The Local Self-Government department has cautioned secretaries of local bodies against filing cases objecting to decisions taken by the Single Window Clearance Board regarding permits and licences for industrial enterprises.
Taking note of recent instances of secretaries filing such cases, the government has said that disciplinary action will be taken against them.
The government had constituted the Single Window Clearance Board for the purpose of speedy issue of various licences, clearances or certificates required under the various State enactments for setting up of small scale industrial undertakings or industrial undertakings in the various industrial areas of the State. Under the law, all industrial undertakings proposed to be established in industrial areas are exempted from obtaining permits from municipalities or grama panchayats for construction of buildings for starting an industrial undertaking.
