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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
CHIEF SECRETARIAT (ENVIRONMENT)
(G.O. Ms. No. 11/ENVT-2025, Puducherry, dated 04th July 2025)
NOTIFICATION
With a view to improve the ease of doing business in the Union territory
of Puducherry through undertaking key reform measures aimed at promoting
Industrial and Commercial investments and ventures, the Government of Puducherry
considers it necessary to systematically and expeditiously process the grant of
Consent to Establish (CTE), Consent to Operate (CTO) and renewal of Consent to
Operate (CTO) under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974;
the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981; and for granting
Authorizations under Hazardous Wastes Rules, Bio-medical Wastes Rules and Solid
Wastes Rules.
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2. Therefore, the Government of Puducherry hereby notifies the reduced
and optimal timelines for granting Consent to Establish (CTE); Consent to Operate
(CTO); and for providing the requisite Authorisations under the various rules
notified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 as follows:
Sl.
Application
Period in days
No.
Red
Orange Green
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
1.
Grant or refusal of consent to establish
21
15
7
2.
Grant or refusal of consent to operate, first time
21
15
7
3.
Grant or refusal of renewal of consent or expansion
21
15
7
or amendment.
4.
Grant or refusal of Authorization and its renewal
15
15
7
under the Hazardous Wastes Rules, Bio-medical
Wastes Rules and Solid Wastes Rules.
3. The Puducherry Pollution Control Committee (PPCC) shall ensure that
the Consent to Establish (CTE), Consent to Operate (CTO) and Authorization
applications are allocated to its staff on a rotation basis without any deviation.
4. The PPCC shall outline in detail SOP for clearing the applications within
the stipulated time-limit.
5. In case, the applications are not decided within the stipulated timeline
by the PPCC, the application shall be referred to the State Level Monitoring
Committee constituted under the Control of Air Pollution (Grant, Refusal or
Cancellation of Consent) Guidelines, 2025 notified under G.S.R. 84(E), dated
29-01-2025 and the Control of Water Pollution (Grant, Refusal or Cancellation of
Consent) Guidelines, 2025 notified under G.S.R. 85(E), dated 30-01-2025.
6. The Notification shall come into force with immediate effect.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
N. UDAYAKUMAR,
Under Secretary to Government (Environment).
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