Revenue A t, 1964; and also in

approving layouts; are as follows:

1. Assistant Director of Town and Country

Planning

upto 2.00 ha

2. Joint Director Town and Country Planning

office Gulbarga Division

above 2.00 ha and

Maximum upto 6.00 ha

3. Joint Director of Town and Country Planning

office, Bangalore and Mysore Division

above 2.00 ha without any

maximum limit

4. Additional Director of Town and Country

Planning

Belgaum Division

urisdiction-Above 2 ha

without any maximumlimit. Gulburga Division

urisdiction-Above 6 ha

without any maximum

limit

As per Government Order No. FD 2 TFP 2010 dated 30-4-2010, the

Assistant Directors of Town and Country Planning at District Level, ControllingOfficers at Divisional level, and the Head of the Depa ment of Town and Country

Planning will exercise the financial powers delegated them.

The activities of the department are carried out as per the provisions of

various Acts, Government Orders, Circulars and the di ctions given from time to

time.

4 . Procedure for carrying out duties:


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Typist:

Second division Assistant:

Drivers:

Blue Printer:

Attender:

Group D Employees:

3. Procedure to be followed in decision-making process including control and

responsibility:

Typing work.

Attending all the letters and papers relating to administration / accounts and

after scrutiny submitting to the Office Superintendent.

Driving the department vehicles of the officers as per their instructions.

Taking blue prints, stencil copies and Xerox

Work for the officer under their instructions.

Group D employees work as per instructions given by officers in

moving files between sections, cleaning of premises etc.,

The proposals received from the public and other offices are scrutinised and

necessary action is taken for granting approvals as pe the jurisdictional powers of

the Assistant Director of Town and Country Planning at the district level. For

proposals exceeding the powers of the Assistant Di rect r of Town and CountryPlanning at the district level, the same will be scrutinised and necessary action is

taken as per the powers of the Joint Director of Town d Country Planning in

their respective Division. For proposals exceeding the powers of district and the

divisional level offices, the same is scrutinised and bmitted for necessary action

at the Directorate.


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Gazetted M anager:

Manager:

Accounts Superintendent:

Office Superintendent:

Assistant Town Planner:

First Division Assistant:

Stenographer:

Senior Typist:

The Gazetted Manager carries out the administrative and accounts works of

the department and the Directorate as per the instructions of the Director.

He co-ordinates with the Director in taking decisions regarding the service and

accounts matters of the departments officers and officials.

At Zonal Office, Dharwad, the Manager co-ordinates with the Additional

Director in matters related to administration

The Accounts Superintendent being deputed from the State Accounts

Department carries out the works related to accounts m rs of the department and

directorate.

Responsible for the scrutiny of the files related to administrative matters and

submit them to the higher officer.

The day-to-day technical issues of the respective offices are to scrutinised

by them and submitted to the higher officer for approval.

Attending all the letters and papers relating to administration / accounts and

after scrutiny submitting to the Office Superintendent.

Taking dictations in shorthand and its trans ription in the best mannerpossible. Ste nographers attached to officers will also act as t r Personal

Assistants.

General supervision of the Typing Pool in addition to me typing work.


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Joint Directors at Divisional level (Gulbarga, Mysore, Bangalore):

Deputy Director (Design Group):

Deputy Director (Project Division):

Assistant Directors of Town and Country Planning (Central Office):

Assistant Directors of Town and Country Planning at District level offices

Town Planners:

Joint Director of the above said offices are the controlling officers of the

branch offices coming under their jurisdiction.

The Deputy Director (Design Group) carries out all wor related to the Design

Group of Directorate as per the instructions of the Joint Director (Head Quarter)

and the Director.

The Deputy Director (Project Division) carries out all works related to the

Project Division of Directorate as per the instructions of the Joint Director (Head

Quarter) and the Director.

The Assistant Directors of the Town and Country Planni g co-ordinates with

the Deputy Directors, Joint Directors and the Director in executing the works of

the Directorate.

:

The Assistant Directors of Town and Country Planning execute work as

head of branch offices at the district level. Preparation of development plans forurban \ rural areas coming within their jurisdiction, providi g technical assistance

to various other departments of the government regarding planning atters, giving

technical opinion to the revenue department during conversion of agricultural lands

to non-agricultural purposes, preparation of extension scheme for towns and

villages of the local bodies and local authorities, preparation of schemes related to

rehabilitation, reconstruction and traffic management roposals, providing

technical guidance for preparation and implementation f development plan

proposals by various Urban Development Authoritie s, Planning Authorities, Local

Bodies and Local Authorities, formulation of schemes f city beautification and

such being their important activities.

Technical scrutiny of all files relating to planning i ues and submitting the

same to the Assistant Director of Town and Country Planning.


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4) Offering technical assistance to developmental agencies like

Karnataka Housing Board, Karnataka Industrial Areas Development

Board, Karnataka Slum Clearance Board and other such a ncies.

5) Advising and technical assistance to Government in Urb n

Development Department on Town and Country Planning matters.

6) Design/approval of layout plans of private individuals, organisations,

government and quasi-government agencies.

7) Furnishing of technical opinion regarding conversion o agricultural

land to non-agricultural uses to Revenue Department.

