{
  "id": 2113244,
  "title": "Centre Plans Longer Licence Validity Of Up To 15 Years To Cut Business Compliance Burden",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/centre-plans-longer-licence-validity-of-up-to-15-years-to-cut",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:00:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/centre-plans-longer-licence-validity-of-up-to-15-years-to-cut-business-compliance-burden"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Centre is preparing a major overhaul of business licensing rules in FY27, with several permits likely to receive validity periods of 10 to 15 years. The move is aimed at reducing repeated paperwork and easing the compliance burden faced by companies, Moneycontrol reported. The reform exercise covers regulations across sectors including environment, pharmaceuticals, explosives and Bureau of…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}