Industries and Entrepreneurs
Consent Fee
(a) Capital Investment for existing Industries:
Capital Investment of any existing Industry shall be gross fixed assets of the industry as shown in the fixed schedule of the audited report for the year 1983 consisting of investment made on land, building (including staff quarters), plant and machinery, good-will and other movable and immovable assets, additions made during subsequent years. Any Additional capital investment made after the year 1983 as reflected in the fixed asset schedule of subsequent audit reports shall also be considered towards capital investment.
(b) Capital Investment for the new Industry to be established or taking any steps to establish . Capital Investment on land, buildings, staff quarters, plant and machinery including all movable and immovable assets as detailed in the project report.
(c) Capital Investment when land and /or building or any other Assets are taken on lease - Ten times the annual lease value is to be taken as equivalent to capital investment
Ref : Notification published in Official Gazette dated :26-10-2021
Rules : These rules may be called the Karnataka State Board for the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution (Procedure for Transaction of Business) and the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution)(Amendment) Rules,2021.
Table I
Consent fee for Consent to establish or consent to expansion or consent to operate for industries organisations other than coffee pulping covered under I(b) and projects covered under I(c), I(d) and I(e).
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Sl No
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Capital Investment
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Consent fee per annum in Rupees for different categories of Industries or Organisations
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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1.
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Rs. One Lakh and below
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400/-
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2.
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Exceeding Rs. One Lakh but below Rs. 5 Lakhs
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1,000/-
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3.
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Exceeding Rs. 5 Lakhs but not exceeding Rs. 10 Lakhs
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3,000/-
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4.
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Exceeding Rs. 10 Lakhs but not exceeding Rs. 25 Lakhs
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4,000/-
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5.
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Exceeding Rs. 25 Lakhs but not exceeding Rs. 50 Lakhs
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6,000/-
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6.
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Exceeding Rs. 50 Lakhs but not exceeding Rs. One Crore
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12,000/-
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7.
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Exceeding Rs. One Crore but not exceeding Rs. 5 Crores
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30,000/-
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8.
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Exceeding Rs. 5 Crores but not exceeding Rs.10 Crores
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40,000/-
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9.
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Exceeding Rs. 10 Crores but not exceeding Rs. 25 Crores
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60,000/-
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10.
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Exceeding Rs. 25 Crores but not exceeding Rs. 50 Crores
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1,00,000/-
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11.
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Exceeding Rs. 50 Crores but not exceeding Rs. 100 Crores
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1,50,000/-
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12.
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Exceeding Rs. 100 Crores but not exceeding Rs. 250 Crores
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2,50,000/-
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13.
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Exceeding Rs. 250 Crores but not exceeding Rs. 500 Crores
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4,00,000/-
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14.
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Exceeding Rs. 500 Crores but not exceeding Rs. 1000 Crores
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7,00,000/-
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15.
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Exceeding Rs. 1000 Crores but not exceeding Rs. 2500 Crores
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10,00,000/-
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16.
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Exceeding Rs. 2500 Crores
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12,50,000/-
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Note: The consent fee shall be paid online through payment Gateway, NEFT or RTGS (for Government and PSU’s).
Rules : These rules may be called the Karnataka Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution)(Amendment) Rules,2021.
Table I (a)
Consent fee for Consent to establish or consent to expansion or consent to operate for industries or organisations other than activities specified in table I (c) and for consent to operation of Integrated projects under table I (b):
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Sl No
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Capital Investment
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Consent fee per annum in Rupees for different categories of Industries or Organisations
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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1.
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Rs. One Lakh and below
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400/-
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2.
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Exceeding Rs. One Lakh but below Rs. 5 Lakhs
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1,000/-
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3.
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Exceeding Rs. 5 Lakhs but not exceeding Rs. 10 Lakhs
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3,000/-
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4.
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Exceeding Rs. 10 Lakhs but not exceeding Rs. 25 Lakhs
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4,000/-
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5.
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Exceeding Rs. 25 Lakhs but not exceeding Rs. 50 Lakhs
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6,000/-
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6.
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Exceeding Rs. 50 Lakhs but not exceeding Rs. One Crore
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12,000/-
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7.
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Exceeding Rs. One Crore but not exceeding Rs. 5 Crores
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30,000/-
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8.
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Exceeding Rs. 5 Crores but not exceeding Rs.10 Crores
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40,000/-
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9.
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Exceeding Rs. 10 Crores but not exceeding Rs. 25 Crores
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60,000/-
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10.
