Genuine rational single window key for ease of doing business: Goyal
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Mr Piyush Goyal, said that a genuine rational single window is key for ease of doing business in the country. The Minister said this while chairing ‘Udyog Samagam’, a Conference of Industries and Commerce Ministers of states at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka in Delhi last week. He said that if all States and Union Territories (UTs) come to one platform for approvals and facilities, it would attract global investment in each state.
Mr Goyal said that approvals to industries in states should be time bound and should be easy. We are experimenting with a system whereby people should not need to come to government offices for approvals and compliances, the Minister added. He said Centre and States can work together in all sectors and push towards greater employment opportunities.
While felicitating the top performers under the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP), he recognised the outstanding work of States and UTs in enhancing ease of doing business. States like Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat were highlighted for their remarkable reforms in streamlining processes and providing efficient services to businesses and citizens alike.
The Minister noted that many states have shared their best practices and stated that healthy competition and collaboration is key to the progress of the nation. Orissa has reformed its mines sector, UP has started promoting investment, Maharashtra is attracting FDI by improving infrastructure, Sikkim is adding value to organic farming. Mr Goyal said that each state should study the industry policies of other states and try to improve themselves. Rajasthan can teach other states on ways to improve their policies to make themselves more attractive to tourism, he said.
He emphasised that the government is making sincere efforts to promote India as the investment destination for the world and attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) across different States and UTs. He said that the Union Government has created a level playing field for all the States and UTs to attract FDI. Investments coming from abroad are going to different states and each of them are beneficiary of our efforts to attract FDI, he added.
source: Exim News Service: New Delhi, Sept. 9