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State PCB Consent to Establish (CTE)

Any industrial unit in Red/Orange/Green category must obtain a one-time Consent to Establish from the State Pollution Control Board before commencing construction. The CPCB classification of 419 sectors determines category and validity period.

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Definition

Any industrial unit in Red/Orange/Green category must obtain a one-time Consent to Establish from the State Pollution Control Board before commencing construction. The CPCB classification of 419 sectors determines category and validity period.

  • SourceWater (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Section 25; Air Act 1981, Section 21; CPCB Sectoral Classification 2025 · Water Act Sec 25; Air Act Sec 21
    cpcb.nic.in

What it means in practice

State PCB Consent to Establish (CTE) is administered by State Pollution Control Board (under CPCB framework). The obligation is grounded in Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Section 25; Air Act 1981, Section 21; CPCB Sectoral Classification 2025 (Water Act Sec 25; Air Act Sec 21).

White category units are exempt from CTE/CTO since the 2016 CPCB office order — only intimation needed.

  • SourceWater (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Section 25; Air Act 1981, Section 21; CPCB Sectoral Classification 2025 · Water Act Sec 25; Air Act Sec 21
    cpcb.nic.in

Triggers (applicability conditions)

Compliance radar in LuckPanda checks these conditions against a business profile to decide whether this rule applies.

  • premises_type=industrial
  • cpcb_category IN ['red','orange','green']

Deadlines and penalty

Cadence
One time · Before operations start
Next due
No fixed date Before you start operations
Penalty for default
Operating without CTE: closure direction under Sec 33A Water Act; fine Rs 1 lakh + 6 yrs imprisonment under Sec 24.

This obligation has no fixed calendar date: it depends on when you start, your licence date or your registration.

Citations

  • SourceWater (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Section 25; Air Act 1981, Section 21; CPCB Sectoral Classification 2025 · Water Act Sec 25; Air Act Sec 21
    cpcb.nic.in

State PCB Consent to Establish (CTE) by state