Online approvals likely for infra, industrial projects by fiscal-end.

To fast-track project approvals and cut down corruption and red-tape, the Government is working on making all clearances required for infrastructure and industrial projects available online by the end of the fiscal.

The online drive, led by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion and the Prime Minister’s Project Monitoring Group, has identified a total of 59 clearances so far that are required across sectors for various projects.

'For each of the identified clearances, we will first work out the process flow, then digitise it and finally integrate it with the e-Biz platform launched by the DIPP,' Anil Swarup from the Prime Minister’s Project Monitoring Group (PMG), told BusinessLine. Infosys is the Government's partner in providing the relevant software for the initiative, he added.

The idea is to make the e-Biz platform the front-end for all approvals required, both at the Central and State levels. An investor would only need to log into the e-Biz site which will in turn connect it to the relevant departments for the required clearances.

'The e-Biz platform will become a one-stop shop for all clearances. It will also be easy for the Centre to monitor exactly where clearances are stuck so that action can be taken to expedite them,' an official from the DIPP said.


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