Delhi Pollution Control Committee

The DPCC Registration refers to the approvals issued by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee under the Water Act, 1974, the Air Act, 1981, and various waste management rules. 

Consent to Establish (CTE)

•    When required: Before setting up an industry, factory, hospital, hotel, or any unit that may generate pollution.
•    Purpose: Legal approval to start construction and install machinery.

Consent to Operate (CTO)

•    When required: Before starting actual commercial production or business operations.
•    Purpose: Ensures the unit is running in compliance with environmental norms.
 

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has introduced an online system to make issuing pollution control approvals, consents, and monitoring transparent, fast, and paperless. OCMMS is the online portal for industries to apply for & manage pollution control consents with DPCC. It is an online portal developed by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to facilitate the process of obtaining consent to establish and operate for an industrial unit. The Industries and establishments in Delhi that come under DPCC regulations are also indirectly under the purview of the Consent Management Cell (CMC).

The applicant is required to submit initial details and create a login id and password on the website of Delhi Pollution Control Committee. After this, the applicant needs to submit all the details of the business, Company name, address of business, nature of work, usage and wastage of water, any kind of emissions, details of the DG Set, boiler, oven etc. Subsequently, the fee is deposited online. The Registration for White category of business is issued under auto-approval, while for the green and orange categories, the application is forwarded to the concerned officer of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee. The concerned officer may visit the applicant’s factory premises or the hotel, restaurant, hospital etc and issue some clarifications. Once the clarification raised by the concerned authority are suitably answered, the DPCC Consent to Establish/Operate is issued.

The cost of the DPCC consent to establish (CTE) and consent to operate (CTO) is determined by the Govt. fee structure, taking investment into account. There are four categories based on the pollution potential.

White Category- These is the least polluting industries and is exempted from obtaining consent. These are only required to submit an undertaking, for which a fee of Rs.10,000 may be applicable.

Green Category- Industries with a moderate pollution

Orange Category- More polluting industries

Red Category- The most polluting industries

The fee is calculated based on the total capital investment of the business, which includes the cost of land, building, plant & machinery. Generally, the Govt fee ranges between Rs.1,000 to Rs 10,000. 
 

The Registration process for businesses and industries is managed through the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) online Consent Management & Monitoring system (OCMMS).

Documents required for Consent to Establish (CTE) are:

• GST Certificate
• Rent Agreement / Proof of Ownership of Premises
• Electricity Bill
• Aadhaar Card & PAN Card of Authorized Person
• Site Plan
• Process Flow Chart
• CA letter for total Project cost

Documents required for Consent to Operate (CTO) are:

• CTE Consent 
• Lab test report of Air, water, DG Set
• Installation of any Pollution Control Equipment, such as OGT, ETP, STP

Any business entity engaged in a manufacturing activity, hotel, restaurant or an health care business, is required to apply for and get DPCC Registration. No business should operate in Delhi without the DPCC Registration.

If any business entity is found operating in Delhi without the Pollution Control Registration, the concerned DPCC official may issue a Show Cause notice to the entity, asking for reasons for not getting registered with the DPCC. If the reasons so submitted are found to be correct, the official may allow more time for DPCC registration. If no plausible reason is found in response to the show-cause notice, then the closure notice is issued.

The DPCC Registration is issued for an address and it is non-transferable. If the business address is changed, the applicant is required to apply for a new DPCC Consent, for the new address.

Once the DPCC Registration is issued, the validity of the Registration is mentioned in the certificate. The registration holder is required to apply for renewal of the same, one month before the expiry of the existing validity of the exisiting DPCC Consent. 

Yes. At the time of DPCC new registration, the applicant is provided with a login Id and password. The same can be used to login to the DPCC portal.The applicant can track his/her application status by logging to this DPCC portal.

The DPCC white category has a lifetime validity, DPCC green Category CTO has a validity of 15 years while DPCC Orange category CTO has a validity of 10 years.

The business activities which generate no pollution and are categorized as white category activity, are exempted from taking Consent to Establish (CTE) & Consent to Operate (CTO) from the DPCC, these businesses only need to submit an Undertaking to the DPCC

As per the DPCC guidelines, Oil & Grease Trap (OGT) is required by the restaurants having kitchen, Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) & Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) for water borne pollution & dust collectors for air pollution control measures are required. 

The applicant can login to the DPCC portal with the login ID & password generated during the new application. After login to the DPCC portal, the applicant can check & download the DPCC Consent. Also, DPCC has provided a separate button in the website, wherein you verify the DPCC Registration by entering the Registration number.  

No, the DPCC Consent is issued for a particular activity. If an activity is to be added to the business, we need to first add that business activity in the DPCC Consent.