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I.AW (LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING) DEPARTMENT

(GROUP-il)
NOTIFICATION
Jaipur, March 27,20L1
No. F. 2 (14)YidhV2/Z}ll.-In pursuance of Clause (3) of
Article 348 of the constitution of India, the Governor is pleased
to authorise the publication in the Rajasthan Gazette of the following
translation in the English language of the Rajasthan Udyam Ekal
Khirki Samarlhyakari Aur Anugyapan Adhiniyam, 2oll (2011 Ka
Adhiniyam Sankhyank 7) :- ,,,1

(Authorised English Translation)

THE RAJASTHAN ENTIIRPRISES SINGLE WINDOW
. , ENABLING AND CLEARANCE ACT, 2011
(Act No. 7 otZAL\
fReceived the assent of the Govemor on the ?5tr' day of March, 201 1]

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to provide for accelerateel cmd time-bouncl grant of various
licences, perntissions and apltrovals ctnd to encble ctn alternative
single window clearance mechanisnt ro be triggered in case of
failure of comperent truthoriiies Io ctct in lime, to support an-
invcstor friendly environmenr in rhe state of Rajasrhan and
for
ntatters connected therewith ot. incidental thereto.

Be it enacted, by the Rajastha, State Legislature in the

Sixty-second Year of the RepLrblic of India, as,follons:_
1. Short title, extent and commencement.-(1) This Act ma,v
be called the Rajasthar.r Enterprises Single window Enabling and
Clearance Act, 201 1.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Rajasthan.

(3) This section shall be deerned to irave come into force o,
and from 26th December, 20r0 and other provisions of this Act
shall come into force on such date as the Govemment may, by
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notification, appoint arld diff-erent dates may be appointed
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ditferent provisiotrs, in or in relation to, ditferent-
(a) districts ir-r the State; and
(b) format of the application form-
and any ref'erence in apy such provision to the courmetrceurent
of
Act
tl-ris shall be const|ued as a referertce to the cor-uing irrto force
of tliat provision in such districts, or in relation to such format
of
the application form'
2. Definitions.-ln this Act, uuless the context otherwise
requires,-
(a) "Bureau oi' Investurent Promotion" lneans the Bureau
of invcstment Pron-iotion as declared ltnder section 4;
(b) "Ccmpetent Ar-rtl-rority" lreans any department or
ageltc:)' of tlle Gor''ernment, Local Authority, Statutory
Bod-v. State owued Corpolation, Grant Panchayat'
Municipalit,v, or any otllet authority or Agency
co'stiigte,l or established gncler any Rajastliatl law or
irnder aclministrative contlol of tlie Govermrent, 'uvliich
is entrLrsted rvith the powers atld respousibilities to graut
or isstte penlissions for setting up ol'commencement of
operations of atl enterprise in the State;
(c) ,,District Eniporveled couturittee" nteans the District
Emporverecl Con-rnlittee constituted under section 3;
(d)''enterprise..meansanindustrialtrndertakingora
businessConcerllol.anyotlrerestablislrment,by
wlratevernanrecalled,errgagedinthemanufactureor
production of goods, in any manner, or engag€d in '
providing or rendering of arty service or selvices;
(e)"Goverllment"llleanstheStateGovernrnentof
Rajasthan:
(f) "investor" nlea1-is alty person r,viro invests capital in any
newenterpriseC)rina]lexistingenterprisefor
expancling, modertrizing or diversifying for securing
incone or profit or common social good;
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(g) "Nodal Agency" means tl-re Nodal Agencies referred
to
in section 5;
(h) "notitrcation" means a notification published in
tire
Rajasthah Gazette and the rvord 'notifiecl' shall be
constlued accordingli,.;
(i) "permission" nlears gra,t or issue of permissi.,,.
certiflcate, cieara,ce, aliotnrent, consent,
'o-otl.iectio*
approval, registration. enrorment. lice.ce and the rike.
by any Competent Autrroritv in connection with tire
setting up of an e,terprise i, ihe State of Rajastha, and
shail include ail such permissions as are required under
a,y Rajasthan -rai.^,, until trre e.terprise co,rme,ces its
operation;
(i) "prescribed" meairs prescribeci by the rules r,ade under
this Act;
(k; "State" nleilns the State of Ra-iasthan: and
' (l) "State Empowered com,rittee" means ihe State
' Ernpou'erecr Conrr,ittee consiituteci .,der sectio, i.

