GBA shifts TDR certificate approvals to Deputy Commissioner amid delays

The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has shifted the responsibility for approving and issuing Transferable Development Rights (TDR) certificates, including revalidation and utilization certificates, from its Town Planning wing to the Deputy Commissioner (Land Acquisition and TDR) in an order dated September 1. Advocate Prashanth Mirle noted that this administrative change may not resolve the procedural delays faced by landowners. He added that the core problem remains the old system where landowners surrender land and wait for the certificate.