Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Delhi Cabinet Clears Bill for Single-Window Business Approvals
Delhi wants to make it easier for people to start and run businesses.
Its Cabinet approved a proposed law called the Delhi Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026.
The bill would create one online place to apply for many business permissions.
These permissions could include building, fire, pollution, water, sewerage and electricity approvals.
A government agency would coordinate the system.
Some low-risk businesses could receive approval immediately or use self-declarations.
Other applications would have to be handled within set time limits.
In some cases, an application could be treated as approved if officials do not decide in time.
The bill also aims to reduce repeated paperwork, duplicate registrations and routine inspections for new enterprises.
The Delhi Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, approved the Delhi Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026, on Wednesday.
The proposed law would create a unified online system for business registrations, licences, permissions, no-objection certificates and other clearances.
The Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation would act as the single nodal agency for the system.
Certain low-risk activities under Schedule III could receive immediate approvals or operate through self-declaration.
The bill proposes time-bound or deemed approvals, reduced paperwork and inspections, and broader permissions unless activities are on a negative list.
- Who
- The Delhi Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, approved the proposed bill.
- What
- The Delhi Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026, would simplify and digitise business registrations, approvals, licences and clearances.
- When
- The Cabinet approved the bill on Wednesday; it is proposed for 2026.
- Where
- Delhi, India’s national capital.
- Why
- The government says the reforms would reduce paperwork, office visits, delays and costs while helping attract investment and create employment.
- Bill
- Delhi Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026
- Approval body
- Delhi Cabinet
- Main mechanism
- An integrated online Single Window System for business-related clearances
- Nodal agency
- Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation
- Low-risk activities
- Certain activities under Schedule III could receive immediate approval, and specified cases could use self-declaration.
- Time-bound approvals
- Activities outside Schedule III would follow timelines under the Right to Timely and Easy Delivery of Services to Citizens Act, 2026; some approvals could be deemed granted after the deadline.
- Additional reforms
- The bill proposes once-only information sharing, fewer duplicate registrations, a negative-list approach and generally no routine inspections for new enterprises during their first three years, subject to laws and exceptions.
