Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday reviewed the progress of various departments on Ease of Doing Business (EODB) and directed them to finalize the State Business Reforms Action Plan by November 30 and also directed them to ensure proper coordination and make sure that all services are rendered online within the stipulated time.
The issues pertaining to various departments which were taken up in the meeting included services related to Home department, digitization and publishing online land transaction deeds for 20 years, integration of property registration with utilities like electricity and water, online single window clearance for movie shooting license, timelines notification under the Haryana Right to Service Act, 2014 and registration under Shops and Establishment and/or Trade License to be given through a single form.
Haryana Government has also ramped up its exercise for the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) rankings this year with the government departments making significant progress towards 100 per cent implementation of State Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP)-2020 by November 30, 2020 even as eight departments have already achieved 100 percent compliance of reform points under BRAP.
It was informed that the State Business Reforms Action Plan carries 301 points out of which 209 points have so far been implemented by the concerned departments whereas 70 points are under implementation.
On the basis of the State Business Reforms Action Plan, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Government of India decides the EODB rankings.
Khattar reviewed the progress of various departments and directed them to finalize the State Business Reforms Action Plan by November 30.
It was informed that the Revenue Dept has initiated Project “Modern Revenue Record Room” to digitize the land record data.
It was also informed that a common standardized form is being prepared by the departments of Urban Local Bodies and Labour for registration under Shops and Establishment and/or Trade License. Apart from this, a central inspection system has been made functional for the Labour, Haryana State Pollution Control Board and Boiler so as to ensure that the selection of establishments for inspection is done using computerized risk assessment and allocation of inspectors is undertaken under Central Inspection System.
It was informed that the Govt of India would conduct a user feedback exercise through telephonic interview and/or WhatsApp/SMS/Email based link in May 2021.
For this, a complete database of users for the period between November 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 would be shared with the Government of India by April 30, 2021 for evaluation of the States' effort and ranking on EoDB - Ease of Doing Business.
Among those present in the meeting include Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan, Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, D.S. Dhesi, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, V. Umashankar, amongst other officials.