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The Confederation of Indian Industry has suggested setting up a National Industrial Land Council on the lines of the GST framework to streamline industrial land governance in India. The proposal focuses on faster dispute resolution, uniform rules across states, and improved coordination between authorities. It also recommends a GIS-enabled national land bank, digital single-window clearance system, and standardised stamp duty structure. The aim is to reduce delays, improve transparency in land availability, and support quicker industrial investment decisions through a more structured and centralised approach.
The Confederation of Indian Industry has proposed the creation of a National Industrial Land Council designed on a GST-like framework to improve coordination and reduce disputes in industrial land management. The body is intended to bring greater consistency in policies across states and act as a structured platform for resolving land-related issues that currently slow down industrial development. Advertisement
Along with this, the industry body has suggested the development of a unified, GIS-based national industrial land bank. This system is expected to consolidate land-related information such as location, zoning status, availability, infrastructure access, environmental clearances, and ownership details. The objective is to give investors a clearer picture of land availability and reduce uncertainty during project planning and execution.
CII has highlighted that industrial land processes in India remain fragmented due to differing state regulations and multiple approval layers. It has recommended a digital single-window clearance system for industrial land applications to simplify approvals. The system would bring multiple departments under one platform, enable real-time tracking of applications, and set defined timelines for approvals, including deemed clearance in certain cases where no objections are raised within the stipulated period.
The proposal also addresses the variation in stamp duty and registration charges across states, which the industry body views as a factor that influences investment decisions and creates imbalance. It has suggested a more uniform structure for industrial land-related stamp duty to ensure consistency and reduce initial project costs.
Further, CII has stressed the importance of strengthening digitisation of land records through GIS-linked cadastral mapping. It has recommended that land titles be verified at the survey level before allotment to reduce future disputes. It has also supported the introduction of title insurance for large industrial land parcels to improve legal certainty and reduce risk for investors.
On acquisition procedures, the proposal includes standardised formats for social impact assessments, creation of fast-track district-level acquisition cells, and wider adoption of land pooling models. It also suggests a publicly accessible, GIS-linked dispute registry to improve transparency in ongoing land cases and help stakeholders track resolution status.
The industry body has noted that land acquisition timelines in many cases continue to extend significantly, sometimes taking close to two years or more depending on the complexity of disputes. These delays, according to the proposal, have a direct impact on project execution timelines and industrial expansion plans.
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