Obtaining approvals
An indicative list of approvals with timeframe for setting up business in
Kerala
| List of approvals and clearances required |
Departments to be consulted |
Estimated time taken (in days) |
| Incorporation of the company |
Registrar of companies |
SINGLE WINDOW CLEARANCE The state's single window
facility clears investment proposals in 45 days on an average. The single
window obtains all approvals necessary for the investment proposal within the specified timeframe*. |
| Registration, IEM, Industrial licences |
District Industry Centre for small scale industries for
large and medium industries |
| Allotment of land |
State Department of Industries / State Industrial
Development Corporation / Infrastructure corporation |
| Permission for land use |
State Department of Industries, Department of Town and
Country Planning |
| Site environmental approval |
State pollution control board and Ministry of environment
and forests |
| No Objection Certificate and consent under water and
pollution control acts |
State pollution control board |
| Approval of construction activity and building plan |
Town and country planning authority |
| Sanction of power |
State electricity board |
| Registration under states sales tax act and central and
state excise act |
Sales tax department, Central and state excise departments |
Cost of setting up business
An indicative table on cost of setting up business in Kerala
| Manufacturing |
| Land (US$ / hectare) |
NA |
| Labour cost (US$ / man year)* |
1,327 |
| Services |
Occupation costs
(US$ / sq ft / year) |
|
| Employee cost (US$
/ man year)** |
| Software developers |
6,383 |
| Team leads |
14,893 |
| Architects |
21,276 |
| Project managers |
31,915 |
| Common heads |
Cost of capital*
(Prime lending rate, per cent) |
10.57 |
| Electricity (US cents
/ kWh)** |
| Commercial |
9.3 |
| Industrial |
4.79 |
Contact for information
Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA)
Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation aims at bringing
together all the suitable resources available in the state and developing
infrastructure for industrial growth. KINFRA has identified over 20 core areas
of competency. It has 12 well-defined industrial parks, each offering
comprehensive infrastructure and support services to its clients.
Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation
TC 31/2312, KINFRA House
Sasthamangalam
Trivandrum 695 010
Tel: +91 471 2726585
Fax: +91 471 2724773
Email: kinfra@vsnl.com
Web: www.kinfra.com
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Information on markets and
opportunities for investment in Kerala can also be obtained from Confederation
of Indian Industry which works with the objective of creating a symbiotic
interface between industry and government.
Confederation of Indian Industry State Office
Building No 27/2567, L 1
Plot No 471
Panampilly Nagar
Kochi 682 036
Tel: +91 484 2313441 / 2324890
Fax: +91 484 2312615
Email: cii.kerala@vsnl.com
Web: www.ciionline.org
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