PANJIM: To improve upon the ease of doing business the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant reviewed what reforms were been taken in the industry sector. Stress was laid on transparency to foster trust between the State and the industry.
On Tuesday, during a meeting with the CEO of IPB, the CM instructed the officer to clear all the pre-establishment requirements within 30 days.
Recently the chief minister had met several leading industry bodies of the State to seek their suggestions on how to improve upon the ease of doing business.
Tuesday’s meeting was chaired by chief minister before the minister for industries and chairman, Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) to review the industrial reforms proposed by the Goa Investment Promotion and Facilitation Board (IPB), formulated under the guidance of the industries minister. Other members who attended this meeting were chairman and MD of GIDC, OSD to CM and satellite consultant from IPB.
It was discussed during the meeting that the overall theme of the reforms is to simplify doing business in Goa by creating a transparent system to foster trust between State and industries. The main points that were discussed are (a) Making IPB a true single window by expanding its roles and functions to provide facilitation to all types of businesses; (b) Also, IPB to accept a Common Application Form on behalf of all line departments, and provide a Single Window Clearance, a combined approval comprising of all relevant pre-establishment clearances, within strict deadlines and timelines.
It was also decided that pending applications is to be monitored by IPB and escalated to a committee chaired by secretary industries on a weekly basis for resolution. Also, allotment for all government land shall remain with GIDC. However, the same is to be brought under the purview of single window for monitoring purpose. All available GIDC land is to be published online for promoting transparency.
It was also discussed during the meeting that formulation of new Investment policy for the State to promote local and existing businesses while attracting new investors to the state to create job opportunities for local youth.
