Lok Sabha Question No. 562 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-16
Subject: Single Window System
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai, Dhanush M Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 562. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 16 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020.

## SINGLE WINDOW SYSTEM

## 562.   SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI: SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  set  up  a  single  window  system  for industrial clearance;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the objective behind the move;
- (c) whether  all  State  Governments  including  Tamil  Nadu  have  been  taken  on board for the single window clearance system;
- (d) if  so,  the number of States that have already agreed to help create the land bank; and
- (e) whether the Government has identified industrial sector to scale up investment and competitive edge of the country and if so, the details thereof?

## THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री (श्री पीयूष गोयल) (SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  &  (b): The  Central  Government  is  working  on  setting  up  a  Single  Window System for clearances and approvals of industry in the country. Despite the  presence of several IT platforms for investing in India such as in departments  of  the  Government  of  India  and  State  Single  Window Clearances, investors need  to visit multiple platforms to gather information  and  obtain  clearances  from  different  stakeholders.  To address  this,  the creation  of  a  centralized  Investment  Clearance Cell which would provide end-to-end facilitation support, including preinvestment advisory, information related to land banks; and facilitating clearances at Central and State level was proposed and the same is also  a Budget Announcement 2020-21.

The cell is being planned as a One-stop digital platform to obtain all requisite central and  state clearances/approvals  required  to  start business operations in India. The Investment Clearance Cell will be a National  portal  that  integrates  the  existing  clearance  systems  of  the various Ministries/ Departments of Govt. of India and of State Governments without disruption to the existing IT portals of Ministries and will have a single, unified application form. This will eliminate the need  for  investors  to  visit  multiple  platforms/  offices to  gather information  and  obtain  clearances  from  different  stakeholders  and provide time-bound approvals and real time status update to investors.

- (c) & (d): All  the  concerned  State  Governments  including  Tamil  Nadu  and Central Ministries/Departments are being taken on board for the Single Window Clearance System.

Further,  a  GIS  enabled  land  bank  under  Industrial  Information System ( IIS)  is  being  developed,  and  it  has  been  launched in  a phased  manner  by  the  Department  on  27th  August, 2020  with integration  of 6  States Haryana,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Telangana,  Gujarat, Odisha  and  Goa;  other  concerned  states  are  being  on  boarded.

- (e): With the objective of facilitating investment, fostering innovation, building best in class manufacturing infrastructure, making it easy to do business and enhancing skill development, the Government is focusing on 27 sectors under Make in India 2.0. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is coordinating action plans for 15 manufacturing sectors, while Department of Commerce is coordinating 12 service sectors.

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