Overview
- The Delhi government announced on Monday, June 22, 2026 that it has added 23 services to the Delhi Right of Citizens to Time‑Bound Delivery of Services Act, expanding the law’s coverage to include approvals, licences and registrations across multiple departments.
- The newly listed services include factory‑plan approvals, sewerage connections, film‑shoot permissions and Shops and Establishments registration, with individual delivery windows set by department that range from one day up to 60 days.
- Specific deadlines given by officials include 15 days for factory‑plan approval and sewerage connections, 60 days for electricity connections and certain municipal licences, 30 to 45 days for mobile‑tower and road‑cutting permissions, and 15 days for DPCC battery‑waste authorisations.
- The government says the aim is to reduce repeated visits to offices, speed project and business clearances and give citizens legally backed timelines to hold departments to account, but meeting the new targets will require operational changes and inter‑departmental coordination.
- The move builds on the 2011 time‑bound delivery law and broader ease‑of‑doing‑business reforms at the national and state level, and its practical impact will depend on how quickly departments update systems and staffing to deliver within the new deadlines.