Consent to Establish

As per the Water Act,1974 and Air Act,1981, Consent to Establish (CTE) is the primary clearance that is mandatory for every business, industry or manufacturing unit to obtain before establishment.

Delhi located industries are classified in Red, Orange, Green, White Category.

Red Category – under this category, the industrial sectors having a Pollution Index Score of 60 and above have been classified.

Orange Category – under the orange category, the industrial sectors having a Pollution Index Score of 41 to 59 have been classified.

Green Category – under this category comes industrial sectors having a Pollution Index Score of 21 to 40.

White Category – Industrial Sectors having Pollution Index Score incl & up to 20 are covered under White Category.

Under DPCC, white category shall not be required to obtain Consent to Establish/ Operate under the Air & Water Acts. Whereas the remaining Red, Orange and Green Category are only required to apply for Consent to Establish/ Operate under the Air & Water Act.

Consent to Establish has a validity period that starts from 1 year to 7 years as requested by project proponent.