Building Control Directorate generated Rs582m in 2019.

ISLAMABAD -- The Building Control Directorate -I of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) generated revenue of around Rs582 million on account of approval of building plans, completion certificates, NOCs , fines on account of non-conforming use and others during the year 2019.

Active, vigilant and effective pursuance of building by-laws has resulted in handsome increase in revenue as well as enforcement of building by-laws in the city.

Previously, this main resource of revenue was neither followed nor efforts were made to make it an active source of revenue generation, which can be gauged by the fact that the revenue generated through this head was far much minimum during the year 2018.

However, in line with the steps taken by the incumbent management for strengthening the financial position of the authority, all such avenues have now been activated while new are being explored coupled with state-of-the-art development of the city and ensuring discipline in every sphere.

Building Control Directorate-I, during the year 2019 received Rs157 million on account of approval of building plans while received Rs38 million on account of completion charges/certificates of residential and commercial buildings. Similarly, around Rs387 million were also received...