DPCC license is a no objection certificate issued by the government to ensure that the existing business or proposed business model is not causing any harm to the environment and will not affect in future as well.
With changes in the living standards or capacity improvement or production process or setting up industries, the businesses have to obtain a ‘No objection’ certificate from the DPCC board as recommended by law.
Delhi Public Control Committee or DPCC is an autonomous regulatory body that has delegated all its powers and functions to the DPCC. It acts as a regulatory body in respect of NCT of Delhi for implementing various environment and pollution control laws enacted by the parliament.
The validity of DPPC license is for five years and after its validity is over, a fresh authorization is required to be submitted to DPCC.
What are the objectives of DPCC license?
1. Sustainability: Sustainable development ensures seamless working of business with fulfillment of environment protection and social responsibility.
2. Prevention: DPCC prevents the depletion of the natural resources
3. Waste management: It ensures an effective waste management system and enable the environment protection
4. Consumer awareness: DPCC also ensures that the consumers are aware of many aspects like energy-saving devices like CFL lamps, paper bags, avoiding fire crackers, and using public transport or going for car pooling.
5. Compliance: As per the Master plan Delhi 2021, DPCC has laid down some guidelines with respect to industries and health care facilities to minimize environment pollution in the national capital.
Main functions of DPCC
1. To give recommendations to the Delhi Government on preventing and controlling of water and air pollution and improvement of air quality.
2. To organize consumer awareness programs on prevention and control of air and water pollution. These programs focus on waste management.
3. To collect, compile, and prepare technical and statistical data related to air and water pollution.
4. Create standards for sewage and trade effluents for industrial plant, automobile and health establishment emissions.
5. To certify industries falling in various categories like orange, green and white.
6. It also issues the authorizations to industries and health care facilities falling under bio-medical waste authorization, hazardous waste management authorization, plastic waste management, E-Waste management and battery waste management.
Why is DPCC certificate important?
1. For establishing new or to continue existing industries
2. For establishing new or change electricity connection
3. For establishing new or change water connection
4. To obtain a license or renewing an old license from Municipal authority
5. For ascertaining a license or renew an old one from police or eating house license
6. To ascertain license for imports and exports trade
7. To ascertain NOC from Central Ground Water authority and fire department
Wrap up
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