Chief Minister said that the award will motivate entrepreneurs to invest in the state.

Amaanullah Usmani

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has expressed happiness over the single window system operated in the state under the Ease of Doing Business program receiving the Top Achievers category award in the country. The state has been given this award for the initiatives taken in this field for the year 2022-23.

These awards were given away by Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Shri Piyush Goyal, at the Udyog Samagam program organized with Industry Ministers of all states at Yashobhoomi Convention Center, New Delhi on Thursday. On behalf of the state, the awards were received by Cabinet Minister, Subodh Uniyal, as the representative of the Chief Minister, and Industry Secretary, Vinay Shankar Pandey.

Under the Ease of Doing Business programme in the state, various problems faced by investors are identified. After identifying the problems, favourable policies are formulated to resolve them. A portal named www-investuttarakhand-uk-gov-in has been prepared for implementation of policies and making all kinds of approvals/no objections available to investors online. All information related to establishment of enterprise, industry-wise information of legal no objections/approvals is available on the portal. Under the Single Window Act, approvals/no objections related to establishment and operation of industry are made available to investors within the prescribed time limit.

Uttarakhand has been the first state to integrate with the National Single Window System developed by the Government of India. This award has been given by the Government of India in view of the information available on the portal, the legal time limit prescribed under the Single Window Act, integration with other departments, integration with the National Single Window, online redressal of complaints and dedicated helpline features.

The Chief Minister has described this award as an inspiration for entrepreneurs to invest in the state. He said that due to entrepreneur and investment friendly policies in the state, a large number of entrepreneurs have been attracted to invest in the state.