Trade licences to have 5-yr validity from April
(WorldNews India)

BENGALURU: Traders can heave a sigh of relief as their annual visits to civic agencies to renew trade licences are set to end from next year. Beginning April 1, 2019, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will issue trade licences with a five-year validity. The entire process will be online, but traders will have to bear the burden of shelling out the licence fee for five years at one go. To obtain fresh licences, traders have to mandatorily produce the electricity bill from Bescom along with the agreement with the property owner. If the...