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January 2018
Environment
S. No. Date Subject Notification No.

1. 09-01-2018 Office Order to delegate powers to Environmental Engineer of Office Order
Regional Offices to grant/refuse ‘Consent to Establish’
(NOC)/Consent to Operate’ and to issue/sign notice for
installation of towers as well as D.G. set at the site of tower
(Punjab Pollution Control Board)
2. 16-01-2018 Exemption of Green Category of industries from Inspection- Notification
clarification (Pollution Control Board, Assam)
3. 17-01-2018 Repeal of Water Cess from 01-01-2017 (Pollution Control Notice
Board, Assam)
4. 17-01-2018 Draft Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2018 Notification
regarding Man-Made Fibre (Ministry of Environment, Forest
and Climate Change)
5. 17-01-2018 Draft Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2018 Notification
regarding Paint Industry (Ministry of Environment, Forest
and Climate Change)
6. 19-01-2018 Office Order regarding power delegation to Regional Office of Office Order
RPCB to issue acknowledgement for green category industries
in small/tiny scales (Rajasthan State Pollution Control
Board)
7. 22-01-2018 Office Order regarding validity period of Bank Guarantee Office Order
(Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board)
8. 22-01-2018 Office Order permitting Lime Kiln Industries to use pet coke as Office Order
a fuel (Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board)
9. 22-01-2018 Office Order permitting Cement Plants to use pet coke as a fuel Office Order
(Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board)
10. 22-01-2018 Notice to health care facilities to apply for grant of Public Notice
authorization for handing the Bio-Medical Waste generated by
them under Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016
(Pollution Control Board, Assam)
11. 19-01-2018 Office Memorandum exempting Solar Power Projects from Office Memo
some conditions under provisions of section 25/26 of Air
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Section 21 of
Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (Uttar
Pradesh Pollution Control Board)
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January 2018
Health
S. NO. Date Subject Notification No
1. 19-01-2018 Direction under Section 16(5) of Food Safety and Standards Direction
Act, 2006 regarding permission for use of stickers/stamping of
fortification logo on the labels (Food Safety and Standards
Authority of India)
January 2018
Safety
S. NO. Date Subject Notification
1. 07-09-2017 The Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Authorise
Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 Publication
(Maharashtra Government)
2. 05-01-2018 Government of Goa constituted the State Level Committee to Order
monitor progress on Ease of Doing Business to improve the
compliance with the EoDB ranking (Government of Goa)
3. 25-01-2018 Draft Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Notification
Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for
Petroleum Installations) Regulations, 2017 (Petroleum and
Natural Gas Regulatory Board)
January 2018
January 2018
Punjab Pollution Control Board
Office Order No.SEE (HQ-II)/2017/16
Dated 09thJanuarty, 2018
Sub:-Office Order to delegate powers to Environmental Engineer of Regional Offices to

grant/refuse ‘Consent to Establish’ (NOC)/Consent to Operate’ and to issue/sign
notice for installation of towers as well as D.G. set at the site of tower.
The Mobile Service Operators/Companies are giving Mobile/Cell Phone Service to the public in the
State of Punjab for which these companies have to install the towers. The D.G. sets are also being
installed by the Companies at the site of towers. Before installing the tower in any area in the
State of Punjab, the company/project proponent is required to obtain ‘Consent to Establish’ (NOC)
/’Consent to Operate’ under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and Air
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
The Board vide its Office Order No. SEE(HQ-1)/2013/407 dated 10.10.2013 amended vide Office
Order No. Estt/SA-1/FNO.182-4/2013/1067 dated 23.12.2013, had delegated powers to grant/
refuse ‘consent to establish’ (NOC) ‘consent to operate’ etc. to the Environmental Engineer (HQ-
II), Patiala.
Now, the Competent Authority of the Board has decided to delegate powers to grant/refuse
‘Consent to Establish’ (NOC)/‘Consent to Operate’ and to issue/sign notice to these companies for
installation of towers as well as D.G. set (at the site of tower) to the Environmental Engineer of
the Regional Offices of Punjab Pollution Control Board in their respective jurisdiction.
As such, powers, are, hereby delegated to the Environmental Engineer of Regional Offices of
Punjab Pollution Control Board to grant/refuse ‘Consent to Establish’ (NOC)/‘Consent to Operate’
and to issue/sign notice to these companies for installation of towers as well as D.G. set (at the
site of tower) in their respective jurisdiction.
This Order will supersede the earlier Office Order No. SEE (HQ-1)/2013/407 dated 10.10.2013
(conveyed vide Endst.No.44997-45035 dated 10.10.2013) and amendment issued vide Endst.No.
Estt/SA-1/FN.182-4/2013/1067 dated 23.12.2013 (conveyed vide Endst.No.Estt/SA-1/2013
/54790 - 835 dated 23.12.2013).
This order will come into force with immediate effect.