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Exceeding Rs. 25 Crores but not exceeding Rs. 50 Crores
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1,00,000/-
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11.
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Exceeding Rs. 50 Crores but not exceeding Rs. 100 Crores
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1,50,000/-
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12.
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Exceeding Rs. 100 Crores but not exceeding Rs. 250 Crores
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2,50,000/-
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13.
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Exceeding Rs. 250 Crores but not exceeding Rs. 500 Crores
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4,00,000/-
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14.
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Exceeding Rs. 500 Crores but not exceeding Rs. 1000 Crores
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7,00,000/-
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15.
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Exceeding Rs. 1000 Crores but not exceeding Rs. 2500 Crores
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10,00,000/-
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16.
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Exceeding Rs. 2500 Crores
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12,50,000/-
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Note: The consent fee shall be paid online through payment Gateway, NEFT or RTGS (for Government and PSU’s).
* For more details please refer to Karnataka Gazette dated: 26-10-2021
Ref :Govt order dated :12-11-2020
Consent Fee for Industries
Table I(a)
Consent fee for Consent to establish or consent to expansion or consent to operate for industries or Organizations other than coffee pulping covered under 1(b) and projects covered under 1(c),1(d) and 1(e)
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Sl.no
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Capital Investment
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Consent Fee per Annum in Rupees for Industries or Organizations
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| Category |
Category |
Category |
| Red |
Orange |
Green |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| 1 |
Exceeding Rs. 25 crores |
0.020% of Capital Investment |
0.015% of Capital Investment |
0.010% of Capital Investment |
| 2 |
Exceeding Rs. 10 crores but not exceeding Rs. 25 crores |
39,000 |
32,500 |
26,000 |
| 3 |
Exceeding Rs. 5 crores but not exceeding Rs. 10 crores, |
26,000 |
22,750 |
19,500 |
| 4 |
Exceeding Rs. 1 crore but not exceeding Rs. 5 crores. |
19,500 |
16,250 |
13,000 |
| 5 |
Exceeding Rs. 50 lakhs but not exceeding Rs. 1 Crore. |
7,800 |
6,500 |
5,200 |
| 6 |
Exceeding Rs. 25 lakhs but not exceeding Rs. 50 lakhs. |
3,900 |
3,250 |
2,600 |
| 7 |
Exceeding Rs. 10 lakhs but not exceeding Rs 25 lakhs. |
2,600 |
2,275 |
1,950 |
| 8 |
Exceeding Rs. 5 lakhs but not exceeding Rs. 10 lakhs. |
1,950 |
1,625 |
1,300 |
| 9 |
Rs, 5 lakh and below |
650 |
325 |
260 |
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Table I(b)
Consent fee for consent to establish or consent to expansion or consent to operate for Coffee Pulping units.
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Activity
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Category |
Type of Pupler |
Consent Fee (in Rs.per unit per Annum) |
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Coffee Pulping
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Orange |
Wet Pulper
Eco Pulper and Dry pulper
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1625
1000
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Table I(c)
Consent fee for consent to establish or consent to expansion for Infrastructure Projects viz.. Residential (Standalone Apartment),Layouts,Integrated projects,Complex, Office Complex ,Education Institutions,Township and Local Body(including BWSSB and KUWS
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| Sl.no |
Category |
Capacity of STP |
Consent Fee(in Rs.per annum) |
| In the limits of Mahanagara palike and City Corporation |
In the limits of City or Town Municipal Councils |
In the limits of Taluk or Gram Panchayats |
| 1 |
Green |
Upto to 10 KLD |
5,000 |
4,000 |
3,000 |
| 2 |
Orange |
Above 10 KLD to 50 KLD |
25,000 |
20,000 |
15,000 |
| 3 |
Above 50 KLD to 100 KLD |
50,000 |
40,000 |
30,000 |
| 4 |
Red |
Above 100 KLD - 300 KLD |
1,25,000 |
1,00,000 |
75,000 |
| 5 |
Above 300 KLD - 500 KLD |
2,00,000 |
1,60,000 |
1,20,000 |
| 6 |
Above 500 KLD -1000 MA) |
