Question : POLICY TO DO AWAY WITH INSPECTOR RAJ



(a) whether the Government proposes to formulate a new policy to do away with inspector raj;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the time by when this policy is likely to be formulated?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR)

(a) to (c): The Government of India has undertaken a number of reform- measures on continuous basis to address the issues of procedural hurdles including inspector raj and remove them. Some of the reforms include e-Governance, MCA-21, Investment Policy liberalization, Single Window Systems by States Governments, Taxation Reforms including online filing; large tax payers unit, single window for payment of income tax and corporate tax, ICE-Gate for online filing of custom and excise documents, Right to Information Act 2005 and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Act 2006.