January 2018
Pollution Control Board, Assam
Notification No.WB/G-1248/15-16/103/2417
Dated 16thJanuary, 2018
Sub:-Exemption of Green Category of industries from Inspection
The Board vide references cited above, issued executive instruction exempting Green Industries
with a history of satisfactory compliance from environmental compliance inspection. The
clarification with regard to physical inspection to be carried out by the Pollution Control Board,
Assam as and when necessary is issued as per following:
Green Category (Low Risk) Exempted from Inspection

However, Green category industries to be
inspected only in case of Public complaints,
Legal Cases and other mandatory
requirements
The words ‘other mandatory requirement’ may be clarified as follows:

(i) Requirement as per Supreme Court order pertaining to installation of Primary ETP irrespective
of category of industry and similar orders issued by judiciary including NGT time to time.
(ii) Compliance of standards (ETP/Emission) especially in case of Amendments by CPCB/MoEF &
CC time to time.
(iii) If the industry falls in the vicinity of notified area like Eco-Sensitive Zone/Wetland area under
the purview of Wetland Rules and No Development Zone.
This will come into force with immediate effect and all the Board officials shall follow the above
instructions seriously.
January 2018
Notice No.WB/Cess-81/17-18/18
Sub:-Repeal of Water Cess from 01-01-2017
It is for the general information of all concerned that the Water cess has been subsumed with in
Goods and Services Tax (GST) with effect from 01.07.2017. The Water (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Cess Act, 1977 has been also repealed under the provision of the Taxation Law
(Amendment) Act, 2017, notified by Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) vide
G.S.R.665(E), New Delhi, the 28thJune 2017.
January 2018
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Notification G.S.R. 35(E)
Sub:-Draft Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2018 regarding Man-Made Fibre
The following draft rules further to amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 which the
Central Government proposes to issue in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of
the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), is hereby published, as required under sub-
rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, for the information of the public
likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft rules shall be taken
into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of sixty days from the date on which copies of
the Gazette of India containing this notification are made available to the public.
Any person interested in making any objections or suggestions with respect to the said draft rules
may forward the same in writing, for consideration of the Central Government within the period
specified above to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira
Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi-110003, or send it to Member Secretary, Central
Pollution Control Board and Scientist ‘D’ Ministry at the e-mail address i.e. mscb.cpcb@nic.in and
h.kharkwal@nic.in.
Draft Rules
1. Short title and commencement.-
(1) These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 (thereinafter referred to as the said rules), in
Schedule,
(i) for serial number 2 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries
shall be substituted, namely:-
S. Industry Parameter Standards
No.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 Man-made A. Effluent Standards
Fibre Concentration not to exceed, (in mg/l
except for pH and recovery of Sodium
sulphate)
Inland Land for Marine
Surface Irrigation discharge
Water
pH 6.0-8.5 6.0-8.5 6.0-8.5
Suspended Solids (SS) 100 100 100
Biochemical Oxygen 30 100 100
Demand (BOD - 3 days
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at
270C)
Zinc 5 5 15
Total Dissolved Solids 2100* 2100* --
Note:
(a) The recovery of Sodium Sulphate shall not be less than 60% in
Viscose Staple Fibre and Viscose Filament Yarn units.
(b) Standards for TDS shall not be applicable in case of marine
disposal through proper marine outfall.
(c) *The TDS value with respect to treated effluent shall be 2100
milligram per litre, however, in case where TDS in intake water is
above 1100 milligram per litre, a maximum contribution up to
1000 milligram per litre shall be permitted provided the maximum
value of 3100 milligram per litre is not exceeded in the treated
effluent.
B. Emission Standards
Concentration not to
exceed, (in mg/Nm 3)
Volatile Organic 50
Compounds including
Dimethyl Formamide and
