Haryana government has launched an e-Biz portal to promote ease of doing business, enable clearance of industrial projects and redress grievances of investors through a single platform in a time-bound manner.

The portal has a provision for a Comprehensive Application Form (CAF) which would have to be filled online by investors relating to gamut of issues. The IT-based platform is expected to help in bridging the gap between the government and investors, allowing fast-track approvals by transparency in governance and ensuring immediate redressal of grievances.

The software has been developed by the state government, which will enable the investor to obtain first-stage clearance within a maximum time of 30 days by filling-up a CAF, Devender Singh, Principal Secretary Industries, Haryana said in a release.

To start with, 45 services encompassing 14 departments have been incorporated. The portal facilitates the investors under single roof all the documents are uploaded in one go sharing the documents with all the concerned departments, hence reducing the burden for duplicacy in submitting similar documents to the different departments every time, he said.

Singh further informed that the government was facilitating the investors by making land available from the developed land bank for the speedy implementation of the projects of the MoU.

To facilitate the same Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation provides availability of industrial/commercial plots in Geo Referencing mode. The web-based Geo Referencing facility provides the details of the inventory giving the complete picture of the allotted industrial plots and making online application.

“Haryana has clinched the numbers of MoUs to 406 with the total potential investment of Rs 6.41 lakh crore till now. Out of which 359 MoUs with the potential investment of Rs 5.84 lakh crore were signed during Happening Haryana Global Investor Summit, 2016. Land has been allotted for 109 number of projects till now with the potential investment of Rs 7,041 crore and 13 investors have started construction with the potential investment worth Rs 291.71 crore,” he said.

With the portal, 51 investors successfully filled their application and now the approvals are being given under this procedure in a time bound manner. Out of these 51 cases, in Town and Country Planning Department, Pollution Control Board had already started granting permissions.

Source: Money Control