As many as 802 applications has so far been received at the Haryana Enterprises Promotion Centre (HEPC) with investment potential of Rs 47,571 crore and provide employment opportunities to 2,02, 383 people of the state.
The Centre was opened in Panchkula on February 2 this year for new units or units under expansion, by way of providing them all clearances under single roof in Haryana.
Presiding over a meeting to review the functioning of HEPC on Thursday, Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar directed the departments concerned to route all applications pertaining to industrial clearances through HEPC and depute full time nodal officers in this Centre for ensuring time bound clearances under one roof.
Khattar was apprized that as many as 802 applications has so far been received at the HEPC. He was informed that 66 approvals such as Consent to Establish, Operate, Change of land Use, Building Plan Approval, Permanent Power Connection, Factory Plan are given under one roof.
Apart from this, 30 more industrial services would be integrated soon with this system.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister directed that from July 13 onwards, no department concerned would receive applications in online or offline mode pertaining to industrial clearances on their respective portal and instead would make sure that these are routed directly to HEPC.
At present, 12 different departments are working in cohesion under one roof to provide various services. These included labour, Haryana State Pollution Control Board, Town and Country Planning, Urban local Bodies, Industry, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC), Uttar Haryana Bilji Vitran Nigam (UHBVN), Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN), Public Health Engineering, Forest, Revenue and Excise and Taxation.
Khattar said that though at present the industrial clearances were being issued within maximum period of 45 days, efforts should be made to provide early clearances to the applicants. The State Government is committed to provide timely services to the entrepreneurs keen on setting up their units in the state, he added.
later, while presiding over a meeting on ‘Ease of Doing Business’, the Chief Minister exhorted the departments concerned to jointly work for achieving the target.
He said the State Government has set for itself the target of ranking among the top two states in terms of the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ rankings this year.
The Chief Minister issued directions that as the World Bank and the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) are expected to carry out evaluation exercise after September 30 for the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ ranking, all departments should ensure in advance ground implementation of various services, usage and feedback on the reform points.
Apart from the CM Window, the online grievance redressal system, he would personally take feedback from entrepreneurs after August 1 on the services and complaints pertaining to 18 different departments at the Janta Darbars organized in the state. On the basis of this feedback, the departments would be evaluated, said Manohar lal.