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Big News: Gujarat tops the Logistics Ease Across Different States, 2021 index; Maharashtra joins United Nations’ Race to Resilience campaign; Tripura launches its Tripura Data Centre Policy, 2021; Punjab passes a bill to allow renegotiation of power purchase agreements; and more.

Industrial Policy & Business Regulations

Tripura launches its Tripura Data Centre Policy, 2021. The policy aims to incentivize the information technology enterprises within the state. Source: Tripura News; In detail: Tripura Data Center Policy, 2021

Land Acquisition & Labor Regulations

Punjab cabinet approves a bill for regularizing the services of 36,000 temporary employees working in multiple state departments. Source: Mint; In detail: Press Release, Punjab Protection and Regularization of Contractual Employees Bill, 2021

Infrastructure & Governance

Gujarat tops the Logistics Ease Across Different States 2021, index. The index is run by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry and gauges the logistics performance of states and union territories. Source: The Hindu Business Line; In detail: LEADS 2021 Report

Punjab approves its sand and gravel mining policy. Per the policy, sand and gravel will be sold at $0.074 per cubic foot in the state. Source: India TV; In detail: Press release

Climate Change

Delhi launches a single-window facility to install private electric vehicle stations in the national capital. The government will also offer a subsidy of $80.6 per installation to the first 30,000 applicants. Source: Hindustan Times; In detail: Transport Department’s Tweet (In Hindi)

Maharashtra joins United Nations’ Race to Resilience campaign. The campaign focuses on helping frontline communities build resilience and adapt to the impacts of climate change, such as extreme heat, drought, flooding, and sea-level rise. Source: Economic Times; In detail: Environment Minister’s Tweet

Oil & Gas

Nothing critical to report this week

Water & Sanitation

Nothing critical to report this week

Power & Renewable Energy

Tamil Nadu sets a generic tariff of $0.049 per kilowatt-hour for grid-connected solar power projects with capacity ranging from 1 to 10 kilowatts. The tariffs will be applicable for all consumer categories and will be valid until March 31, 2023. Source: Mercom; In detail: Tariff order

Health

Kerala extends the validity of provisional registration of clinical establishments under the Kerala Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2019, from two years to four years. Source: The Hindu; In detail: Kerala Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021

Business Negative Reforms

Punjab passes the Punjab Energy Security, Reform, Termination, and Re-Determination of Power Tariff Bill, 2021, which allows the state government to renegotiate the power purchase agreements with two private thermal power plants. Source: Indian Express; In detail: Press Release, The Punjab Energy Security, Reform, Termination and Re-Determination of Power Tariff Bill, 2021

Any Other

Nothing critical to report this week

Center – State Relations

The Ministry of Finance releases a grant of $1.13 billion to 19 states as per the recommendations of the fifteenth finance commission. The grant aims to strengthen health systems at the primary health care level. Source: Mint; In detail: Press Release