CM Naidu asks Centre to cut regulations to under 100, simplify approvals for industries

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to cut the number of regulations governing industrial approvals from over 800 to fewer than 100, a CMO release on Monday (April 13, 2026) said. Permissions and licences needed to set up industries should be brought down to single digits, he said.

The directive came during a review of the Centre’s Phase-2 deregulation proposals, presented by Ministry of Steel and Mines Secretary Sandeep Poundrik, who led a central delegation to Vijayawada. Mr. Naidu also held a separate review with senior State officials on the proposals, CMO said in a release.