New Delhi: Delhi Cabinet Wednesday approved Delhi Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026, aimed at making it easier and faster for businesses to obtain licences and registrations. The proposed law seeks to reduce visits to govt offices, avoid repeated submission of information, and make several approvals time-bound.Under the proposed single-window system, businesses will be able to apply online for no-objection certificates, consents and other clearances required for operations. These include building plans, fire-related approvals, and water, sewer and electricity connections. Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation will be the single nodal agency for business approvals.Another key provision is faster approval for specified low-risk activities. For activities under Schedule 3, approval, licence or NOC will be granted as soon as the application is submitted in prescribed cases. Self-declaration will be accepted for specified low-risk categories and cases falling within prescribed limits.Under Schedule 3, low-risk activities focus on non-polluting commercial, assembly and service operations, officials said. These include dry electronic assembly (air coolers, domestic appliances), garment manufacturing, medical equipment fabrication (surgical instrument assembly), dry food processing (blending, sorting, packaging milk powder), paper product conversion (corrugated box making, printing), light mechanical fabrication and non-hazardous warehousing.For activities outside Schedule 3, approvals will be provided within the timelines prescribed under Right to Timely and Easy Delivery of Services to Citizens Act, 2026. The bill proposes deemed approval if the competent authority fails to take a decision within the stipulated period.The proposed law seeks to reduce the registration burden on enterprises. Businesses registered under GST, FSSAI, MSME Development Act or labour codes will not need separate registrations for trade, health-trade, eating house, or shops and establishments.Another proposed change is fewer routine inspections. Except in the case of a serious complaint, no routine inspection will be carried out for three years after an enterprise is registered.CM Rekha Gupta said the changes would move govt-enterprise relationship away from one based on control and suspicion towards trust and ease. The reforms, officials said, are aimed at reducing cost and uncertainty involved in doing business and helping attract investment. The bill will now be sent to MHA.
