Factory licensing procedures simplified for industrial areas
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approved the proposal in its house meeting to simplify factory licence procedures by eliminating the requirement for applying separately with the civic body and synchronising the fee with annual property tax, the factory licence department issued an order in this regard on Monday.
Applauding the move, the chief minister's office on Tuesday wrote on X, calling it a historic change in the MCD factory licence system. "Now factories operating in industrial areas recognised by GNCTD/DSIIDC will not need to obtain a separate factory licence from MCD. Delhi govt has taken this important decision towards strengthening 'Ease of Living' and 'Ease of Doing Business'. If the factory has MSME Udyam Registration or an Allotment Letter/Lease Deed from GNCTD/DSIIDC, the same document will now be valid as an MCD licence under Section 416/417, DMC Act.
Now there will be no need to obtain a separate licence.... This decision will strengthen the industrial sector of Delhi towards self-reliance and facility-based governance," it stated on X.
The LG office said on X: "The decision to further enable businesses — especially small and medium enterprises — is indeed commendable."
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On June 28, the principal secretary to the LG, Ashish Kundra, wrote to the chief secretary to examine how the licensing system in MCD and NDMC areas can be simplified. The Centre had asked the LG to roll out reforms for liberalising Delhi's business environment. TNN
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