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Haryana gives MSMEs 15-day approval deadline, 36-month shield from routine inspections under new business law

Panchkula, Sep 21 (UNI) Haryana has rolled out a new law giving eligible manufacturing MSMEs a 15-working-day window for in-principle approval and a 36-month shield from routine inspections and coercive action, in a major attempt to cut regulatory delays for new units and existing enterprises expanding operations in the state.
The Haryana Right to Business Act, 2026, which received the Governor's assent on September 11, came into force with its publication in the official Gazette on September 18.
It creates a fast-track regime based on declaration of intent, time-bound clearances and deemed approval for eligible enterprises.
The law covers micro, small and medium manufacturing enterprises registered on the Centre's Udyam portal, including new units and existing units undertaking expansion.
Under the new system, an eligible enterprise can submit a declaration of intent to the District Nodal Agency, which must either issue an in-principle approval or reject the application within 15 working days.
If approval is not granted within that period, the application will move to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Haryana Enterprises Promotion Centre, who will get another 10 days to decide it.
If no decision is taken within that period, the application will be deemed approved, and the District Nodal Agency must issue the certificate within three days.
One of the most significant provisions gives an eligible enterprise holding an in-principle approval a 36-month moratorium, during which no routine inspection will be conducted and no coercive measure will ordinarily be taken against it.
The protection, however, does not bar enforcement in serious cases. Inspections can be ordered on a complaint, but only by the head of the competent authority, with reasons recorded in writing, and must be conducted by an officer not below the rank of Joint Director.
Authorities can also order inspections for land-use violations, unauthorised construction, public safety, structural integrity or fire-safety concerns. Inspection reports must be placed online within 48 hours.
The moratorium does not allow businesses to permanently bypass statutory clearances. During the 36-month period, enterprises must initiate the process for securing all requisite permissions through the Invest Haryana Single Window Portal and ensure that pending approvals are obtained within the final six months before the moratorium expires.
An in-principle approval can be revoked for false or fraudulent information, misrepresentation or violation of the Act or rules after the enterprise is given an opportunity to be heard.
If the required statutory approvals are not secured within the moratorium period, the competent authority can initiate action, including coercive measures, once the protection expires.
The Act covers a broad set of regulatory permissions involving the Town and Country Planning Department, Urban Local Bodies Department, Fire Department, Haryana State Pollution Control Board, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation and Labour Department.
These include specified change-of-land-use permissions, building-plan approvals, fire clearances, pollution-control consents, plinth-level certificates and shop registration.
The District Level Clearance Committee will act as the District Nodal Agency, while the Empowered Executive Committee constituted under the Haryana Enterprises Promotion Act, 2016, will function as the State Nodal Agency.
Significantly, the district agency has been empowered to examine and process declarations of intent irrespective of the size of investment.
The District Nodal Agency has 30 days to resolve specified grievances raised by an eligible enterprise. If it fails to do so, the matter will go to the State Nodal Agency, which must decide it within another 15 days.
The Act gives its provisions an overriding effect where they are inconsistent with another State law and empowers the Haryana government to frame rules and modify the list of approvals covered under the new regime.
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