3. Constitution, porvers :rnd functions of St.te [mporverccl

Committee and District I!mpon,erecr Committee.-(1) The
Goveu,,ent ma\'. by .otification, coustitute a state Emporvered
committee to assist councir of Mi'ister-s inconsidering the
proposals for be,efits as mentioned in sectio' 1l for the purpose
ol'promoting inrestnrcnt a.cl fbr setting .p of erlterprises in the
State and to consider and dispose of applicatio,s for perrnissio,
required under Rajasthan laws i, case the cor,pe$ent Authority
has
failed to conside' and clispose of such applications rvithin the time
linrit prescr-ibed rrnder section 12.

(2) The State Emporvered com,rittee shail exarnine the

applicatior-rs for giving concessions or grant exemptior.r
or
relaxation tiorn tlie provisions of any Rajastha, law, take into
cor-rsideratio, the co,r,rents of the depart,re,ts, if
any, hor.r
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discussions with the investors,
wherever necessary and
recommendations to trre make
cou,cil of N,inisters. The time iirnit
fc,r.
submitting recommendatio,s
to the councir of Ministers
such as may be prescribed
srrail bt:
under section I2.
(3) The Government nra-y,
by notification. constitute a
District Emporvered cornnrittee for
eacrr <Jistrict to consider
ciispose of apprications for a,d
pernrission required under
Rajastlra,
li^'vs in case the compete,t
Authority has fairecr to consiacl
dispose of sucrr apprications ari,
ii ithin the ti,e rimit prescribed
s,;'ciion 12.
u,rier

(4) Notwithsta*ciing anything

co,rained in an-v Rajastiran
i;^"" the State Enrporvered committee
or. as the case ,ray be. thr:
i tisirici Enrporvered con,,i*ee
srra,, in case ri.'a;,"pereni
.":iuii:orirv has faiied to process
and ci.
wi tiii n the rirne rim i t p.,rc5 gri
:::T:"";:i;:iil T::;
bed unde.
l{i c{llls;del' a,d dispose of: applicatio,s
fbr permissio, under any
Rajasthan iarv" For this purpose,
refere,ces 10 th. co*p.t.nt
ALrthcrity i,
sucrr'iaw sira, be co,strued
as incrudi,g reference
the State Empow.ered Comnrittee to
or, as the case may be, the
Distri ct Empol,vered Cornmi
ttee:

that u4rer.e rhe Committee

l:"rtr:l is unable to meer
o considel the application immediately, cr
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t.n. co,ceri:ect Co*n,irr..
the
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recorded
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in *'ritir:g. decide the appricatio,
a,d report the actio,
taken to the cornrr:ittee
i, its irext rneeting aud trre decision
chairperson. sub-iect to any of the
c'recisio, of trre Con-rmittee.
applicario, shall f.or all purposes on sucrr
be dcerned ," b; ,;;;;.;:;
concerned Cornrnittee under
tliis section.
(5) The Siate Ernporvered
Conrurittee and the District
Empowererl Committee may
be assignecl such other
lirnctions as
ntay he prescribetl

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(6) Where pemrission is issued by
State Empowerecl
Cornmittee or any of the District Emporvered Committees under
sLrb-scction (4), state Erlpowered committee or . District
Emporvered Com,rittee, as the case may be, may recommend to
the Goi'er'lnent fbr applopriate action against the concernecl
competent Authority. 'uvhich has failed to dispose of the
application u'ithin the time iimit prescribed under section 12.
4. Declar:rtion of Bureau of Investrnent promotion.-The
existing Bureau of Investment prornotion, a society registered.
under the provisions of the Ra.iasthan societies Registration Act,
1958 (z\ct No. 28 of 1958) shall be rhe Bureau of Investment
Promotion for the purposes of tiris Act.
- 5- Nodal Agencl'.-(l) The Bureau of Investment promotion
sliall be the Nodal Agency for the state Empowered Committee.
' (2) The District Indusrries centre shall be tl-re Nodal
Agency fbr: the District Empotvered Con-rmittee.
6. Porvers and filnctions of Nodar Agencv.-Subject to the
superintendence, direction and control of the Government and the
State Empowered cornn'rittee or trre District Empowered
committee. as the case may be, the porvers and functions of the
Nodal Agency shall be as follows:-
(i) to assist the i,vestors in completing the applicatio,
forms. to acknos,ledge .completed applications and
tb^va'd such applicatio, to the concerned competer:t
Autllorities for processi.rg and disposal r,vithin the ti,re
limit prescr.ibed under sectior-r 12;
(ii) to nro,ito. the status of applications a'd place the
repol't of the status of applications before the State
Er,por'verecl comr,ittee or trre District Empowered
Committee, as the case may be;
(iii) to place the application of the investor before the state
Enrpou,erecl Committee or the District E,,rpo..vercd
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Committee, as the case
may be, for its decision,
the concerned Co where

