Nivesh Mitra, the single-widow online clearances system of the Uttar Pradesh government, has taken wings.
In the past one year, almost 40,000 entities have registered with the web-based platform. According to a senior government official, it has resulted in considerably reducing the number of applications pending beyond fixed timelines.
According to official data, 27,287 applications were received since last year, of which 22,746 were cleared, 479 applications were pending within time limit at department level and 145 were pending beyond timeline. Applications rejected stands at 273.
Nivesh Mitra functions under Udyog Bandhu, the state government interface for industries.
Kaushal Raj Sharma, special Secretary, infrastructure development, and joint executive director, Udyog Bandhu, said compared to last year, there has been a ‘significant drop’ in pendency of applications beyond timeline under the scheme.
The overall disposal pendency levels beyond timeline had decreased to under one per cent till October 2012.
“All the departments have been asked to install required infrastructure like computers, broadband connectivity, scanners, etc in all districts immediately for further efficiency,” he said.
Meanwhile, the government has decided to synchronise the timeline of delivery of services by all departments concerned with fixed time-schedules of Nivesh Mitra to facilitate investment and industrial growth in the state.
These decisions were taken in a meeting chaired by UP Infrastructure & Industrial Development Commissioner (IIDC) Anil Kumar Gupta here recently. He said the government was committed to ensuring availability single-window clearance system to entrepreneurs for time-bound disposal of investor applications and issuance of clearances.
Last month, the government had expanded the scope of Nivesh Mitra to all districts, making it mandatory for small, medium & heavy industries for online processing. For micro industries, applying online is optional considering practical difficulties.
At present, 12 departmental services are available through Nivesh Mitra viz. industries, power, factories, fire safety, electrical safety, pollution, forest, excise, commercial tax, food, labour and drugs.
