{"id":374167,"date":"2026-01-30T11:30:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T06:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=374167"},"modified":"2026-01-30T11:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T06:27:07","slug":"government-amends-consent-guidelines-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/01\/30\/government-amends-consent-guidelines-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Revised Uniform Consent Guidelines Introduced under Air and Water Laws to Accelerate Industrial Approvals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p>On 23-1-2026, the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change<\/span> notified the following:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>Control of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Air Pollution<\/span> (Grant, Refusal or Cancellation of Consent) Amendment Guidelines, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Control of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Water Pollution<\/span> (Grant, Refusal or Cancellation of Consent) Amendment Guidelines, 2026<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">These Amendments aim to amend the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Uniform Consent Guidelines<\/span> to make environmental approvals faster and simpler. The amended guidelines came into effect on 27-1-2026.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Points of Uniform Consent Guidelines under Air Act:<\/h3>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>\n<p>This Regulation amends the Control of Air Pollution (Grant, Refusal or Cancellation of Consent) Guidelines, 2025 under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9002259239\" target=\"_blank\">21-A<\/a> of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002806283\" target=\"_blank\">Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Regulation introduces the term &#8216;<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Registered Environment Auditor&#8217;<\/span>, which refers to an Environment Auditor under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9002851713\" target=\"_blank\">Environment Audit Rules, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Auditors can now conduct verification, inspections, and data assessment in place of or in addition to State Board officers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The guidelines mandate the development of a single unified portal for all processes under <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Section 21<\/span>, for submission, scrutiny, verification, inspection, and disposal of all applications.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The portal will be completed within 6&#8212;12 months from notification date and will later become the exclusive mode of processing across all States and UTs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The earlier concept of periodic renewal has been removed to ease the regulatory burden.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Consent to Operate<\/span> (&#8216;CTO&#8217;) will now remain valid indefinitely unless cancelled as per the guidelines.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>States\/UTs will be allowed to charge a one-time fee for CTO for any period between <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">5 and 25 years<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The regulation provides that Micro and Small units in duly notified industrial estates or industrial areas will receive deemed <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Consent to Establish<\/span> (&#8216;CTE&#8217;) immediately upon submission of a self-certified Form-I.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The regulation introduces a single-step consolidated process combining consent under the Air Act with authorizations under Hazardous and Other Waste Management Rules, under the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002808050\" target=\"_blank\">Environment (Protection) Act, 1986<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Both <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">State Pollution Control Board<\/span> (&#8216;SPCB&#8217;) officers and Registered Environment Auditors can conduct site visits to verify application details, check emissions sources, and demand plans or technical data.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The regulation clarifies that capital investment includes land, buildings (including staff quarters and guest houses), industrial premises, plant, machinery, and pollution-control equipment, excluding O&amp;M and revenue expenses.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>For leased properties, ten times the annual lease value or the guidance value of the property\/land, whichever is higher, will be treated as land cost for fee calculations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Time limits for disposal of specific applications have been reorganized.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The regulation specifies that:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>For industries requiring Environmental Clearance (&#8216;EC&#8217;), conditions will be imposed by the Expert Appraisal Committee (&#8216;EAC&#8217;).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">For all other cases, the State Pollution Control Board will determine location specific environmental safeguards.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Key Points of Uniform Consent Guidelines under Water Act:<\/h3>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>\n<p>These Guidelines are adopted by revising <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Control of Water Pollution (Grant, Refusal or Cancellation of Consent) Guidelines, 2025<\/span> under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002823103\" target=\"_blank\">Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A new clause is which defines the Registered Environment Auditor is included, aligned with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9002851713\" target=\"_blank\">Environment Audit Rules, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The regulation introduces the term online unified consent and authorization management portal, which will serve as the central digital system for processing consent applications.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Applications for CTE and CTO under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001524787\" target=\"_blank\">25<\/a> of the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002823103\" target=\"_blank\">Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974<\/a><\/span> will now follow the revised forms prescribed in the First Schedule and will include all mandated particulars and prescribed fees.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>States\/UTs can levy a one-time consent fee for operating periods ranging from <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">5 to 25 years<\/span>, with payment required again only when extending the validity period after its expiry.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The regulation restructures inspection mechanisms:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>SPCB officers can visit and verify premises and demand plans or technical data.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Alternatively, project proponents can engage Registered Environment Auditors for inspections.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Prior notice is mandatory before inspections by Board officers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Applicants will have to cooperate fully and provide necessary access and documents.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>For MSMEs located in government-notified industrial estates\/areas, CTE will be deemed granted upon submission of a self-certified Form-I, easing the establishment process for smaller industries.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A single-step integrated process now applies for obtaining consent under the Water Act along with authorizations under various Waste Management Rules issued under the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002808050\" target=\"_blank\">Environment (Protection) Act, 1986<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The schedule for processing applications is revised under Regulation 8.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A unified online portal must be developed <span style=\"font-weight: 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Once operational, all applications, inspections, verifications, approvals, refusals, and cancellations under <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Section 25<\/span> will occur exclusively through this portal.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The portal will also function as a single-point data repository.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Capital Investment now includes fixed assets such as land, buildings, staff quarters, guest houses, plant, machinery, and pollution-control equipment.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">These amendments strengthen environmental governance by streamlining consent processes, reducing delays, and improving compliance efficiency without weakening regulatory safeguards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">Govt has revised the Uniform Consent Guidelines to accelerate approvals, improve compliance, and harmonise procedures under the Air and Water pollution control 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