Single window system launched, to improve ease of doing business

18 departments, 9 states on board single window portal

The government on Wednesday launched the much-awaited national single-window system for investors and businesses. The portal will integrate the existing clearance systems of the Centre and states.

Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said the single-window portal will become a “one-stop-shop” for approvals and clearances. It will enable obtaining approvals as well as clearances needed by investors, entrepreneurs, and businesses in India. “The portal, as of today (Wednesday), hosts approvals across 18 central departments and nine states. Another 14 central departments and five states will be added by December 2021,” Goyal said. “This is freedom from bureaucracy and from windows within