Checklist for setting up industrial units/enterprise in the State of Meghalaya (At the planning/pre-establishment stage)

Sl No Particulars of document required Whom to apply Remark
1. State Single Window Agency’s clearance Director of Commerce & Industries, Administrative Building, 2nd Floor, Lower Lachumiere, Shillong – 793 001 Applicable for i) Any type of investment by Limited Company/Partnership firm/Non-local tribals and which attracts provisions of the Meghalaya Transfer of Land (Regulation) Act, 1971 except
(a) investment that is purely business in nature
(b) cultivation and
(c) Hydro-based power Plant and ii) Investment by a local tribal where the investment in Plant & Machinery /tools/equipments exceeds ₹25.00 lakh
2. Certificate of Incorporation Registrar of Companies, Meghalaya etc., Morello Building, Shillong – 793 001 Applicable for a Limited Company/One person Company/Limited Liability Partnership Firm http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/homepage.html
3. Firm’s Registration
(i) For a Partnership firm
(ii) For a Co-operative Society
(i)Registrar of Firms, Administrative Building, 3rd Floor, Lower Lachumiere, Shillong – 793 001
(ii)Concerned Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Society in which the Society is located
4. NOC/Forest clearance Concerned Divisional Forest Officer (Territorial) in which the Enterprise is located/Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & HOFF, Sylvan House, Lower Lachumiere, Shillong – 793 001
  • In all cases of diversion of forest land for non-forestry purposes, action is to be taken up by District Collector/District Magistrate in consultation with the State Forest Department as per provisions of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980. The process of uploading Forest Rights Act Clearance by the DC/DM is provided in the centralized forest clearance website :  https://parivesh.nic.in
  • In case of tree felling in forest land (Government or private), the matter is to be processed under Forest Conservation Act, 1980 as provided in the forest clearance website https://parivesh.nic.in
  • Regarding tree felling in Non-Forest land, the provisions of the Meghalaya Tree Felling (Non Forest Areas) Rules, 2006 as well as the Meghalaya Tree Preservation Act, 1976 applies.
  • Projects requiring wildlife clearance through the National Board for Wildlife etc. and other issues related to environmental clearance are facilitated by a centralized website: https://parivesh.nic.in.
  • The process for online submission of proposals for NOC for field survey and investigation work for Hydro project is provided in the centralized forest clearance website : https://parivesh.nic.in
5. (i) Environmental clearance for cement plant of 1.00 million tonnes per annum production capacity and above (ii) Environmental clearance for cement plant of less than 1.00 million tonnes per annum production capacity(iii) Environmental clearance for Thermal Power Plants of 500 MW or more (coal/lignite/naphta & gas based) and of 50 MW or more for Pet Coke Diesel and all other fuels(iv) Environmental clearance for Thermal Power Plants of 50 MW and above but less than 500 MW (coal/lignite/naphta & gas based) and of 5 MW or more but less than 50 MW for Pet coke diesel and all other fuels (i) Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Indira Paryavan Bhawan, Jorbagh Road, New Delhi – 110 003 (ii) Member Secretary, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Sylvan House, Lower Lachumiere, Shillong – 793 001(iii) Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Indira Paryavan Bhawan, Jorbagh Road, New Delhi – 110 003(iv) Member Secretary, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Sylvan House, Lower Lachumiere, Shillong – 793 001 Online application for environmental clearance may be submitted on the central portal  https://parivesh.nic.in ----Online application for environmental clearance may be submitted on the central portal  https://parivesh.nic.in ----
6. Industrial Entrepreneur’s Memorandum (IEM) Part-A Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Secretariat for Industrial Assistance, Public Relation & Complaints Section, Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 011 Applicable for project where investment in Plant & Machinery exceeds 10 crore. It has to be applied through on-line mode only (www.eBiz.gov.in)
7. Trading License Concerned Autonomous District Council (Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council/Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council/Garo Hills Autonomous District Council) in which the Enterprise is located ------
8. “Consent to Establish” under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981/“NOC” Member Secretary, Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board, “ARDEN”, Lumpyngngad, Shillong – 793 014 Applicable for Limited Company/Partnership Firm/Limited Liability Partnership Firm/firm owned by non-tribal
9. Building permission Meghalaya Urban Development Authority, Police Bazar, Shillong – 793 001 Applicable for units located in the Shillong Master Plan Areas and the Byrnihat Master Plan Scheme
10. Any other documents/NOC/clearance etc. that may be required by Central/State Government

Checklist of NOCs required for setting up of industrial units/enterprise in the State of Meghalaya