{
  "id": 16139067,
  "title": "No building plan approval for painting: NDMC issues list of works exempt from permits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/no-building-plan-approval-for-painting-ndmc-issues-list-of-works",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T02:09:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/no-building-plan-approval-for-painting-ndmc-issues-list-of-works-exempt-from-permits-101792721382862.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has issued a public notice listing works that are exempt from building plan approvals under the Unified Building Bye-Laws for Delhi, 2016 (UBBL-2016). The exemption includes repairs such as plastering, painting, flooring, roof replacement, and alterations to doors and windows. Additionally, the notice exempts specified public utility structures, including public toilets, traffic and police control rooms, air purification systems, vertical gardens, dhalaos, and solar panels, from building permits, subject to prescribed conditions. The move aims to address the issue of building users applying for unnecessary permissions due to a lack of awareness and clarity, potentially causing inconvenience and harassment.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}