{"id":1469,"date":"2023-05-31T07:02:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T07:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterclimate.com\/blog\/?p=1469"},"modified":"2023-08-05T06:01:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T06:01:05","slug":"how-will-businesses-benefit-from-west-bengals-ease-of-doing-business-eodbinitiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterclimate.com\/blog\/how-will-businesses-benefit-from-west-bengals-ease-of-doing-business-eodbinitiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"How will businesses benefit from West Bengal\u2019s Ease of Doing Business (EODB)Initiatives?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) released a set of recommendations for the States under the Ease of Doing Business initiative to facilitate the setting up of new industries and business by simplification of business setup process, time-bound delivery of services, ease of access to information, transparency in inspection procedures etc. In West Bengal, various state departments have been assigned a wide range of activities. The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB)<\/strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup> has been vested with numerous action points to ease and simplify the Environmental Regulations applicable to businesses and industrial units. To streamline those action points, the WBPCB<\/a><\/strong>, under the guidance of the Department of Environment, has issued several Orders\/ Circulars\/Notifications in line with the requirements of State Reform Action Points (SRAP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DPIIT, in partnership with the World Bank Group and coordination with the States and the UTs, has undertaken many reforms to improve business climate in India. Starting with a 98-point Reform Action Plan in 2014, successive State Reforms Action Plans (SRAP) were released by DPIIT, covering more areas of reform towards Ease of Doing Business. The Action Plan aims to lay out a series of reforms targeted at increasing transparency and efficiency of regulatory framework and services for businesses in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ease of Doing Business Initiatives byWBPCB<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The services covered under the Ease of Doing Business Initiatives from WBPCB include<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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S.L<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Name of the Certificate\/ service<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Consent to Establish under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air  Act, 1981<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2<\/p>\n

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Consent to Operate (Fresh & Renewal) under Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Renewal of Consent to Operate (Auto-renewal) under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981, based on self-certification<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Authorisation (Fresh & Renewal) under the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Authorisation (Fresh & Renewal) under Bio-medical Waste Management Rule 2016<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Authorisation (Fresh & Renewal) under the E-waste Management Rules, 2016<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Registration (Fresh & Renewal) under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

Note<\/strong>: State Reform Action Plan (SRAP) 2020-21 consists of 301 reform points related to publishing updated information on the departmental portal, notifying exclusive use of online services & their timelines under the WBRTPS Act and having a dashboard for such online services in the public domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steps taken by the WBPCBin compliance with Ease of Doing Business Reforms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The WBPCB has implemented the following reforms in compliance with Ease of Doing Business reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n