National Single Window System facilitates over 44000 approvals since launch, over 28000 applications under process
Investors may apply for 248
G2B clearness through National Single Window System (NSWS)
NSWS to be reviewed next week
The National Single Window System (NSWS) currently accepts applications for 248 G2B clearances from 26 Central Ministries/ Departments, in addition to different State/UT Level
clearances in 16 States/ UTs.
The portal is rapidly gaining traction amongst the investors
community and as of date has about 3.7 lakh plus unique visitors. 44,000+ approvals have been facilitated through NSWS
and 28,000+ approvals are currently under process. The portal will progressively onboard a greater number of approvals and licenses,
based on user /industry feedback. The Government is committed to reforms and
other bold measures for creating a conducive business and investment
environment in all sectors.
NSWS
was soft launched to all stakeholders and the public
on the 22nd of September 2021 by the Union Minister of Commerce and
Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri
Piyush Goyal. NSWS was created by Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade (DPIIT) as per the budget announcement of creation of an
Investment Clearance Cell (ICC) to provide a single platform to
enable the identification and obtaining of approvals and clearances needed by
investors, entrepreneurs, and businesses in India.
The system
is envisioned to reduce duplicity of information submission to different
ministries, reduce compliance burden, promote sector specific reforms and
schemes, reduce gestation period of projects, and promote ease of starting and
doing business. NSWS enables the identification, applying and subsequent
tracking of approvals for all integrated States and Central Departments, making
it a true National Single Window System
It may be
noted that the Know Your Approvals (KYA) service is live on NSWS with 544
approvals across 32 Central Ministries/ Departments and 2895 approvals across
30 States/ UTs. A total of 3439 approvals are listed. Total of 1,32,510
investors have used KYA module to know about the type of approvals they need
for their businesses. 26 Ministries/ Departments onboarded with 248 approvals
are live (Total Approvals in scope: 376). 16 States/UTs onboarded namely Andhra
Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir,
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu,
Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
The teams
are working with 5 more states (Haryana, Andaman & Nicobar, Tripura,
Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh) to integrate by 15 December. Total of 71,000
approvals has been applied on NSWS till date. NSWS sees visitors coming from
157 countries on NSWS with USA, UK, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) on top. It
is expected that the onboarding of remaining 8 Ministries/Deptts of Govt of
India would happen by 31 Dec 2022 and the balance states/UTs by 31 March 2023.
A review of the progress and status of NSWS (National Single Window
System) is set to happen on 5th December 2022 with Ministries, States/UTs and Industry representatives. In this regard, preparatory meetings have been held
to discuss the integration status of various States/UT and Central Ministries
with National Single Window System.
These
meetings have witnessed active
participation from the stakeholders. DPIIT and Invest
India have been proactively holding regular reviews with the Ministries, States
and Industry associations in the process of setting up the NSWS to ensure an
inclusive approach for building this national portal. Over 150 participants from States and Ministries
have participated in the review meetings held by Special Secretary, DPIIT and
held discussions on the way forward for NSWS.
During the
interactions with stakeholder Ministries and States and UTs, the strong growth trajectory of the country was
highlighted, and how a ‘whole of Govt’ approach’
is critical to realize our ambitions and targets. In this context, the NSWS initiative is the perfect example of the ‘whole of Govt’ approach with
different Ministries, Deptt of Govt of India and the States and UTs coming
together to facilitate investor related clearances on a single portal, with
transparency and accountability, and enhancing ease of doing business.