Acrylonitrile (applicable
for Acrylic fibre units
only)
Note:
(a) The concentration of Carbon Disulphide (CS2) and Hydrogen
Sulphide (H2S) in work environment shall not exceed 10 ppm,
individually.
(b) The stack height shall be calculated
H = 11Q0.41-3 VsDU, where Q - Emission rate of Carbon
Disulphide, kg/hr;
Vs - stack exit velocity, m/sec;
D - diameter of stack, m;
U - Annual average wind speed at top of stack, m/sec.
(c) For new plants built after 31st December, 1998, a minimum of
80% of total emission shall pass through stacks and if the
calculated stack height is less than 30 metres, a minimum height
of 30 metres shall be provided, and in case there are more than
one stack existing in the plant, following conditions may be met:-
(i) the required height of all stacks shall be based on the
maximum emission rate in any of the stacks i.e. the stacks
emitting CS2 emission shall be of same heights (based on the
maximum emission rate);
(ii) Number of stacks shall not be increased as existing on
31stDecember, 1998; however, the number of stacks may be
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reduced by the industry.
(iii) the distance between two nearest stacks should be at least
three times of height of taller stack, in metres and if distance
between two stacks is less, emission being emitted through
such two stacks shall be considered as a single point source
and height of the stacks shall be calculated considering
emissions are being emitted through one stack;
(iv)the industry shall install three air quality monitoring stations
on the periphery (within boundary limits) of plant so as to
monitor concentration of CS2 and H2S in ambient air and the
location of these stations shall be decided in consultation with
concerned State Pollution Control Board; in any case levels of
CS2 and H2S (24 hours daily average) shall not exceed 100
ug/m3 and 150ug/m3 respectively
(ii) Serial numbers 60, 62 and 87 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted.
3. In Schedule VI to the said rules,-
(i) in Part B “Wastewater Generation Standards”, for serial number 6 and the entries relating
thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely:-
S. Industry Quantum
No.
6 (a) Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) Plant 75 m3/tonne of fibre
(b) Viscose Filament Yarn (VFY) Plant 150 m3/tonne of fibre
(c) Nylon Polyester 10 m3/tonne of fibre
(d) Acrylic-
(i) Wet Process 25 m3/tonne of fibre
(ii) Dry Process 10 m3/tonne of fibre
(ii) In Part D.III. “Load/ Mass based Standards”, after serial number 10 (A) relating to ‘Cement
Plant without co-processing’ and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number
and entries shall be inserted, namely:-
No.
11 Manmade Fibre A. Emission Standards
(a) Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) Carbon Disulphide 95 kg/tonne of VSF
Plant Hydrogen Sulphide 30 kg/tonne of VSF
(b) Viscose Filament Yarn (VFY) Carbon Disulphide 200 kg/tonne of VFY
Plant Hydrogen Sulphide 30 kg/tonne of VFY
(c) Rayon, Polyester and Nylon Ammonia 0.3 kg/tonne of dipped
fabric (Dipping process Plant fabric.
only)
January 2018
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Notification G.S.R. 36(E)
Sub:-Draft Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2018 regarding Paint Industry
The following draft of the notification, which the Central Government proposes to issue in exercise
of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of
1986) is hereby published, as required under sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment
(Protection) Rules, 1986, for the information of the public likely to be affected thereby; and notice
is hereby given that the said draft notification shall be taken into consideration on or after the
expiry of a period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing this
notification are made available to the public.
Any person interested in making any objections or suggestions on the proposals contained in the
draft notification may forward the same in writing, for consideration of the Central Government
within the period specified above to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi-110003, or send it to Member
Secretary, CPCB and Scientist ‘D’ Ministry at the e-mail address i.e. mscb.cpcb@nic.in and
h.kharkwal@nic.in.
Draft Notification
The Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Environment
(Protection) Rules, 1986, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.-
(1) These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, in Schedule-l, for serial number 42 and the
entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely:-

