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Central team visits Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : Aug 27 2014 | 8:15 PM IST
Centre's technical team today visited Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion (PBIP) here to understand the concept of One Stop Clearance System implemented by it.
The team led by Subhag Chand, Technical Director, Project Monitoring Group (PMG), Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India came here to have first hand information of the systems put in place by Punjab government to improve the investment environment for the entrepreneur through ease of doing business strategies, an official release said.
The team was here to understand the concept of One Stop Clearance System (OSCS) developed by PBIP for the grant of all regulatory clearances under one roof through a web portal and held a meeting with Anirudh Tewari, CEO, PBIP.
Tewari said that the concept of OSCS has made a sea change in the policy of regulatory clearances and will facilitate the entrepreneurs in the ease of their business premises.
The requirement to visit multiple offices to set up their businesses is over and the composite clearance of different departments is provided under one roof.
Chand said the One Stop Clearance System being developed by PBIP is a unique concept and his team is here to see its adoptability at the Centre level through Department of Industrial Promotion & Policy (DIPP).

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The integration of OSCS with the e-Biz portal of Government of India was also discussed, said the release.
E-Biz portal is the flagship programme of DIPP to provide clearances from different departments through single portal being developed by Infosys.
Earlier, the concept of PBIP was presented wherein it was informed that clearances of Housing & Urban Department (CLU), Forest Department, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Factories Department, Boiler, Electric Connection of Power Department, etc will be made available to the entrepreneur through a Common Application Form under one roof subsequently through web portal.

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First Published: Aug 27 2014 | 8:15 PM IST

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