An MCD empanelled architect is an architect whose name appears on MCD's official empanelment list, meaning the department will accept drawings signed by them for building plan sanction. Being a licensed architect and being on this list are two different things — and mixing them up is one of the more common, avoidable mistakes property owners make when starting a building plan.
A quick note before we go further: The Nakshe-Wala Co. is a private building plan and liaison consultancy. We are not MCD, not any government department, and we don't issue empanelment or approvals ourselves. We work with empanelled architects and handle the surrounding paperwork and liaison — that distinction matters, so keep it in mind as you read.
In plain terms: empanelment is MCD formally adding an architect's name to its approved list of professionals whose signed drawings it will accept for building plan sanction. It's issued and maintained by MCD itself, is subject to periodic renewal, and can be checked — a genuine empanelled architect will have no trouble confirming their status.
This confuses a lot of first-time applicants, so here it is in one line each:
A fully licensed architect who isn't on MCD's empanelment list can design a beautiful, technically sound building — but MCD won't process the plan based on their signature alone.
Short answer: accountability at scale. MCD processes a huge number of building plans every year, and empanelment is how it keeps a defined, checkable list of professionals it holds responsible for what gets submitted — rather than accepting drawings from anyone claiming to be an architect.
MCD will not accept the building plan for sanction, regardless of how good the drawing is. This usually means the plan has to be re-signed or resubmitted through a properly empanelled architect, which costs time that could have been avoided by confirming this detail at the very start.
To be direct: The Nakshe-Wala Co. is not MCD and does not maintain or issue empanelment. What we do is coordinate with empanelled architects as part of your overall building plan process — confirming their empanelment status, aligning their drawings with the rest of your file, and managing the liaison work with MCD so the whole process moves as one coordinated effort rather than several disconnected pieces you have to manage yourself.
No. They're a private, licensed professional who has been added to MCD's approved list — they are not employed by MCD, and MCD remains the approving authority.
No. The Nakshe-Wala Co. is an independent private consultancy. We are not MCD and don't issue approvals or empanelment — we help coordinate the professionals and paperwork your project needs.
It can require periodic renewal, so it's worth confirming an architect's empanelment is current rather than assuming it's a one-time, permanent status.
For MCD sanction purposes, the submitting architect needs to be empanelled — some property owners work with a preferred design architect while a separately empanelled architect handles the MCD submission.
The Nakshe-Wala Co. verifies empanelment, aligns the architect's drawings with the rest of your building plan file, and manages MCD liaison as one connected process — so you're not separately chasing an architect, a liaison agent, and MCD updates on your own.
The Nakshe-Wala Co. has helped Delhi property owners confirm exactly what their building plan needs — including verified, currently empanelled architects — before anything is filed. If you want this handled properly, with one team coordinating the whole process, The Nakshe-Wala Co. is who to call.
Reach out to The Nakshe-Wala Co. today — a straight answer, no pressure, no guesswork.
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