Firms' PAN to be identifier for govt single window clearance system

PAN database has relevant information about companies, says commerce minister Piyush Goyal

Businesses can cite their permanent account number (PAN) as a unique identifier for accessing the national single window system (NSWS) to obtain clearances and approvals from central and state government departments, said union commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Monday.

Businesses presently use EPFO number, ESIC number, GSTN, TIN, TAN and PAN to apply for government approvals. Goyal said that the PAN number will help automatically populate other application forms received in the system to speed