8) Offering technical opinion to the District Magistrates regarding issue

of licenses to permanent, semi-permanent cinema theatres; and

9) Preparation of systematic, efficient, and safe traffic management

schemes and giving technical assistance to local autho s for the

implementation of the same.

Director is the Head of the Department of Town and Country Planning

Directorate. The Director takes decisions on important matters concerning the

department and attends all meetings at the government vel related to the

important issues of the department.

He is the controlling officer inrespect of the offices working in Belgaum Division

& Gulbarga Division.

Joint Director (Head Quarters) looks after the work at the Directorate

(except Bangalore division) and co-ordinates with the Director in carrying out theactivities related to Town and Country Planning, administration and accounts.

Joint Director (Urban Mapping Cell) looksafter the work of Urban Mapping Cell.

2. Powers and Duties of Officers and Employees:

Director:

Additional Director of Town and Country Planning:

Joint Director (Head Quarters),

Joint Director (Urban Mapping Cell):


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1 (A) Details of working arrangement of the Department:

1 (B) Activities of the Department:

The Department of Town and Country Planning in the State was

established in the year 1959 with the main purpose of romoting planned

physical development of urban and rural areas. The activities of the

department have been multifarious. The scope of town planning which was

limited to preparation of small layouts, town extension / impro nt

schemes has widened to embrace all developmental activities.

The Department is headed by the Director of Town and Country

Planning and Additional Director, Joint Directors of T wn Planning, Deputy

Directors of Town Planning and Assistant Directors of wn and Country

Planning assist the Director along with supporting technical and

administrative staff. It has four divisional offices at Mysore, Gulbarga,

Bangalore and Dharwad, Belgaum Division office is headed by Additional

Director of Town and Country Planning Dharwad and Mysore, Bangalore and

Gulbarga Divisional Offices are headed by the Joint Director of Town andCountry Planning of Mysore, Bangalore and Gulbarga respectively. There are

30 branch offices mostly situated at District Headquarte and important

towns and they are headed by Assistant Director of Town and Country

Planning.

The Department of Town and Country Planning is mainly involved in

the task of preparing Master Plans and their enforcement and in extending

technical assistance to various Government Departments/Local Bodies for the

orderly development of cities, towns and villages. The main functions of the

Town and Country Planning Department are:

1) Preparation of master plans for cities, towns, and potential villages,

after conducting necessary physical and socio-economic surveys and

obtaining approval from the Government under the Karna aka Town

and Country Planning Act, 1961 for these plans.

2) Preparation of town : village extension schemes, development/

improvement schemes, rehabilitation schemes, ashraya s mes, and

other such schemes.

3) Assisting the Karnataka State Town Planning Board and iving

technical assistance to Urban Development Authorities/Planning

Authorities in plan preparation, implementation and en orcement

under the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961.


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ORGANISATION CHART OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING DEPARTMENT

Government of Karnataka

Minister for Urban Development

Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Karnataka

Urban Development Department

Director of Town and Country Planning

Central Office

Joint Director (HQ)

Joint Director (Blore Dn)

Joint Director (UMC)

Deputy Director (Design Group)

Deputy Director (Proj. Dn)Assistant Directors-4

Joint Director,

Bangalore Division

(BANGALORE)

Joint Director,

Mysore Division

(MYSORE)

Addl. Director,

Zonal Office

(DHARWAD)

Belgaum DivisionJoint Director

Gulbarga Division

Assistant Director of

Town and Country

Planning Offices

1. Kolar

2. Tumkur3. Chitradurga

4. Dava na gere

5. Shimoga

6. Chikabalapura


Town and Country

Planning Offices

1. Mysore

2. Mandya3. Hassan

4. C hic kmag alur

5. Madikeri

6. Mangalore

7. Udupi

8. Chamarajanagar

Assistant Director of Town

and Country Planning Offices

1. Belgaum

2. Nippani

3. Dharwad4. Gadag

5. Haveri6. Karwar

7. Sirsi8. Bijapur

9. Bagalkot

10 . Jamakhandi


Town and Country

Planning Offices

1. Gulbarga

2. Yadagiri3. Raichur

4. Koppal5. Bellary

6. Bidar

Secretary to Government of Karnataka

Urban Development Department


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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

No. DTCP/C(4)/RTI/2013 Office of the Director of Town and

Country Planning

M.S.Building, 4th

Gate,Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi,

Bangalore.

Date: -01-2013

The information concerning the Department of Town and CountryPlanning is published as per Sub Section (1)(b) of Section 4 of Right to

Information Act, 2005.

Department of Town and Country Planning is one of the Major Head of

the Department of the State. The Directorate of Town and Country Planning

is functioning in Bangalore and is situated at M.S. Building, Gate IV,

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bangalore.

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING DEPARTMENT

PUBLICATION

I (A) Details of Organisational set-up, Functions and Duties of the

Department:


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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

DETAILS PUBLISHED AS PER

SUB SECTION (1)(b) OF SECTION

4 OF RIGHT TO INFORMATION

ACT, 2005

DIRECTORATE OF TOWN AND

COUNTRY PLANNING,

BANGALORE

JANUARY 2013

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