In another move aimed at "ease of doing business", PM Narendra Modi has set March 2019 as the deadline for all municipalities to get online to grant permission for construction of buildings. He also asked all agencies to complete geo-tagging of urban infrastructure being built under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).

Modi issued these directions during his recent web-based interaction with the secretaries to various ministries and chief secretaries of states during the monthly PRAGATI meet, reported media.

The online grant permission system enables people to get the requisite permission by placing an online application rather than visiting municipal offices while geotagging is the process of adding geographical identification like latitude and longitude to various media.

In terms of real estate, the Geographical Information System (GIS) will generate and store data related to properties and owners in the system. It will include size of the property, the names of the owners, contact numbers, email addresses and photographs.

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