The Ministry of Home Affairs on July 02, 2026, issued the Punjab Right to Business Act, 2020 (as extended to the Union territory of Chandigarh).
The following modifications have been stated:
• In section 2 of the said Act,—
(a) for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :—
(b) "Approved Industrial Park" means an Industrial Area, Industrial Focal Point, Industrial Estate, Mixed-use Zone or Area, Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Biotech Park, Information Technology (IT) Park, Industrial Township, Growth Centre, Food Processing Park or any other similar project approved by the Competent Authority of the Chandigarh Administration or the Central Government, as the case may be;”;
(b) in clause (ca), after the words “Department of Revenue and Rehabilitation”, the words “or the equivalent competent authority notified by the Chandigarh Administration” shall be inserted;
(c) for clause (d), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :—
(d) "Competent Authority" means any department or agency of the Chandigarh Administration or a local authority, statutory board, Union territory Chandigarh owned corporation or board, Urban Development Authorities or any other authority or agency constituted or established by any law or under administrative control of the Chandigarh Administration which is entrusted with the powers or responsibilities to grant or issue approvals for the establishment or operation of an enterprise in the Union territory of Chandigarh;’;
(d) for clause (g), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :—
(g) “Chandigarh Bureau of Enterprise and Investment” means the Bureau established under section 3 of this Act;’; (e) in clause (ga), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:—
“Provided that a Miniplex established within a zone designated for commercial or entertainment use under the notified Master Plan of Chandigarh shall be treated as an Eligible Enterprise;”;
(f) for clause (j), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :—
(j) “Nodal Agency" means the authority referred to in sub-section (1) of Section 3 of this Act;’;
(g) clause (l) shall be omitted.
[Notification No. S.O. 3604(E)]
