PRMI Reform View

Amendments in the EPA Act and Rules to Introduce Time Bound Approval
Reform ID		A170
Reform Description		Amendments in the EPA Act and Rules to Introduce Time Bound Approval Before: There was no time-bound mechanism in place for the grant or refusal of approvals required for business operations by the AJK EPA. After: Now, the approval process has been made time-bound and authority is required to communicate the same within the stipulated timeframe.
Sector		All Sectors
Beneficiaries		All Businesses
Jurisdiction/ Location		Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Department		AJK Environmental Protection Secretariat
Date of Implementation
Details	Difficulty	There was no timeline prescribed for obtaining environmental approvals from EPA AJK.
	Analysis	It was observed that businesses were facing difficulties due to the absence of prescribed timelines for the grant of environmental approvals, which often require considerable time on the part of the environmental agencies.
	Solution	The EPA AJK has introduced a time-bound mechanism. Now, businesses can obtain environmental approvals within stipulated time.
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