New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has highlighted that simplifying and reforming the process of obtaining construction permits is key to India's growth journey. In a press release, CII said that while India has made major strides in improving ease of doing business, the process of securing building approvals remains slow, complex, and often non-transparent in many states.

The industry body has laid out several reforms it believes are essential. These include creating strong online single window systems for submitting and tracking applications, introducing automated building plan approvals through software, ensuring legally binding timelines, and faceless approvals.

The report stated, "A unified state-level...