Guidelines on Colour combination/theme for painting of Gram Panchayat Buildings

ORDER:

Whereas in compliance to the orders of the Hon’ble High Court of A.P.

in WP (PIL) No. 177 of 2019 and WP (PIL) No. 18/2020 dated. 10.03.2020, a

Committee has been constituted in the reference 6th read above, to look into

various colour themes for painting the Panchayat/Government buildings and

other properties belonging to Govt., as well as local bodies and authorities

and to submit their recommendations.

2. Accordingly, the Committee has submitted its report in the reference

7th read above, wherein it is reported that the Committee has conducted

meetings for detailed deliberations on 06.04.2020, 08.04.2020, 09.04.2020,

16.04.2020 and 22.04.2020 with all the concerned officers.

3. The Committee has discussed various issues arising from the common

order of the Hon’ble High Court of A.P. dt.10-3-2020 in W.P.(PIL)

No.177/2019 and WP (PIL) No. 18/ 2020. During the discussions, the

Committee has observed that the painting of the Government buildings,

Local body buildings etc., shall be based on various geographical and

weather conditions which may be different from one to other as per their

local conditions of the areas concerned. Further each Department /

Organization may have different objectives and may like to have different

colours as per their specific themes and requirements. Further, there are no

specific provisions in the National Building Code regarding selection of

colours for the painting of the buildings. In fact, many times colours on the

building are helpful to inspire the department to achieve their aims and

objectives of that particular Department. Even in some cases, the same

Department may like to innovate with different colours for different

locations. The purpose for which the Building is used will also make a

crucial differenc