DIPP's eBiz portal to ease G2B services

NEW DELHI, INDIA: In a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Dr. D. Purandeswari, Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said, "The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry launched the eBiz portal on 28.01.2013 comprising the License and Permits Services component that will allow business users to obtain a customized list of licenses, permits, and regulations that they require or need to comply with across all levels of government."

The Government had taken this initiative to improve the business environment of the country.

The eBiz portal will serve as a 24X7 online single-window system for providing efficient and convenient Government to business (G2B) services to business community.

It will reduce the complexity in obtaining information and services related to starting businesses in India and will also deal with licenses and permits across the business life-cycle.

Through eBiz portal information and forms can be obtained, forms or applications can be submitted; fees can be routed and paid online.

The portal will also route 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.

In the pilot phase, nearly 50 services will 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.