3,75,000 |
3,00,000 |
2,25,000 |
| 7 |
1 MLD to 25 MLD |
6,25,000 |
5,00,000 |
3,75,000 |
| 8 |
Above 25 MLD |
10,00,000 |
9,00,000 |
7,50,000 |
Table I(d)
Consent fee for consent to operate for Residential (Standalone apartments),Layouts, Township and Local Body (including BWSSB and KUWS and DB)
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| Sl.no |
Category |
Capacity of STP |
Consent Fee(in Rs.per annum) |
| In the limits of Mahanagara palike and City Corporation |
In the limits of City or Town Municipal Councils |
In the limits of Taluk or Gram Panchayats |
| 1 |
Green |
Upto to 10 KLD |
2,000 |
1,600 |
1,200 |
| 2 |
Orange |
Above 10 KLD to 50 KLD |
10,000 |
8,000 |
6,000 |
| 3 |
Above 50 KLD to 100 KLD |
20,000 |
16,000 |
12,000 |
| 4 |
Red |
Above 100 KLD - 300 KLD |
50,000 |
40,000 |
30,000 |
| 5 |
Above 300 KLD - 500 KLD |
80,000 |
64,000 |
48,000 |
| 6 |
Above 500 KLD -1000 KLD |
1,50,000 |
1,20,000 |
90,000 |
| 7 |
1 MLD to 25 MLD |
2,50,000 |
2,00,000 |
1,50,000 |
| 8 |
Above 25 MLD |
5,00,000 |
4,00,000 |
3,00,000 |
Table I(e)
Consent fee for consent to operate for Integrated Projects*,commerical complex,office complex ,education institutions
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| Sl.no |
Category |
Capacity of STP (in KLD) |
Consent Fee(in Rs.per annum) |
| In the limits of Mahanagara palike and City Corporation |
In the limits of City or Town Municipal Councils |
In the limits of Taluk or Gram Panchayats |
| 1 |
Green |
Upto to 10 KLD |
5,000 |
4,000 |
3,000 |
| 2 |
Orange |
Above 10 KLD to 50 KLD |
25,000 |
20,000 |
15,000 |
| 3 |
Above 50 KLD to 100 KLD |
50,000 |
40,000 |
30,000 |
| 4 |
Red |
Above 100 KLD - 300 KLD |
1,25,000 |
1,00,000 |
75,000 |
| 5 |
Above 300 KLD - 500 KLD |
2,00,000 |
1,60,000 |
1,20,000 |
| 6 |
Above 500 KLD -1000 KLD |
3,75,000 |
3,00,000 |
2,25,000 |
| 7 |
1 MLD to 25 MLD |
6,25,000 |
5,00,000 |
3,75,000 |
| 8 |
Above 25 MLD |
10,00,000 |
9,00,000 |
7,50,000 |
Explanation :
1.One Year Consent fee is payable for consent to establish ,consent to expansion or modernization or change of product etc,and fee and validity for consent to operate shall be payable as stated in the table below:-
Validity Period of Consent for Operation (CTO) and Consent Fee(please refer Board Notification dated:03-06-2019)
| RED |
ORANGE |
GREEN |
Large
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5 Years
(5 years Fee)
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10 Years
(10 years Fee)
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15 Years
(10 years Fee)
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Medium
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5 Years
(5 years Fee)
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10 Years
(10 years Fee)
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15 Years
(10 years Fee)
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Small
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5 Years
(3 years Fee)
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10 Years
(6 years Fee)
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15 Years
(1 years Fee)
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Micro(<25 lakh)
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5 Years
(1 year Fee)
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10 Years
(1 year Fee)
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One Time Permanent
consent
(1 year Fee)
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2.Where the application for consent to operate submitted under this rule is refused by the Board, the applicant, for getting consent to operate for the period refused, shall file fresh application along with consent fee payable for one year as per Table I(a) to I(e) as applicable.
3.In case of more than one STP proposed and/ or installed under any single project, the combined capacity of such STPs shall be considered for the purpose of calculation of consent fee.
4. The categorization of activities into "Red", "Orange", "Green" and "White" has been notified by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board vide notification No. KSPCB/717/COC/2016-17/1232 dated: 14.07.2016 and changes made thereof from time to time.
5. The consent fee collected shall be termed as fund of the state Board under section 37 of Water (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act,1974.
6. Fees provided in Table 1(c) and Table (d) shall also be applicable for Local Authorities (Urban Local Bodies, Panchayats, Notified areas etc.) or any State or Central Government Undertakings such as KUWSDB, BWSSB,KHB, Urban Development Authorities, Improvement Boards etc., based on the capacity of each STP proposed and/or installed at every location.