dirr"rl:;;: #r'#:l withinfailei

has
to
consider and
the time
(iv) to receive applications
for relaxations, exemptions
concessions as mentioned and
in sectior il;; the
rnvestor;
(v) to seek comments qf
the concerned departments
authorities ol or
the application for relaxations,
exemptions and concessions
as mentioned in section
received from the investor: II

(vi) to submit the c:omments

of.the co department
or authority, if any, to ,n" Tl*td
commi*ee'within li.' r,,,. r**tl:;"*T"ffi::
section I2;
(vii) to submit the apprication
for reraxations, exemptions
and co
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u,ithin the time limit prescribed :
unde. .""rr;;;:,;
ase no iomments are
received from tfr"
department or authoriti.,
ao*..r"a
,n ,n. prescribed time
rimit. .
7. obligarions of concerned
deparr;;;;**.n,, ,n"
Competent Authority
shall consid.. *
ro rward e d to i t y
b ;" ;;,
rvithin the time lirnit prescriU"a ^*;:
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unae. section 12.

deparrrnent or authority
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provide
under
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I"o'Agencv "';";:"'
crause (v) orsection
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deparrment or ar_rthority
has no objection
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8.Applicat'
competent,"
o*,": .?Jll,,#;.,?.":,"iffT,
e.lectronic formaL
which t
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(a) for-ms Lrnder Central
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modifi edil;":,"i: j::'t. in lieu or exisrins forms o.,
such #ljl":.,:.H:':::,1,,"#:*:_,
permission for processing and
issue
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required
(3) Ever1, investor
shal.l fur a 'Self certification',
prescribed a*,
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relevant larvs.
The
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Self Certifi."rar;^;;;;,;*;;:
the investo, .nu,.
be accepted by
the competent
purpose orrr.ril"
rg and granting permission arrio.ir, for dre
9. Filing of application

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the application n
shall be submitted
as provided in
section 11,
in sub-section to the Nodal'Agency mentioned
1f of section 5.
(3) The application
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such form and
under sub_r
Ibe :accolxpanied
prescribed. *l,lit'::.:' ;:?t'::r";:
I0. power ,

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trris section
shail be requisitioned onr1, o,ce and requisitio,
retter shail be sent
i.lrrouuh the Nodal Agenc1,.

(2) The applica.t shall furnish the required information

to
ilie concerned Nodal Agency.

(3) The Cornpetent Authority shall, after sanctioning

or
rejectingl.,.rvith reasons. the application.
send its orders to the
cunc€rn€d investor ancl endorse a copy thereof
to the concerned
Nodal Agency.

11. Grant of customized packages, concessions,

exemptions or rcrax:rtions.-The Government
may, u,ith a vierv to
t'rcilitate i*vestnrent i, the Statc, grari custonrized
packages.
concessicns- exeurplio,s or reiaxatiors to
any enterprise or
category of enterprises in the State, subject
to such c6,ditions as it
nray deem fit. 'r.vhere trie covernment. or any
other authority.
subordinate to it, is enipou'er-ecr urder an1,
Rajasthan Law to grant
such customized packages, corlcessions, exemptions
or reraxations.
12. Time limits for processing of applications._(1)
. Notwithstandi,g anytrring co,tained in any Rgjasthan
raw, poricy
or orders ror the tinre bei,g in force. the Govern*"n,
*u,
prescribe time li,rit for processing and disposar of apprication. uy
the Competent Authority.

(2) The Go,ernment rnay presc'ibe time rimit

for Nodal
Age,cy to process trre appricatio, a,d trre comments
fronr trre
Conrpete,t Authority, concerned depart,rent
or aLrthority, and
submissions of trre same to the State Enrporvered
co,rmittee ancl
District Empowered Committee, as the case ruay
be.
(3) The Goverm.nent may prescribe tirne
limit for the State
Empowered com,rittee for sLrbmitti,g its
recommendations to the
Council of Ministers.

