Maharashtra is set to make significant changes in industrial permit procedures to boost ease of doing business, with Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis announcing that 20 out of 33 industrial permits have now been moved to a self-certification system. Efforts are underway to further reduce the number of remaining 13 permits in the near future.

Speaking at a discussion session organised jointly by the Ramky Group of Industries and MIDC on the development of a ‘Bulk Drug Park’ and ‘Life Sciences Hub’, CM Fadnavis was joined by Medical Education Minister Hasan Mushrif, Minister of State Madhuri Misal, Principal Secretary Industries Dr P Anbalagan, Medical Education Commissioner Anil Bhandari, and other entrepreneurs from the medical sector.