Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh govt has reduced compliance requirements across 51 reform areas in what an official report on Tuesday described as one of the most comprehensive deregulation exercises in the state’s history.Implemented in two phases under the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) framework of the central govt’s DPIIT, the report said 16 priority areas have been fully executed and accepted by New Delhi.The reforms cover land administration, urban development, labour regulation, environmental clearances, building approvals, education, and utility connections.The report said the deregulation effort aligns with Tuesday’s state cabinet clearance of the Arunachal Pradesh MSME Ordinance, 2026, which introduces self-certification, a three-year inspection moratorium, and conditional approvals for small enterprises.In environmental clearances, the state has introduced third-party certification for Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate. Green and White category industries can now use auto-renewal and self-declaration, with validity periods extended to match the life of the unit. The state has also added 32 industries to the White Category list, exempting them from prior consent requirements.An end-to-end digital Online Building Permission System has been launched, integrating multiple departmental No-Objection Certificates into a single online workflow for building plans, occupancy, and completion certificates, and enabling third-party inspections for low and medium-risk structures.Building norms for industrial plots have been amended to increase usable space, with changes to floor area ratios, ground coverage, parking, and height rules. The state has also integrated all 17 industrial estates and parks into the GIS-based India Industrial Land Bank portal to provide real-time land availability data to investors.In education, the state has removed minimum land ownership requirements for private schools and universities, and said it will not impose additional infrastructure, equipment, or compliance conditions beyond those required under the RTE Act 2009 and national statutory bodies.Utility access has been digitised, with trade licence issuance and renewal shifted online and portals operational for electricity and water connections. The government has also announced that no prior permission for groundwater extraction will be required for any industry operating within the state.The report said the reforms are aimed at a transparent, investor-friendly regulatory environment while preserving Arunachal Pradesh’s ecological balance and tribal heritage.
