<h1>Industrial license process streamlined; validity extension up to 7 years; defense item sales eased for government bodies.</h1> The procedure for granting industrial licenses has been streamlined to enhance ease of doing business. The validity period for industrial licenses can now be extended twice, each for two years, allowing a total validity of up to seven years. The annual capacity stipulation for defense items has been removed, though licensees must submit semi-annual production reports. Additionally, licensees can sell defense items to government entities, state governments, and public sector undertakings without prior approval from the Department of Defence Production, but sales to other entities require prior permission.