Chandigarh, May 6 - In order to ease the regulatory burden on the investor and to strengthen the Ease of Doing Business, the State Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Sh. Manohar Lal here today approved the Haryana Enterprises Promotion (Amendment) Rules, 2021 for implementation of reforms proposed in the Haryana Enterprises and Employment Policy (HEEP)-2020.

The State Government had enacted Haryana Enterprises Promotion Act, 2016, and corresponding rules, to create an ecosystem in which the Ease of Doing Business in the State reduces delay in granting clearances and approvals to the Enterprises as well as the costs of doing business in the State. Investors are able to fill Common Application Forms (CAFs) for obtaining around 150 clearances of more than 23 departments in a time-bound manner through online portal of HEPC at www.investharyana.in. Haryana Government has introduced Haryana Enterprises Promotion Centre (HEPC) as a Single Window Agency under one roof to provide guidance and hand holding services for obtaining various clearances for implementation of the projects. New Industrial Policy namely 'Haryana Enterprises and Employment Policy, 2020' is effective from January 1, 2021, to December 12, 2025.

As per the regulatory reforms approved under chapter 5 of the Policy, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) will be given all requisite business clearances within 15 days, beyond which there will be a provision for automated deemed clearance on the HEPC portal.

In case of recovery of MSEs dues, a provision was made in November 2021 in the Haryana Micro, Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (HMSEFC) rules to recover the outstanding payments of Micro and Small Enterprises as an arrear of land revenue.