Lok Sabha Question No. 1713 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Single Window System
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1713. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2021.

## SINGLE WINDOW SYSTEM

## 1713.  SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the details of single window rolled out by the Ministry for investors;
- (b) whether  the  proposed  window  helps  end-to-end  support  to  investors  and industry and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the Know Your Approval Service proposed under the National Single Window System?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) & (b): While  presenting  Budget  2020-21,  Hon'ble  Finance  Minister  announced plans to set up an Investment Clearance Cell (ICC) that will provide "end to end" facilitation and support to investors, including pre-investment advisory, provide information related to land banks and facilitate clearances at Centre and State level. The cell was proposed to operate through an online digital portal.

Subsequently, as per the mandate, DPIIT along with Invest India initiated the process of developing the portal as a National Single Window System (NSWS). Envisioned as a one-stop for taking all the regulatory approvals and services in the country, NSWS [www.nsws.gov.in] was soft-launched on 22 nd  September, 2021 by Hon'ble Commerce & Industry Minister.

This  national  portal  integrates  the  existing  clearance  systems  of  various Ministries/  Departments  of  Government  of  India  and  State  Governments without disruption to their existing IT portals.

Currently,  approvals  of  19  Ministries/  Departments  and  10  States  Single Window Systems have been on-boarded on the NSWS Portal. List of the onboarded Ministries/ Departments and States may be seen at Annexure .

- (c): The Know Your Approvals (KYA) Module is an information wizard which guides investors  to  identify  an  indicative  list  of  requisite  pre-operations  approvals/ licenses applicable. This is facilitated by answering a series of questions which gets populated basis the information provided by the investor in the previous question. Post submission of the KYA questionnaire, the investors are able to view an indicative list of licenses pertaining to the Central/ State Governments that are applicable to them. The investors are also guided on these questions and their applicability/ purpose by an Information Toolbox. This is to enhance the  ease  of  user  experience  and  eliminate  information  asymmetry  on  this module.

The KYA service is live on NSWS with 544 approvals across concerned 32 Central Ministries/ Departments and 2715 approvals across 14 States. Total 3259 approvals are listed.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1713 FOR ANSWER ON 08.12.2021.

## Ministries/ Departments integrated with NSWS:

1. M/o Corporate Affairs
2. M/o Environment, Forest & Climate Change
3. M/o Labour & Employment
4. D/o Food & Public Distribution
5. D/o Consumer Affairs
6. M/o Health & Family Welfare (FSSAI & CDSCO)
7. D/o Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
8. D/o Commerce
9. D/o Telecommunications
10. M/o Information & Broadcasting
11. M/o Power
12. M/o Railways
13. D/o Biotechnology
14. D/o Revenue
15. M/o Civil Aviation
16. M/o Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
17. D/o Fisheries
18. M/o Textiles
19. M/o Petroleum and Natural Gas

## States integrated with NSWS:

1. Goa
2. Gujarat
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Odisha
5. Uttar Pradesh
6. Uttarakhand
7. Punjab
8. Karnataka
9. Andhra Pradesh
10. Telangana