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Govt launches eBiz to assist business community

Updated: Apr 29, 2013 02:58:37pm
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New Delhi, Apr 29 (KNN)  With an aim to provide efficient and convenient services to the business community, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry had launched the eBiz portal in January.
 
Comprising the license and permits services component, it will allow business users to obtain a customised list of licenses, permits and regulations that they require or need to comply with across all levels of the government, according to an official notification.
 
Further, “eBiz will serve as a 24X7 online single-window system for providing efficient and convenient Government to business (G2B) services to business community, by reducing the complexity in obtaining information and services related to starting businesses in India, and dealing with licenses and permits across the business life-cycle,” Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, D Purandeswari said in the Lok Sabha today.
 
The portal will function as one-stop-shop for obtaining information and forms; submission of forms/applications; online payment and routing of fees; and routing of forms/applications and fees to various departments for licenses, permits, registrations, approvals, clearances, permissions, periodic filings and compliances throughout the life-cycle of business entity.

During the pilot phase, 29 services of year -1 and 21 services of year 2 and 3 i.e. total 50 services are envisaged to be integrated with the eBiz portal which includes 26 services of Central Government departments and 24 services in each of the 5 pilot states i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

The Government`s initiative, it is hoped will improve the business environment and the ease of doing business in the country. (KNN)

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