Businesses may be allowed to log in to the national single window system for obtaining various clearances and approvals from both the central and state government departments by using only the Permanent Account Number (PAN) as a unique identifier.
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said, “We are moving towards using one of the existing databases as the entry point, which is already available with the government…and most probably that will be the PAN number.” The commerce and industry ministry has already approached the department of revenue of the finance ministry for this purpose, he added.
The national single window system (NSWS), being developed by the department for the promotion of industry and internal trade, aims to become a “one-stop shop” for investors to apply for various approvals and make it easier for them to set up units. Through the system, the government promises a single online interface to identify, seek and track various clearances from key departments.
Goyal said that use of only the PAN as a unique identifier will help expedite the approval process. The system currently accepts applications for 248 and approvals from 26 central ministries and departments and states.
Soon, the renewal of licences would also be brought under the national single window system, starting with those relating to five ministries, such as commerce, industry, consumer affairs, food and public distribution and textiles.
Applicants for various production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes are being encouraged to use the single-window system.
The minister said the national single-window system has received about 76,000 applications and requests so far and about 48,000 approvals had been granted.
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