Amendments in the KP EPA Act and Rules to Introduce Time Bound Approval. |
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Portal ID | K115 | |
Ticker | Time Bound Approval Mechanism Introduced by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Environmental Protection Authority | |
Reform Description | Before: There was no time bound mechanism in place for the grant or refusal of the approval required for business operations by KP EPA.
After: Now, the approval process has been made time bound and authority is required to communicate the same within the stipulated timeframe. |
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Sector | All Sectors | |
Beneficiaries | All Businesses | |
Jurisdiction/ Location | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Department | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Environmental Protection Authority (KP EPA) | |
Date of Implementation | 01-09-2021 | |
Details | Difficulty | There were not timelines prescribed for obtaining environmental approvals from provincial EPAs |
Analysis | It was realized that the businesses are facing hardship in the absence of a prescribed timelines for the grant of environmental approvals and these approvals require considerable time at the end of environmental agencies. | |
Solution | A time bound mechanism has been introduced by the KP EPA. Now, businesses can obtain environmental approvals within stipulated time. | |
Evidence | https://business.gov.pk/amendments-in-the-kp-epa-act-and-rules-to-introduce-time-bound-approval-2/ |
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