Lucknow, May 13 -- The housing and urban planning department has received 1,153 suggestions from the public on the draft Building Construction and Development Byelaws-2025. The government is working to implement the new bye laws by May end, according to officials.

The department has presented the draft to chief minister Yogi Adityanath for approval. It will soon be tabled before the Cabinet for approval.

The state government is planning to bring the bye-laws to make construction and business operations more accessible in urban and rural areas.

As per the proposed bye-laws, building a house on a plot of 1,000 square feet will no longer require an approved map, according to the officials.

An architect's certificate will suffice for resi...