Single Agency  and Self Certification System :

1. SEZ Units will be eligible to obtain various clearances/permission pertaining to different departments under single agency clearance system prevalent in the state for industries.
   
2. Appropriate powers under single agency clearance system for granting clearance/approvals to SEZ units pertaining to Energy, Commercial Taxes, Home Department ( Foreigners' registration ), Food & Drug Administration, M.P.
   Pollution Control Board, Industries Department, Industrial Health and Safety, Employment Exchange (Apprenticeship Act, etc.), Fire Brigade etc.   will be delegated to the Development Commissioner.
   
3. Facility of self-certification available to industries in the state will also be available to SEZ Units.

Environment :

1. NOCs, consents and other clearances required from the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board for units and activities within the SEZs would be granted by the empowered officer of the Board working under the administrative supervision and control of the Development Commissioner of the SEZ.
   
2. In the event of delegation of powers to the designated Development Commissioner in SEZ  for granting environmental clearance for the activities/projects covered under Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 1994 of the Government of India ( Ministry of Environment & Forest)  the clearances may   be sought accordingly.
   
3. A Committee headed by the Development Commissioner will be constituted for each SEZ comprising concerned officers of Ministry of Environment & Forest, Government of India, State Pollution Control Board and Environmental Experts.
   The Committee shall be delegated powers of the State Government to grant environmental clearance for projects/activities in SEZ.
   
4. The State Government would notify a list of non-polluting industries in SEZ where no consent (or NOC) would be required irrespective of their size, whereas in other cases consent would be given by the designated officer of MPPCB posted in the zone through a simplified procedure.
   
5. The State Government will consider having a green belt around the SEZ in order to avoid unplanned development.

Power :

1. The SEZ authority will ensure continuous and good quality power to all consumers in SEZ.
   
2. The SEZ shall be exempted from electricity duty; cess and any other tax or levy on sale of electricity for self generated and purchased power.
   
3. Within the SEZ, the distribution company shall have freedom to fix tariff for consumers.
   
4. Staff of Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board  shall be posted in SEZ for approval of power connections and billing with full powers. However, such arrangement will not be applicable, when private service provider will  make entire arrangement for power generation, transmission and distribution.
   
5. No prior approval will be required to set up captive power plants by the SEZ units, subject to fulfillment of specified terms and conditions.
   
6. There  will be full freedom regarding generation, transmission and distribution of power within the SEZ along with grid connectivity to draw power from the State grid, as the case may be.  Such grid connectivity would be permitted on the basis of “pay and use” without any standby charges.  Similarly, surplus electricity generated by SEZ’s captive power plant can be purchased by the M.P.State Electricity Board on mutually agreed terms.
   
7. Wheeling and third party sales within the SEZ would be allowed either through free grid access or directly to private parties without any restrictions.
   
8. The SEZ  would be free to procure power from NTPC or any other generating company to meet its power requirement.