No.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
42 Paint A- Emission Standards
Industry Concentration not to exceed
Particulate Matter (all process vents 50 mg/Nm3
attached to pre-mixers and mixers
Note:-
(i) All dust generating equipment or processes shall be provided with
dust extraction arrangement.
(ii) The bag houses, etc. shall be connected to chimneys or stacks of at
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least twelve metres height or at least two metres above the top most
point of the building, shed or, plant in the industry, which so ever is
higher.
(iii) The unit shall channelise shop floor or fugitive emissions through a
stack of twelve metres height or at least two metres above the top
most point of the building or shed or plant in the industry, which so
ever is higher.
B. Effluent Standards
 Large scale water based plants shall meet zero liquid discharge from
process section.
 All Micro, Small and Medium units as per Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006) and Solvent based
large scale paint units shall meet the standards given below:
Parameter Concentration not to exceed,
(in mg/l except for pH and
Bioassay)
pH 6.5 – 8.5
Total Suspended solid (TSS) 100
Bio-Chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) (3 30
days at 27oC)
Phenolics as C6H5OH 1.0
Oil and Grease 10
Bio-Assay Test 90% survival in 100%
effluent in 96 hours
Heavy Metals*
Lead as Pb 0.1
Chromium (Hexavalent) 0.1
Total Chromium 2.0
Copper as Cu 2.0
Nickel as Ni 2.0
Zinc as Zn 5.0
Arsenic as As** 0.2
Cobalt as Co 0.2
Total Heavy metals 7.0
C- Service Wastewater
All efforts shall be made by the industry for ‘zero discharge’ of service
wastewater, and in case, the industry prefers to discharge service
wastewater, the following norms shall be complied with:-
Concentration not to exceed,
(in mg/l except for pH and
temperature)
pH 6.5 – 8.5
Suspended Solids 100
Oil and Grease 10
Temperature Not more that 5oC higher
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than the intake water
temperature
D- Storm-Water
(i) Storm water for a plant, a unit (having plot size at least 250 square
metres) shall not be allowed to mix with scrubber water, effluent
and/or floor washings.
(ii) Storm water within the battery limits of a unit shall be channelized
through separate drain/pipe passing through a High Density Poly
ethylene (HDPE) lines pit having holding capacity of 10 minutes
(hourly average) of rainfall.
E- Guidelines for Solvent Losses
The total losses of solvent should not be more than 3% of the solvent
consumed.
*The units shall meet the prescribed limits of heavy metals in treated
effluent, however, in cases where heavy metal concentration in intake
water is more than prescribed limits, State Pollution Control Boards or
Pollution Control Committees may specify higher limits of heavy metals
provided the maximum limits are restricted to the background limits of
intake water.
**In case As is geogenic in ground water, the State Pollution Control
Boards/Pollution Control Committees may relax the limit with respect to it
appropriately, provided the built of As in waste water does not exceed 0.2
mg/l over and above the As in raw water and limit with respect to total
heavy metals is maintained.
January 2018
Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board
Office Order F.12 (PSC-1)/RSPCB/PSC/992 to 1034
Sub:-Office Order regarding power delegation to Regional Office of RPCB to issue

acknowledgement for green category industries in small/tiny scales.
In partial modification to office order No F12 (PSC-1) RSPCB/PSC/1440 to 1470 dated

17/11/2015, the power to issue acknowledgement for green category industries in small/tiny
scales & having investment up to Rs. 5.0 Crores is delegated to Regional Office of the Rajasthan
State Pollution Control Board, for the units following under their territorial jurisdiction.
The order will become effective from date of issue of this letter.
This bears approval of the competent authority.

January 2018
Office Order F.14 (56-B)/Policy/Plg/RSPCB/1036 to 1080
Dated 22ndJanuary, 2018
Sub:-Office Order regarding validity period of Bank Guarantee
In partial modification to the office order No F14 (56-B) Policy/Plg/RSPCB/1101 to 1134 date
04/03/2016 the period of validity of Bank Guarantee submitted shall be for a period of five years.
This will become effective from date of issue of this order.