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Rules : Amendment of rule 20 : In the Karnataka Air(prevention and control of pollution) Rules,1983,in rule 20,for sub-rule.
Table I(a)
Consent fee for Consent to establish or consent to expansion or consent to operate for industries or Organizations other than activities specified in table 1(c) and for consent to operation of integrated projects under table 1(b):
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Sl.no
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Capital Investment
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Consent Fee per annum in Rupees for different categories of Industries
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| Category |
Category |
Category |
| Red |
Orange |
Green |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
| 1 |
Exceeding Rs. 25 crores |
0.020% of Capital Investment |
0.015% of Capital Investment |
0.010% of Capital Investment |
| 2 |
Exceeding Rs. 10 crores but not exceeding Rs. 25 crores |
39,000 |
32,500 |
26,000 |
| 3 |
Exceeding Rs. 5 crores but not exceeding Rs. 10 crores, |
26,000 |
22,750 |
19,500 |
| 4 |
Exceeding Rs. 1 crore but not exceeding Rs. 5 crores. |
19,500 |
16,250 |
13,000 |
| 5 |
Exceeding Rs. 50 lakhs but not exceeding Rs. 1 Crore. |
7,800 |
6,500 |
5,200 |
| 6 |
Exceeding Rs. 25 lakhs but not exceeding Rs. 50 lakhs. |
3,900 |
3,250 |
2,600 |
| 7 |
Exceeding Rs. 10 lakhs but not exceeding Rs 25 lakhs. |
2,600 |
2,275 |
1,950 |
| 8 |
Exceeding Rs. 5 lakhs but not exceeding Rs. 10 lakhs. |
1,950 |
1,625 |
1,300 |
| 9 |
Rs, 5 lakh and below |
650 |
325 |
260 |
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Table I(b)
| Sl. no |
Type of Infrastructure projects |
Consent fee per Annum for consent to Operate |
| 1 |
Integrated projects*,commercial complex,Education Institutions and Office complex
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Based on D.G set KVA rating notified in the Government of karnataka notification No.FEE 100 ECO 2000 dated :05.06.2009
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Table I(c)
| Sl. no |
Activity** |
Consent fee per annum in rupees |
| 1 |
Stone Crusher
|
25,000
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| 2 |
M-Sand |
1,00,000 |
| 3 |
Hot mix Plant |
25,000 |
Consent fee under Air Act vide G O No.FEE 100 ECO 2000 dated : 05.06.2009
| Sl. no |
KVA Rating of DG Set |
Consent fee per DG Set |
| 1 |
1 To 50 |
Rs. 100 |
| 2 |
51 To 100 |
Rs. 1000 |
| 3 |
101 To 500 |
Rs. 2000 |
| 4 |
501 To 1000 |
Rs. 3000 |
| 5 |
More Than 1001 |
Rs. 4000 |
Explanation :
7.One Year Consent fee is payable for consent to establish ,consent to expansion or modernization or change of product etc,and fee and validity for consent to operate shall be payable as stated in the table below:-
Table
| RED |
ORANGE |
GREEN |
Large
|
5 Years
(5 years Fee)
|
10 Years
(10 years Fee)
|
15 Years
(10 years Fee)
|
Medium
|
5 Years
(5 years Fee)
|
10 Years
(10 years Fee)
|
15 Years
(10 years Fee)
|
Small
|
5 Years
(3 years Fee)
|
10 Years
(6 years Fee)
|
15 Years
(1 years Fee)
|
Micro(<25 Lakh)
|
5 Years
(1 year Fee)
|
10 Years
(1 year Fee)
|
One Time Permanent
consent
(1 year Fee)
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8.Where the application for consent to operate submitted under this rule is refused by the board,the applicant, for getting consent to operate for the period refused,shall file fresh application along with a consent to operate for one year as per Table I(a), Table I(b) and Table I(c) as applicable.
9.Categories of Industries into "Red", "Orange" and "Green" shall be as per Government of India, Minister of Environment and Forests, Official Memorandum No. J20011/ J5/ S8-IA dated: 27-9-1988 read with amendment issued time to time, including harmonization of classification of industrial sectors under Red/Orange/Green/White as per modified directions from CPCB, No. &29O12/ESS (CPA)/2015-16/ dated: 07.03.2016 and subsequent notification No. KSPCB/717/COC/2016-17/1232 dated: 14.07.2016 and its subsequent amendments issued by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board.
10.The consent fee collected shall be termed as fund of the State Board under section 33 of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
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