All about Directorate of Town & Country Planning (MPTOWNPLAN), Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal

With an aim to ensure planned development in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (MP), the Directorate of Town and Country Planning in MP came into being. Governed under the MP Nagar Thata Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973 and rules prepared there under the MP Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Niyam, 1975 and the MP Bhumi Vikas Niyam, 1984, the body’s main function includes the preparation of town development plans, the evaluation and modification of existing development plans, the preparation of regional development plans and the monitoring and enforcement of various schemes, such as the integrated development plans of small and medium towns.

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The Bhopal-headquartered Directorate works along with 24 subordinate offices across the state. The Directorate is committed to providing clean and healthy environmental development, while at the same time building appropriate infrastructure across the state, through town planning schemes.

Key functions of the Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Madhya Pradesh

To make development plans for the creation of new cities.
To create city master plans.
To make development plans for existing cities.
To create, oversee and monitor plans for the unified development of small and medium cities.
To prepare regional development plans for cities.
To oversee the execution of planned developments in cities.
To help urban local bodies in the creation and implementation of development programmes.
To help the state and its agencies to identify new industrial hubs.
To help the state and its agencies in land use management.
To act as a nodal agency, for the national urban information system plan.

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MP Directorate of Town and Country Planning: Contact information

Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Madhya Pradesh Bhopal

Office Email: mptownplan@mp.gov.in

Email: commissioner@mptownplan.gov.in

Phone: 0755 2427091, Fax – 0755 2427097

Directorate of Town and Country Planning: District offices in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal
Indore
Gwalior
Jabalpur
Rewa
Sagar
Ujjain
Guna
Neemuch
Singrauli
Shahdol
Khandwa
Satna
Dewas
Rajgarh
Vidisha
Hoshangabad
Betul
Bhind
Jhabua
Mandla
Katni
Chhatarpur
Ratlam
Chhindwara
Khargone
Sheopur
Anuppur

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Active regional plans in Madhya Pradesh

So far, the MP government has notified eight regional plans, which include:

The Gwalior Agro Region (Gwalior, Bhind, Morena, Datia, Shivpuri, Sheopur).
The Bhopal Capital Territory (Bhopal, Raisen, Sehore, Shajapur, Rajgarh). (Also read all about the Bhopal Master Plan).
The Indore Agro Industries Region (Indore, Dewas, Dhar, Jhabua, Ujjain, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Neemuch).
The Narmada Tapti Pradesh (Hoshangabad, Harda, Khandwa, Khargone, Burhanpur, Badwani).
The Central Satpura Region with forests and mines (Balaghat, Seoni, Chhindwara, Betul).
The Jabalpur Forest Wealth Region (Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Mandla, Dindori, Anuppur, Shahdol, Umaria, Katni).
The Bina Petrochemical Region (Sagar, Vidisha, Guna, Ashoknagar).
The Bundelkhand-Baghelkhand region (Rewa, Satna, Panna, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Sidhi).

Besides these, the draft of the Bina Regional Plan has been published and the work of preparing the regional plan of Bhopal Rajdhani Pradesh is in progress.

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FAQ

What is ALPASS?

ALPASS stands for Automated Layout Process Approval and Scrutiny System. It is a project under the Directorate of Town and Country Planning, for district officials to develop a system for layout/planning permission and land use information.