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The union cabinet approved to form ‘Agriculture Infrastructure Fund’ with a corpus of $13.3 billion. The fund aims to inject formal credit to farm and farm processing-based activities while creating job opportunities within rural areas.

Source: Mint

In detail: Press Release

Andhra Pradesh

Nothing critical to report this week

Bihar

Nothing critical to report this week

New Delhi

The Delhi government has mandated 20 percent parking space reservation for electric vehicles, with the provision of charging infrastructure, in all future projects. The provision has been incorporated in the building bylaws of the city.

Source: Economic Times

Gujarat

Nothing critical to report this week

Haryana

Haryana government has cut the stamp duty on loan agreements to $1.33. Under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, stamp duty on memorandum of agreement is charged at the rate of $26.6 at present.

Source: Mint

In detail: Press Release

Karnataka

The Karnataka cabinet gave its approval for “The Karnataka Contingency Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2020” to enhance the contingency fund limit to $66.5 million in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Economic Times

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation has hiked water charges by 10 percent. The new water charges of $0.67 per 1,000 liters is effective from April 1, 2020.

Source: Times of India

Maharashtra

Nothing critical to report this week

Rajasthan

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) approved $0.04 per kilowatt as the pre-fixed levelized tariff for component A of the KUSUM program for capacities of up to 725 MW.

Source: Mercom

In detail: Tariff order

Tamil Nadu

Nothing critical to report this week

Telangana

Nothing critical to report this week

Uttar Pradesh

The Uttar Pradesh government has approved Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy 2020. The startup policy aims at setting up 100 incubators in the state and at least one in every district as it develops an ecosystem to set up at least 10,000 startups.

Source: Mint

In detail: Cabinet decisions (in Hindi)

West Bengal

Nothing critical to report this week

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Chhattisgarh

The Chhattisgarh Electricity Regulatory Commission has defined the tariff for electric vehicle charging stations and intra-state open access for the financial year 2020-21. A flat rate single part tariff of $0.067 per kilowatt will be applicable.

Source: Mercom

In detail: Tariff Schedule for 2020-21

Himachal Pradesh

The Himachal Pradesh cabinet approved the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Himachal Pradesh (Amendment) Rules, 2019. This gives the ‘Fixed Term Employment Workman’ the same statutory benefits being given to a regular worker.
Source: Times of India

In detail: Press Release

Meghalaya

The Meghalaya Cabinet has approved an amnesty scheme for taxpayers to pay their outstanding dues to the state government. The amnesty scheme will be for a period of six months.

Source: Business Standard

Odisha

The state government unveiled Bhubaneswar Land Use Intelligence System (BLUIS) which will monitor changes in all government lands in Bhubaneswar by leveraging high resolution satellite imagery.

Source: The Hindu

In detail: BLUIS

Punjab

The Punjab council of ministers has approved an increase in the mutation fee from $4 to $8. Mutation of property refers to the change in title ownership when a property is sold or transferred, which is recorded in the land revenue department.

Source: Times of India

In detail: Press Release

The Punjab government allows fixed-term employment in all industrial establishments.

Employers will now be allowed to hire workers for a fixed period after entering into a written agreement.
Source: Times of India

In detail: Draft Rules (Notification yet to be published)