Uttarakhand gets top national award for single window system excellence
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has expressed happiness over the single window system operated in the state under the Ease of Doing program receiving the Top Achievers category award in the country. This award has been given to the state for the initiatives taken in this field for the year 2022-23.
The awards were presented by Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal in the Udyog Samagam program organized with the Industry Ministers of all the states at Yashobhoomi Convention Center, New Delhi on Thursday. On behalf of the state, the award was received by Cabinet Minister, Subodh Uniyal and Secretary Industry, Vinay Shankar Pandey as the representative of the Chief Minister.
Under the Ease of Doing program in the state, various problems faced by investors are identified. After identifying the problems, favorable policies are prepared to resolve them. A portal named www-investuttarakhand-uk-gov-in has been prepared for implementation of policies and to provide all types of approvals/no objections to investors through online medium. All information related to enterprise establishment, industry-wise information of legal no objections/approvals is available on the portal. Under the Single Window Act, approvals/no objections related to industry establishment and operation are made available to investors within the prescribed time limit.
Uttarakhand has been the first state to integrate with the National Single Window System developed by the Government of India. This award has been given by the Government of India in view of the information available on the portal, legal time limit prescribed under the Single Window Act, integration with other departments, integration with the National Single Window, online redressal of complaints and dedicated helpline features.
The Chief Minister has described this award as motivating entrepreneurs to invest in the state. He said that due to entrepreneur and investment friendly policies in the state, a large number of entrepreneurs have been attracted to invest in the state.
