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Big News: Rajasthan announces guidelines for Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme; Haryana releases new Integrated Licensing Policy-2022 for residential & commercial development; multiple states reduce VAT on fuel after central government cuts excise duty; and more.

Industrial Policy & Business Regulations

Haryana revises the licensing policy for the development of residential projects. Under the New Integrated Licensing Policy-2022 (NILP-2022), developers have been asked to surrender 10 per cent of the land for affordable group housing to the state government. Source: Tribune India; In detail: Notification

Rajasthan approves guidelines for implementation of the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme providing for 100 days of employment on the lines on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS). Source: The Statesman; In detail: Press Release

Manipur cabinet tightens regulation over the use of plastics. Source: Indian Express

Karnataka issues the Karnataka Municipalities (Amendment) ordinance 2022 to amend the municipalities act allowing gram panchayats to sanction residential building plans of all plot sizes. Source: Times of India; In detail: Ordinance

Infrastructure & Governance

The Ministry of Home Affairs notifies the unification of three municipal corporations of Delhi into a single entity – Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) with effect from May 22. Source: Hindustan Times; In detail: Notification

Haryana introduces five measures under Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) to ease the regulatory compliances for the public including simplified procedures and decentralized marking of biometric attendance. Source: Millennium Post; In detail: Press Release

Climate Change

Nothing critical to report this week

Oil & Gas

The Maharashtra government reduces Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel by $0.02 per litre and $0.018 per liter respectively. Source: Hindustan Times

The Rajasthan government reduces Value-added tax (VAT) on petrol by $0.031 and diesel by $0.014 per liter respectively, following the reduction of excise duty by the Centre. Source: Business Standard; In detail: CM Twitter

The Kerala government reduces Value-added tax (VAT) $0.03 and $0.017 on petrol and diesel respectively, following the reduction of excise duty by the Centre. Source: Business Standard

The Odisha government reduces VAT on petrol and diesel by $0.03 and $0.02 a litre, respectively. Source: News18

Water & Sanitation

Nothing critical to report this week

Power & Renewable Energy

Tamil Nadu amends the Grid-Connectivity and Intrastate open Access Regulations, 2014 prioritizing different energy sources under the open access arrangement. Source: Mercom; In detail: Amendment

Telangana notifies the Renewable Power Purchase Obligation Regulations, 2022 replacing the earlier regulations which expired on 31st March 2022. Source: Mercom; In detail: Notification

West Bengal issues draft Open Access Regulations, 2022. It remains open for suggestions from stakeholders till June 2, 2022. Source: Mercom; In detail: Regulation

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) allows net metering facility for rooftop solar systems up to 500 kW or up to the sanctioned load, whichever is lower, as long as it is within 75% of the transformer capacity. Source: Mercom; In detail: Notification

Health

Nothing critical to report this week

Business Negative Reforms

Nothing critical to report this week

Any Other

Nothing critical to report this week

Center – State Relations

Cabinet approves amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels–2018 advancing the 20% ethanol blending target from 2030 to 2025-26. Source: The Print; In detail; Press Release; Amendment

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) scraps the need for a separate performance bank guarantee for solar projects to be set up under PM-KUSUM (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evem Utthan Mahabhiyan) program. Source: Mercom; In detail: Notification

Central government slashes excise duty on retail petroleum and announces subsidy for cooking gas for the poor in a bid to contain rising inflation. Source: The Hindu; In detail: Notification