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13. Appeal.-Any investor aggrieved by the orders of _
the Competent Authority may appeal to the State
En-ipow'ered Comrnittee;
the District Empowered Committee may appeal to
the State Empowered Comn-rittee;
the State Empowered Committee may appeal to the
Governntent,_
u'ithin thirty days from the date of the receipt by the investor
of the
order appealed agairrst.
14.Revision.- (1) Notwithsta,ding anytrring co,tained in
an1' Rajasthan larv, the Government may, eitrrer stto motn
or on an
applicatio, made to it in this behalf, cail tbr the record of any
proceeding before arly Competent A.trrority or the
State
Empowered conrrnittee or a District Empowered committee
and
examine the propriety of the proceedi*gs or orders passed
therein
so as"to ensure that the orders are not against public poiicy
nor
against the provisions of raw and make therein such orders
as it
may think fit within one year of issuance of the orders being
so
revised in cases of rejection of
the application for'perrnissions and
within three months in cases of grant of permissions .
(2) The orders passed by the Government under this
section
shall be final and shall be binding on all concerned.

15.Jurisdiction of the state Empowered committee and

the District Empowered committee.-The class of i,vestment
for
rvhich or invest*ent lirnits ,p to which the Siate Empowered
Comrnittee or a District Ernpowered committee shail rrave
j,risdiction to consider and dispose of appiications
for permission
under section 3 shall be such as may be prescribed.

16. Protection of action taken in goocl faith.-No suit,

prosecution or legal proceedings shall lie against
the chairperson
or other members of State Empowered committee or District

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Empowered comr1-rittee or any en'rployee of the Governmeru!acting
under the direction of such committee in respect of anytl-ring
this Act
which, in good faith, is done or intended to be done under
or any rttles made thereunder.
17. Confidentiality.-No agency or authority of the
Govelnment or, any local authority, including any functionaries
peison Ilol
thereunder, shall disclose to any other inrrestor oI to a
plopefty
duly authorized, any ir-rformation forming the inteliectual
of the investor without the consent of such investor:
Provided that all information in respect of the terms and
conditions of the investtnent made in the State and the facilities,
if
any,providedtotlreirrvestor.bytheGovernmentoranyofits
agencies or autl-rorities. or by any local authority, shall be
notified

by the Govemuent for inforrnation of tire pubiic'

18. Transitional proYisions.-The provisious of this Act

shall apply to. all investment proposals that have been under
consideratio.r. oi the Gover,ment or a1y of its agencies, authorities
or undertakings on the date of commencement of this Act, if the
concerned investor so opts by subrnitting an application to tl-re
Nodal Agency in the prescribed form and manner'

.19. Act to or,erride other larr,s.-Save aS otherrvise

provided in this Act. the provisions of this Act shall have
overriding effect, notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith
contained in any othel Rajasthan law, for the time being in force,
or any custom or Ltsage or any instruurent having effect by
virtue of

any such larv. ' '

20. Power to rcmove difficulty.-(1) If any difticulty arises

in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government

may,byorderpublishedirrtlreofficialGazette,makeprovisions,
not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appears to it to
be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:

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Provided that tro order under this section shall be made
after the expiry of a period ol two years from the commencement
of this Act.
(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as
soon as may be, after it is made, before the Flouse of the State
I,egislature.
21. Pou,er to rnake rules.-(l) The Government may, by
qr,tification, tnake rules generally for carrying out the purposes of
thi.sAct.
(2) All rules made under this Act shall be laid, as soon (
ntay be after they are so ntade, before the House of the State
Legislature, rvhile it is in session, for a period of not less than
fbr-rrteen days, w'hich r-uay be comprised ip one session or in two
successive sessions ar-rd, if belore the expiry of the session in
rvhich they are so laid or of tl're session iprmediately follorving, the
House of the State Legislature makes any modification in any of
such rules or resolves that any such rule should not be made, such
rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of
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no effect, as the case lltay be. so how-ever that any modification or

annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of alythir-rg
previously done tltereunder.
and savings.-(l) The Rajasthan Enterprises",
22. Repeal
Single Windorv Enabling and Clearance Ordinance, 2010
(Ordinance No. 04 of 2010) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, all things done, actions
taken, notification issued or orders made under the sald Ordinance
shall be deerned to have been done, takett, issued or made under
this Act.

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Principal Secretatl' to the Government.

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