Industrial Registration & Renewals
The Industrial Development and Regulation Act (IDRA), 1951 provides a basic framework for the growth and development of industries in India. According to the law, an ‘industrial undertaking’ is a planned industry that is carried on in one or more factories owned by an individual or authority, including government.
Since the liberalization and deregulation of the Indian economy in 1991, most industries have been exempt from obtaining an industrial license to start manufacturing in India. Government attention is reserved only for those industries that may impact public health, safety, and national security. In India, industrial licenses are regulated by the IDRA, 1951 Act, and are approved by the Secretarial of Industrial Assistance (SIA) on the recommendation of the licensing committee.
Industries that require industrial licensing for manufacturing in India include:
- Industries under compulsory licensing
- Industrial undertakings attracting locational restrictions
- The licensing provision also applies to the expansion of the existing industrial units
- Shop &emp; Establishment Act 1948
- Factories Act 1948
- ESIC Act 1948
- EPF Act 1952
- Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970
- BOCW (Building & Construction Worker) Act 1996
- The Water (Prevention & Control Of Pollution) Act 1974
- CTE & CTO
- Exemption Certificate
- Fire NOC
- Electricity Connection & Load Extension
- Food safety & Standards Act 2006
