No registration required for setting up of business unit in J&K: Govt

Srinagar Feb 14 (PTK) :The Administrative Council (AC), which met under the Chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on has approved a series of measures for business establishment process.

As per the decision, the pre-requisite No Objection Certificates (NoCs) /Approvals have been relaxed for setting up of a business unit.

The Udyog Aadhar Memorandum as per the condition of the Government of India shall be the only requirement for a business unit to be set-up.

Earlier, as many as fifteen NoCs/Clearances were required for a business unit to establish, which have now been reduced to a bare minimum. These bare minimum NoCs/Approvals shall be required subsequently, for which two sets of Single Window Committees have been established – One for business units coming up within Industrial Estates and another Committee for Units outside the Industrial Estates.

These Committees shall ensure time-bound issuance of the NoCs/Approvals pertaining to Power Connection, Water Connection, Building Plan, etc, as per specified timelines on case to case basis.

Further, a Divisional Level Committee has been approved, which shall periodically monitor the working of the above Committees and address issues, if any, related to issuance of NoCs/Approvals.

No prerequisite approvals shall be required as a general rule except for NoCs/ Approvals from departments like Pollution Control Board (CTE/CTO), NoC from Fire and Emergency Department, Change of Land Use from Revenue Department, etc wherever applicable. (PTK)