Pollution Control Consent in Tamil Nadu
Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate from the State Pollution Control Board in Tamil Nadu. Governed by the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Tamil Nadu Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1983 (Rule 26-A); Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Tamil Nadu Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1983 (Rule 8) — both as amended by G.O. (Ms) Nos. 40 and 41, Environment and Forests (EC.1) Department, dated 09.04.2018, in force from 01.04.2018. Applies where: All industries/premises requiring consent under the Water Act and/or Air Act; fee scales with Gross Fixed Assets and category (Red/Orange/Green). The State fee below was read from the authority's own published schedule and is passed through at cost.
30–90 business days
Tamil Nadu, India
What we will need from you
Upload these once. They are stored encrypted and reused across every service you buy from us.
Project report with the manufacturing process
Proof of the site
Site layout and effluent or emission details
Certificate of Incorporation or registration document
Cost breakdown
Our fee and the government’s are always separate lines. Government fees are passed through at exactly what the authority charges — we add nothing to them.
| Up to Rs 1 lakh GFA, Redone line of this schedule applies | ₹400Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Up to Rs 1 lakh GFA, Orangeone line of this schedule applies | ₹300Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Up to Rs 1 lakh GFA, Greenone line of this schedule applies | ₹200Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Above Rs 1 crore and up to Rs 5 crore GFA, Redone line of this schedule applies | ₹21,800Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Above Rs 1 crore and up to Rs 5 crore GFA, Orangeone line of this schedule applies | ₹17,900Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Above Rs 1 crore and up to Rs 5 crore GFA, Greenone line of this schedule applies | ₹14,200Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Above Rs 1000 crore GFA, Red (per lakh above threshold, max Rs 31 lakh)one line of this schedule applies | ₹830,000Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Above Rs 1000 crore GFA, Orange (per lakh above threshold, max Rs 23 lakh)one line of this schedule applies | ₹620,000Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Above Rs 1000 crore GFA, Green (per lakh above threshold, max Rs 8 lakh)one line of this schedule applies | ₹420,000Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Comriq professional feeper filing | ₹9,999 |
Read at source on 2026-09-13 from.gov.in/PDF/Consent_Mngt/Consentfee/GONo40_WaterNotification12418.pdf. Passed through at cost.
These are the authority’s published lines. Which of them apply depends on your filing — a schedule by headcount, capital or entity type is one line, not all of them — and the applicable line is confirmed before payment, at cost.
How it runs
You will see these exact stages update in your client portal as we progress.
Consent to Establish
Filed with the State Pollution Control Board.
Board Inspection
Site inspected by the Board.
Consent to Operate
Consent delivered to your portal.
What this costs, in full
- Comriq professional feeper filing
₹9,999₹7,999- Government fee
- ₹200–₹830,000 by schedule — 9 published lines; the line that applies to you is confirmed before payment, at cost.
Total from
₹10,199₹8,199
Our fee plus the lowest line of the authority's schedule. The line that applies to you is confirmed before payment.
Launch pricing · 20% off our fee20% off our professional fee until 31 December 2026. Government fees are charged at cost and are never discounted — we collect them on the authority's behalf and cannot charge less than it does.
Government fees are charged at cost, exactly as the authority bills them — we add nothing to them. Where the authority publishes no figure, or publishes a schedule, we confirm the exact amount before you pay, so this total is a minimum: we never substitute a plausible number.
This price is exclusive of GST. GST at 18% is added at checkout on our professional fee. Government fees are collected at cost on your behalf and are not taxed. Clients outside India are zero-rated.
Verified September 2026
Requirements and statutory fees are set by Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) and change without notice. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Your engagement letter and quote are the binding documents.