January 2018
Office Order F. (Tech) RSPCB/CPM/Gen-7/1916-1955
Sub:-Office Order permitting Lime Kiln Industries to use pet coke as a fuel
In compliance to the Notification No GSR 45(E) dated 19.1.2018 issued by the Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India relating to sale and use of pet
coke in NCR states, the lime kiln industries in the state, names of which have been included in the
above mentioned notification are permitted to use pet coke as a fuel in accordance with the
provisions of the said notification.
January 2018
Office Order F. (Tech) RSPCB/CPM/Gen-7/1956-1995
Sub:-Office Order permitting Cement Plants to use pet coke as a fuel
In compliance to the Notification No GSR 46(E) dated 19.1.2018 issued by the Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India relating to sale and use of pet
coke in NCR States, the cement plants in the state are permitted to use pet coke as a fuel in
accordance with the provisions of the said notification.
January 2018
Public Notice No.WB/OTWA/BMW-281/Pt-I/17-18/159
Sub:-Notice to health care facilities to apply for grant of authorization for handing the
Bio-Medical Waste generated by them under Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules,
2016.
In accordance to the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, it is to hereby direct all the
Health Care Facilities including Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Clinics, Dispensaries, Veterinary
Institutions, Pathological Laboratories, Blood banks and all such institutions generating Bio-
Medical Waste to apply for grant of authorization immediately which have not yet obtained
authorization for handing the Bio-Medical Waste generated by them.
Further all occupiers of Health Care Facilities are hereby directed to take all necessary steps to
ensure that Bio-Medical Waste is handled without any adverse effect to human health and the
environment.
Further strict legal action under the purview of the environmental laws in force shall be initiated
against Health Care Facilities which are found to be operating without obtaining authorization
leading non compliance to the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016.
January 2018
Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board
Office Memo No.G26144/C-3/NOC-Nodal/2018
Sub:-Office Memorandum exempting Solar Power Projects from some conditions under
provisions of section 25/26 of Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and
Section 21 of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
उत्तर प्रदे श सरकार की “सौर ऊर्ाा नीतत-2017” के प्राविधानों के अंतर्ात प्रदेश में स्थावित होने िाले सौर िािर
िररयोर्नाओं को बढ़ािा दे ने के उद्धेश्य से एतदद्िारा िूिा मेँ तनर्ात कायाालय ज्ञाि संख्या र्ी20434/सी-3/एन.ओ.सी.-
नोडल/विविध-96 ददनांक 09-06-2015 का अततक्रमण कर यह आदे श ददया र्ाता है की उoप्रo प्रदष
ू ण तनयंत्रण बोडा द्िारा
“सौर ऊर्ाा नीतत-2017” के अंतर्ात सौर िािर िररयोर्नाओं की स्थािना को सुर्म करने हे तु ग्रिड संयोजर्त सौर िािर
िररयोर्नाओं को िूिा मेँ बोडा के कायाालय ज्ञाि संख्या G02164/37/ARN97 ददनांक 03.06.1997 के द्िारा ग्रिजहहत
अप्रदष
ू णकारी उद्धोर्ो की भााँतत बोडा से र्ल (प्रदष
ू ण तनिारण तथा तनयंत्रण) अग्रधतनयम 1974 यथासंशोग्रधत की धारा
25/26 एिं िायु (प्रदष
ू ण तनिारण तथा तनयंत्रण) अग्रधतनयम 1981 यथासंशोग्रधत की धारा 21 के प्रविधानों के तहत
स्थािनाथा एिं संिालन हे तु सहमतत प्राप्त करने की बाध्यता से तनम्न शतों के साथ अिमुक्त ककया र्ाता है :-
1. “सौर ऊर्ाा नीतत-2017” के अंतर्ात ग्रिड संयोजर्त सौर िािर िररयोर्नाओं की स्थािना के िूिा बोडा से र्ल (प्रदष
ू ण
तनिारण तथा तनयंत्रण) अग्रधतनयम 1974 यथासंशोग्रधत की धारा 25/26 एिं िायु (प्रदष
ू ण तनिारण तथा तनयंत्रण)
अग्रधतनयम 1981 यथासंशोग्रधत की धारा 21 के प्रविधानों के अंतर्ात ऑनलाइन अनािजत्त प्रमाण ित्र (स्थािनाथा
सहमतत) माना र्ाएर्ा एिं उक्त के अततररक्त प्रथक से उoप्रo प्रदष
ू ण तनयंत्रण बोडा स्तर से तनर्ात अनािजत्त प्रमाण
के आिश्यकता नहीं होर्ी।
2. “सौर ऊर्ाा नीतत-2017” के अंतर्ात ग्रिड संयोजर्त सौर िािर िररयोर्नाओं की स्थािना के िूिा बोडा से र्ल (प्रदष
ू ण
तनिारण तथा तनयंत्रण) अग्रधतनयम 1974 यथासंशोग्रधत की धारा 25/26 एिं िायु (प्रदष
ू ण तनिारण तथा तनयंत्रण)
अग्रधतनयम 1981 यथासंशोग्रधत की धारा 21 के प्रविधानों के अंतर्ात ऑनलाइन उिलब्ध र्ल एिं िायु सहमतत
आिेदन को तनधााररत प्रतत िषा हे तु तनधााररत शल्
ु क के साथ ऑनलाइन र्मा करने का साक्ष्य ही उoप्रo प्रदष
ू ण तनयंत्रण
बोडा द्िारा प्राप्त सहमतत शल्
ु क के सािेक्ष अिग्रध हे तु तनर्ात र्ल एिं िायु सहमतत मानी र्ायेर्ी एिं उक्त के
अततररक्त प्रथक से उoप्रo प्रदष
ू ण तनयंत्रण बोडा स्तर से सहमतत आदे श की आिश्यकता नहीं होर्ी। कायाालय ज्ञाि
संख्या G02164/37/ARN97 ददनांक 03.06.1997 उक्त सीमा तक संशोग्रधत ककया र्ाता है।
उिरोक्त आदे श तुरंत से प्रभािी होर्ें ।

