(a) whether the Government plans to establish
Government-to-Business (G2B) Portal for convenient
and efficient services to foreign and domestic investors;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether there is a plan to include Odisha in the said
scheme; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINSITER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M.SCINDIA)
(a): Yes, Madam.
(b): The Government is implementing the eBiz project under
the National eGovernance Plan to set up a Government-to-Business(G2B)
portal to provide various investment and business related services such
as licenses and approvals, registration, filing of returns etc. to
foreign and domestic investors. The salient features of the project
include convenient and easy access to information and services,
establishment of a single platform for integrating the services
provided by Central, State and local governments to investors and
businesses and servicing the requirements of business throughout
the entire life-cycle.
(c) & (d): The project will be implemented in phases
over 10 years with the first 3 years as pilot phase and the next
7 years as expansion phase. The project is currently being implemented
in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra and Tamil
Nadu. Requests from other states including Odisha for inclusion in the
project will be considered on the basis of experience gained during the
pilot phase.