Presentation on

Induction Training to
Ward Secretaries

Town and Country Planning Department

About Town and Country Planning Department

The Directorate of Town and Country Planning has been

established as an apex body in the planning matters for the
state of Andhra Pradesh functioning under APTP Act 1920,
Municipal Corporations Act 1955, AP Municipalities Act 1965, AP
Gram Panchayats Act 1994, AP Metropolitan Region & Urban
Development Authorities Act 2016, AP CRDA Act 2014 and AP
PERA Act.
The Department is functioning with four regional Offices
(Office of RDDTPS, 13 District Offices (O/o. DTCPOs), UDAs, 14
Municipal Corporations, 72 Municipalities 24 Nagar Panchayats.
Key Objectives

 Prepare plans to achieve sustainable Development of Cities

and Towns to make as best liveable places and economic
growth engines for the State
 Preparation of GIS Based Master Plans for all ULBs and UDAs
 Preparation of Zoning Regulations.
 Preparation of Development control rules for Urban & Rural
Areas.
 To prepare plans to improve Transportation Network for
better connectivity and economic growth of Towns and cities
Department Functions
1 .Preparation of General Town Planning Schemes (Master Plans)
2 .Implementation of Master Plans proposals viz., Master Plan
roads, widening of Roads, Creation of Park and Play Grounds as
lung spaces, junction improvements etc
3 .Preparation and implementation of Development control
Regulations
4 .Preparation and approval of Type Designs for Community and
Public Buildings, Parks & Play grounds
5 .Preparation and Approval of Road Development Plans
6 .Protection of public spaces etc
7 .Enforcement on unauthorised development
8 .Preparation of Indicative Land Use Plans for Rural Local Bodies
Cont.,
9 .Appraisal of variations to the Sanctioned Master Plans in GPs
covered in the limits of Master Plans
10. Approval of Layouts
11. Approval of Building Plans
12. Approval of Installations (Industrial Buildings)
13. Monitoring of Layout & Building Permissions
14. To procure private land by negotiations by offering TDR for
Roads, Lung spaces and other public purposes as per Master
Plan
15. Protection of Layout open spaces in Urban areas
16. Protection of water bodies from encroachments
17. To control Unauthorised Developments to achieve planned
growth
18. To remove encroachments and to protect public properties
Organization Structure
Head Office
Organization Structure
Regional Office

RDDTP
(DEPUTY DIRECTOR)

ASST DIRECTOR

T P A (MPSU) TPA TPA SUPTD

ADM ADM ADM

Organization Structure
District Office

DTCPO
(ASST DIRECTOR)

TPA TPA SR. ASST.

SURVEYOR SURVEYOR
Hierarchy of Town Planning Department In
ULB And UDA:-
Municipal Corporations:- The Town Planning Section in
Municipal Corporation is headed by Chief City Planner/City
Planner/Deputy City Planner/Assistant City Planner.
Selection Grade/Special Grade:- The Town Planning
Section is headed by Assistant City Planner.
1 st Grade/2nd Grade/ III Grade Municipality & Nagar
Panchayat:-The Town Planning Section is headed by Town
Planning Officer.
Ward Planning & Regulation Secretary → TPBO→TPS→
TPO→AD/ACP → DD/DCP → JD/CP → Addl. Director →
CCP/DTCP.
Town Planning functions in ULBs
Processing of online DPMS Building Permissions
Processing of online layout permissions
Processing of online CDCC cases (Installations cases)
Processing of occupation certificate
Identification and Regulation of Unauthorized
Constructions
Identification of deviation to the approved plans and
violation of parking places.
Removal of objectionable encroachments
Identification dilapidated building and action taken as per
the acts provisions

Cont.,
Regulation of Advertisement hoardings.
Identification of removal of unauthorized layouts.
Issue notices to the unauthorized constructions and
deviation to the approved plan and violation of parking
places and action taken as per the provisions of the act.
Preparation of Road Development Plans.
Road widening
Attended Court Cases OS in local courts and WPs in High
Courts.
Filing of charge sheet in the Hon’ble Court regarding
unauthorized developments.
To attend Census work.

Cont.,
To attend Election Work i.e. delimitation of wards,
reservation of wards, Preparation of Polling booth plans,
route maps and other election work.
Preparation of Junction Development Plans and
implementation
Preparation of Type Designs
Preparation of Circulation pattern
Assistant for preparation of Master Plan
Preparation of locality Maps
Preparation of Master Data duly showing the in the plans
for on line DPMS building permissions
Protection of layout open spaces paces