January 2018
January 2018
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Direction File No.REG-17/Fortification-stickers/FSSAI-2017
Sub:-Direction under Section 16(5) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 regarding
permission for use of stickers/stamping of fortification logo on the labels.
1. Reference is drawn to the direction issued vide Order No. F. No.GRP/EOF/Fortification/01/

FSSAI-2016 dated 14.11.2017 regarding scaling up edible oil fortification.
2. Representations have been received for permitting use of fortification logo with
stickers/stamping on the existing labels. After considering the same, it has been decided to
permit the use of fortification logo with stickers/stamping on the existing labels for edible
vegetable oil fortified with vitamin A or vitamin D, till 30.06.2018, subject to the fulfillment of
all other provision of the Food Safety and standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2017.
3. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority in exercise of the power vested under
section 16(5) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
January 2018
Maharashtra Government
Authorise Publication
Dated 07thSeptember, 2017
Sub:-The Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and

Conditions of Service) Act, 2017
Maharashtra Government has published the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of
Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 on 07thSeptember, 2017. This act is published
to provide for the regulation of conditions of employment and other conditions of service of
workers employed in shops, residential hotels, restaurants, eating houses, theatres, other places
of public amusement or entertainment and other establishments and for matters connected
therewith or incidental thereto.
For more details kindly visit the official website of Maharashtra Government.
January 2018
Government of Goa
Order No.3/02/2015-IND(Pt.II)/8
Sub:-Government of Goa constituted the State Level Committee to monitor progress on

Ease of Doing Business to improve the compliance with the EoDB ranking
The Government is pleased to constitute the following state Level committee (SLC) to monitor
progress on Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) to improve the compliance with the EoDB ranking.
1. Hon'ble Chief Minister Chairman

2. Hon’ble Minister for Information Technology Vice-Chairman
3. Chief Secretary Member
4. Secretary (Industries) Member
5. Secretary (IT) Member
6. Secretary(Finance) Member
7. Secretary to Chief Minister Member
8. Additional Secretary (Finance) Member
9. Chief Executive Officer, Goa Investment Promotion and Member
Facilitation Board
The terms of reference of the committee are as follows:-
(i) The Committee will facilitate the process of undertaking reforms to comply with the Business
Reform Action plan circulated by the Department of Industrial policy & promotion (DIPP),
Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.
(ii) The committee shall meet at least once in a month.
January 2018
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
Notification
Sub:-Draft Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and
Specifications including Safety Standards for Petroleum Installations) Regulations,
2017
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board has published the Petroleum and Natural
Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for
Petroleum Installations) Regulations, 2017, on 25-01-2018.
These standards are intended to ensure uniform application of design principles in layout, material
and equipment selection, construction, operations, maintenance etc., as mentioned in
“Application” above for safe operation at the facilities associated with Petroleum Installations.
Requirements of these regulations shall apply to all existing and new Petroleum Installations.
These regulations covers safety in design, material and equipment, piping system components and
fabrication, installation and testing, commissioning, corrosion control, operation and maintenance
and safety of Petroleum Installations. These regulations also cover engineering considerations in
design and installations including fire protection and safety systems. These regulations do not
cover the requirements in respect of LPG installations.
For more details kindly visit the official website of Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board.

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Sub:-Office Order to delegate powers to Environmental Engineer of Regional Offices to

This order will come into force with immediate effect.

Sub:-Exemption of Green Category of industries from Inspection

Green Category (Low Risk) Exempted from Inspection

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Sub:-Repeal of Water Cess from 01-01-2017

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Sub:-Draft Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2018 regarding Paint Industry

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Sub:-Office Order regarding power delegation to Regional Office of RPCB to issue

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This bears approval of the competent authority.

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उिरोक्त आदे श तुरंत से प्रभािी होर्ें ।

1. Reference is drawn to the direction issued vide Order No. F. No.GRP/EOF/Fortification/01/

Sub:-The Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and

Sub:-Government of Goa constituted the State Level Committee to monitor progress on

1. Hon'ble Chief Minister Chairman

The terms of reference of the committee are as follows:-

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