Lok Sabha Question No. 27 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: National Single Window System
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 27.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2022.

## NATIONAL SINGLE WINDOW SYSTEM

## 27. SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the total number of Departments that have been linked with the National Single Window System so far; and
- (b) the definition and functioning of National Single Window System including the details thereof?

## 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): Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, along with Invest India,  initiated  the  process  of  developing  the  portal  as  a  National  Single Window System (NSWS). Envisioned as a one-stop shop 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, IT portals of 19 Ministries/ Departments and 13 States' Single Window Systems have been linked with the NSWS Portal. List of the linked Ministries/ Departments and States may be seen at Annexure .

The Know Your Approvals (KYA) Module, a pre-investment advisory has been  launched  with  more  than  3000  approvals  of  Central  Ministries/ Departments and various States.

The  Unified  Application  Form  (UAF)  has  been  enabled  as  a  common application form for potential investors and is a dynamic form that captures all basic investor details, ensuring that there is no duplication of information being requested from investor.

Central  Document  Repository,  a  personalized  document  storage  facility facilitates the investors to upload required documents and attach them to the forms as per the requirements of each approval.

Once  the  investors  complete  the  forms  and  submit  all  the  required documents,  they  are  prompted  to  make  payment  through  the  Payment Service on the NSWS corresponding to all the applications made. Once the application  is  submitted  on  the  NSWS,  the  investors  are  able  to monitor status  of  the  application  through  the  Investor  dashboard.  Apart  from obtaining the final approval status on the NSWS, the investors are also able to raise queries and grievance as needed.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 27 FOR ANSWER ON 02.02.2022.

## Ministries/ Departments linked 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 linked with NSWS:

1.   Goa
2.   Gujarat
3.   Himachal Pradesh
4.   Odisha
5.   Uttar Pradesh
6.   Uttarakhand
7.   Punjab
8.   Karnataka
9.   Madhya Pradesh
10.    Andhra Pradesh
11.   Telangana
12.   Maharashtra
13.   Tamil Nadu