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Delhi Cabinet Greenlights Ease of Doing Business Bill 2026
Imagine you want to open a shop, but you must go to many different offices to get papers signed.
The Delhi government has made a new rule to make this easier for business owners.
The new rule is called the Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026, and the Delhi Cabinet has approved it.
Under this rule, low-risk businesses can fill out a form saying they follow the rules, instead of visiting many offices.
The government will not do routine checks on these businesses for three years.
There will also be one special website where businesses can ask for all their permissions, like water, electricity and building approvals.
If the government does not answer in time, the permission is given automatically so people do not have to wait.
This makes it faster and easier to start and run a business in Delhi.
The bill still needs approval from the Union Home Ministry before it can become a law.
The Delhi Cabinet approved the draft Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026 in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
The bill proposes self-certification for low-risk industries and no routine inspections for three years.
Businesses will no longer need to approach multiple departments for approvals, registrations, licences, NOCs and other permissions.
A deemed approval provision automatically grants approvals if the competent authority misses the prescribed deadline, with documents downloadable from an online portal.
A Single Window System will process approvals, licences and utility connections online, and the bill has been sent to the Union Home Ministry for further action.
- Who
- The Delhi Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, approved the bill; the Delhi CMO announced it and sent it to the Union Home Ministry.
- What
- The government approved the draft Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026, introducing self-certification, deemed approvals and a Single Window System for business permissions.
- Where
- New Delhi.
- When
- The Cabinet approved the bill on Tuesday, and the Delhi CMO issued a statement on Wednesday.
- Why
- To eliminate unnecessary pendency of files and delays, and remove the need for businesses to approach multiple departments for approvals, registrations, licences, NOCs and other permissions.
Key facts
- Bill
- Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026
- Approved by
- Delhi Cabinet
- Chairperson
- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta
- Key features
- Self-certification for low-risk industries; no routine inspections for three years
- Deemed approval
- Automatic approval if the authority misses the prescribed deadline; document downloadable from the online portal
- Single Window System
- One online portal for approvals, registrations, NOCs and utility connections
- Services covered
- Building plan approvals, factory licences, fire clearances, water, sewer and electricity connections, RERA and co-operative society registrations
- Next step
- Sent to the Union Home Ministry for further necessary action
Quotes
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta
Delhi Chief Minister
“The proposed law will do away with the need for businesses to approach multiple departments for approvals, registrations, licences, No Objection Certificates (NOCs) and other permissions”
thehansindia.com
“If the competent authority fails to decide an application within the prescribed timeframe, the relevant approval, registration or NOC will be deemed to have been granted automatically”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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