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S.No Department/ Application Name Time limit prescribed * Total number of applications received Total number of applications processed Average time taken to grant approval (in Days) Median time taken to grant approval (in Days) Min time taken to grant approval (in Days) Max time taken to grant approval (in Days) Average fee collected for Grant Of approval
Approved Rejected
1 Agriculture Department
Total - 0 0 0 - - - - -
2 Chennai District - Commissioner,Greater Chennai Corporation, Other Districts - Respective District Collectors
1 Permission for installation of over-ground telecom infrastructure 15 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -
Total - 1 0 1 - - - - -
3 Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board
1 Water Connection for Industries 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
2 Water and Sewer Connection for Commercial Establishments (G+2 and below - Single Assesment) 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
3 Obtaining Water and Sewer Connection for Commercial Establishments (G+2 and below - Multiple Assesment) 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total - 0 0 0 - - - - -
4 Commissionerate of Industries and Commerce
1 Apply for New Entrepreneur-cum-Enterprise Development Scheme (NEEDS) 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No Fee
2 Apply for Unemployed Youth Employment Generation Programme (UYEGP) 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No Fee
Total - 24 23 1 61 26 0 187 -
5 Commissionerate of Municipal Administration
1 Permission for Road cutting 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
2 Sewer Connection for Commercial Establishments 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
3 No Objection Certificate pertaining to Sanitary for School 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
4 Water Connection for Commercial Establishments 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total - 18 7 3 33 0 0 210 -
6 Commissionerate of Police, Chennai
Total - 0 0 0 - - - - -
7 Department of Information and Public Relations(DIPR)
Total - 21 9 12 446 464 3 757 -
8 Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
1 No Objection Certificate for Building Plan and Installation 15 444 370 45 101 37 0 739 No Fee
Total - 444 370 45 101 37 0 739 -
9 Department of Revenue, Ministry of Commerce
1 GST Registration 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total - 0 0 0 - - - - -
10 Directorate of Boilers
Total - 493 478 4 14 4 0 546 -
11 Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health
1 Registration of Establishments for Employing Building and Other Construction Workers 7 68 68 0 58 15 0 602 1590
2 Approval for factory plan 14 303 281 20 105 45 0 1059 No Fee
Total - 515 488 25 81 27 0 1059 -
12 Directorate of Town and Country Planning/ Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority
1 Change of Land use - Planned Areas 15 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 -
Total - 16 5 2 42 9 0 106 -
13 Directorate of Town and Country Planning/ Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority/ Urban Local Bodies/ Rural Development and Panchayat Raj
1 Planning Permission for Layout (Layout Approval) 15 2 1 1 80 80 80 80 -
2 Planning Permission for Building and Building Permit 66 983 473 255 71 22 0 501 5915180
Total - 985 474 256 71 22 0 501 -
14 Directorate of Town Panchayats
1 Name transfer of property 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
2 New water supply connection 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
3 Issue of Trade Licence 15 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 -
4 Renewal of Trade Licence - Automatic Renewal based on payment of Fee 30 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -
5 Issue of Assessment Number for Professional - Automatic based on submission of application and payment of fees 30 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -
6 Issue of Assessment number for Property Tax 30 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 -
Total - 6 0 6 - - - - -
15 Electrical Inspectorate - Government of Tamil Nadu
1 Permission to erect the Lift 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
2 Statutory Approval of Electrical Drawings 5 1091 1032 36 3 3 0 18 3110
Total - 2007 1848 42 3 2 0 88 -
16 Fire and Rescue Services Department
1 No Objection Certificate for Non-Multi Storied Buildings (Non-MSB) 30 2186 1812 356 14 8 0 391 No Fee
2 No Objection Certificate for Cracker Shop 15 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 No Fee
3 No Objection Certificate for Cracker Cluster Shops 15 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 No Fee
4 No Objection Certificate for Multi Storied Buildings (MSB) 30 209 97 109 31 19 0 237 No Fee
Total - 8100 6867 1146 11 7 0 391 -
17 Food Safety and Drug Administration
Total - 101759 94965 4769 6 4 0 443 -
18 Forest Department
1 Certificate of non-forest land / Issue of letter for distance from forests 15 20 0 14 0 0 0 0 -
Total - 20 0 14 - - - - -
19 Greater Chennai Corporation
1 Permission for Road Cutting 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total - 25 12 13 4 0 0 30 -
20 Inspector General of Registration
1 Registration of Property 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
2 Apply for certified copy of Encumbrance Certificate 3 1 1 0 277 277 277 277 -
3 Apply for certified copy of property document 3 1 1 0 689 689 689 689 -
4 Registration of Partnership Firms 1 3 2 0 136 79 79 193 -
5 Registration of Societies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total - 5 4 0 310 193 79 689 -
21 Labour Department
Total - 24 17 1 30 9 0 190 -
22 National Monuments Authority
1 No Objection Certificate for construction in the vicinity of Heritage Sites 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No Fee
Total - 0 0 0 - - - - -
23 Prohibition and Excise Department
Total - 0 0 0 - - - - -
24 Registration/License under Food Safety Standards Authority of India​
1 Registration/License under Food Safety Standards Authority of India 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total - 0 0 0 - - - - -
25 Revenue Department
1 No Objection Certificate (NOC) for Retail Outlets – Establishment, Storage and Sale of Petroleum 30 205 76 116 250 221 51 561 No Fee
2 Concurrence from District Collector for development of land located in non-planned areas (Wet land) 30 16 5 5 434 313 260 889 No Fee
Total - 299 103 170 236 217 0 889 -
26 Rural Development and Panchayat Raj
Total - 21 2 13 179 139 139 219 -
27 Social Welfare Department
Total - 897 510 367 77 39 3 663 -
28 State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd
1 Allotment of Land in industrial area 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total - 1 0 1 - - - - -
29 Tamil Nadu Highways Department
1 Road Cutting Permission 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total - 0 0 0 - - - - -
30 Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation Limited
Total - 0 0 0 - - - - -
31 Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board
1 Consent to Establish (CTE) 45 483 412 37 22 14 0 277 263340
2 Consent to Establish (CTE) -  Expansion 45 15 8 3 14 13 0 24 27200
3 Consent to Establish (CTE) -  Extension 45 3 1 0 7 7 7 7 -
4 Consent to Establish (CTE) - Revision 45 12 10 0 23 20 0 45 -
Total - 935 796 67 23 14 0 277 -
32 Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited
1 High Tension - Temporary Power Connection 60 10 2 5 26 24 24 27 -
2 Low Tension - Temporary Power Connection 22 72 33 36 11 3 0 68 82300
Total - 205 99 76 39 13 0 277 -
33 Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation Limited (SIDCO)
1 Allotment of Land by SIDCO 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total - 0 0 0 - - - - -
34 Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board
1 New Water Connection for Industries and Institutions 34 11 0 10 0 0 0 0 -
Total - 11 0 10 - - - - -
Grand Total - 116832 107077 7044 - - - - -