What’s in the news?

• Union Minister for Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal has launched the National Single Window System (NSWS) for investors and businesses which will become a one-stop-shop for investors for approvals and clearances.
• This would bring Transparency, Accountability & Responsiveness in the ecosystem and all information will be available on a single dashboard. An applicant Dashboard would be available to apply, track & respond to queries.
• Services include Know Your Approval (KYA), Common Registration & State registration Form, Document repository & E-Communication. 
• The portal as of today hosts approvals across 18 Central Departments & 9 States, another 14 Central Departments & 5 states will be added by Dec’21. 

Reference:

1. https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/government-launches-national-single-window-system-for-investor-and-businesses-121092200887_1.html