In a major relief, the Karnataka government has exempted residential buildings on 30×40 sq ft plots in rural gram panchayat limits from obtaining a mandatory Occupancy Certificate (OC).

Until now, newly-built buildings in rural areas under gram p ..

According to officials of the rural development and panchayat raj (RDPR) department, the exemption applies to newly-constructed residential buildings built on 30×40 sqft plots in rural areas falling under gram panchayat limits. This relaxation will come into effect immediately.