NDMC passes policy on issuance of household industry license

NEW DELHI: At a meeting on February 15, the standing committee of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) passed a policy for online issuance and renewal of licenses for household industries.

The Citizen Service Bureau of the corporation stopped the issuance of licenses from April 2011 for household industries and started issuing licenses only in case of conforming industrial areas and for local commercial areas.

As per the policy, only the industries that come under the A and A-1 categories of the master plan of Delhi 2021 will be allowed to operate in residential areas. Industries that cause pollution and storage of inflammable material are prohibited. 112 types of activities can be carried out, including manufacturing of electronic items such as sewing machines, typewriters, etc. The policy also states that apart from this, nine activities may be carried out in villages, which includes black smithy, production of ice cream and water cooling.

The industry is allowed to hire up to five workers and the working hours are limited from 8 am to 6 pm, the policy states.