The Punjab Government has come up with Ease of Doing Business initiative for companies which wish to start their manufacturing units in the state.
As per media reports, Bhagwant Mann, Chief Minister of the state has delegated powers to grant approval of Building Plans and Completion Certificate for standalone industries to Director of Factories.
Punjab has textile and apparel manufacturing hub Ludhiana and Jalandhar is also having many textile units.
Aman Arora, Minister for Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) said H&UD has delegated powers for approval of Building Plans and grant of Completion Certificate of standalone industries, including compounding of standalone industries, outside MC Limit, to Director of Factories so that the industrialist need not apply at two separate departments for getting the Building Plans of their factories approved.
Now, the industrialists can apply for approval of Building Plans directly in the office of Director Factories, Punjab. Since, change of Land Use Permission has already been waived off for the industry, therefore, on receipt of the application, Director Factories shall seek parallel report from District Town Planner (DTP) of concerned District w.r.t. the permissibility of the industry as per the provisions of the Master Plans, Regional Plan, Land Use Plan, Local Planning Area and other sitting guidelines of Housing and Urban Development Department.
The DTP concerned shall provide information within 7 working days to Director Factories.
The approval of Building Plans for standalone industries shall be issued by the Director of Factories adhering to Punjab Urban Planning and Development Building Rules, 2021.
This way the single competent authority shall issue the approval of Building Plans, the H&UD.
It is worth mentioning here that earlier some apparel factories which had announced expansion plan in the state, couldn’t expand as they had issues regarding Change of Land Use Permission etc.
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