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Delhi Cabinet Approves Bill to Simplify Business Approvals
Delhi wants to make it easier for businesses to start and operate.
Its Cabinet approved a proposed law called the Delhi Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026.
The bill would create one online place where businesses can apply for many permissions.
These could include building, fire, water, sewer and electricity approvals.
A government agency would coordinate the system.
Some low-risk businesses could receive approval as soon as they apply.
Other applications would have to be processed within set time limits.
The government says this could reduce paperwork, waiting and visits to different offices.
The Delhi Cabinet approved the Delhi Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026, on Wednesday.
The bill proposes a single-window online system for business approvals, registrations, licences and clearances.
The Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation would serve as the single nodal agency.
Specified low-risk activities could receive approvals immediately through applications or self-declarations.
Other applications would follow statutory timelines, while reforms aim to reduce delays, costs and repeated paperwork.
- Who
- The Delhi Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, approved the proposed bill.
- What
- The Delhi Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026, would simplify and digitise business approvals, registrations, licences and clearances.
- Where
- Delhi, India’s national capital.
- When
- The Cabinet approved it on Wednesday; the bill is proposed for 2026.
- Why
- The government says the reforms would reduce repeated paperwork, office visits, delays and costs while encouraging investment and employment.
Key facts
- Bill
- Delhi Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026
- Approval body
- Delhi Cabinet
- Main mechanism
- A single-window online system for business-related clearances
- Nodal agency
- Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation
- Low-risk activities
- Certain activities listed in Schedule-3 could receive immediate approval or use self-declaration within prescribed limits.
- Other activities
- Applications outside Schedule-3 would follow timelines under the Right to Timely and Easy Delivery of Services to Citizens Act, 2026.
- Expected impact
- The government says the measures could attract investment and create employment.
Quotes
Delhi government
The Delhi government, which issued a statement explaining the bill’s objectives.
“create a system where business owners and entrepreneurs do not have to visit different government offices, submit the same information repeatedly or wait for long periods for the necessary approvals”
indianexpress.com
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