Govt's e-portal for biz approvals off to a brisk start: How does it work

Portal in testing phase, getting states on board still a challenge

Nearly five months after its soft launch, the government’s e-portal, the National Single Window System (NSWS), is seeing a significant increase in the number of investors using it to get a bunch of approvals for their ventures.

The first clearance was granted on 18 January. Since then, the progress has been good. Out of the 1,258 registered users on the portal, 378 were registered in the last one week, a senior government official told Business Standard.

The NSWS is a digital platform to help investors identify and apply for approvals, depending on their business requirements. Since an investment proposal typically