Chandigarh: Haryana has advanced 21 of the Centre’s 28 priority deregulation reforms aimed at improving the ease of doing business, with six reforms already approved and 15 under implementation, chief secretary Anurag Rastogi said while reviewing the second phase of the ‘Compliance Reduction and Deregulation Exercise’ on Monday.Chairing a high-level review meeting, Rastogi directed all departments to fast-track the remaining reforms and upload documentary evidence on the Management Information System (MIS) portal.Officials said the Centre’s Deregulation Cell had approved six key reform areas, including faster power connections, liberalised norms for shops and commercial establishments, improved turnaround time under the single-window clearance system, an auto-appeal mechanism under the Right to Services framework, streamlined environmental clearance processes and better access to testing facilities for MSMEs.Commissioner and secretary, industries and commerce, Amit Kumar Agrawal said another 15 reforms, including liberalised land-use norms, greater flexibility in industrial plot management, simplified building approval processes, and adoption of global fire safety standards, are in various stages of implementation.The fire services department said amendments to the Haryana Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2022, are being processed to introduce risk-based fire safety norms in line with global standards.Agrawal said the industries and commerce department has finalised the draft Haryana Right to Business Bill, 2026, which seeks to provide eligible manufacturing MSMEs with a certificate of in-principle approval based on self-declaration and a three-year moratorium on inspections by state authorities.The Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) has also rolled out several investor-friendly measures, including subdivision and amalgamation of industrial plots, simplified procedures for changing industrial projects without prior approval, leasehold-to-freehold conversion after 10 years, flexible leasing norms and liberalised development regulations to encourage better land utilisation and fresh investments.MSID:: 132513526 413 |
