In order to facilitate 'Ease of Doing Business', the Government has
launched a single window government-to-business (G2B) portal for 11 central
government services. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley made the portal public
today. "We are firmly commited to wide ranging initiatives aimed at
fostering the business environment in the country in a holistic manner,"
he said while adding that the Government's aporoach includes leveraging
technology to bring transparency, improve efficiency and promote convenience. Present
on the occassion, the Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said
that now irrespective of the level of computerisation at the Department's end, whether
online or not, eBiz platform will provide online submission and processing of
forms including online payment. The services, available on the portal, www.ebiz.gov.in,
include those from Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA), Reserve Bank of India
(RBI), Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Central Board of
Direct Taxes (CBDT), Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Employees’
Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). Services from MCA include name
availability, Director Identification Number (DIN), certificate of
incorporation and commencement of business. Similarly, process such as foreign
collaboration through general permission route from RBI, issue of explosive
licences from DIPP, to know importer-exporter code (IEC) from DGFT, to get PAN
and TAN from CBDT and to complete employer’s registration can be completed
through the new portal.