Question- First Union Territory which joined single window clearance portal, is-
a. Jammu & Kashmir
b. Chandigarh
c. New Delhi
d. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Answer- (a)
Related Facts
- On 7th of February 2022 Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched the J&K Single Window Clearance System integrated with NSWS.
- Thus, Jammu & Kashmir became the first Union Territory to join National Single Window System (NSWS).
- This is a digital platform that helps investors get government approvals for projects.
- Significantly, the platform was soft launched in September 2021 by the Union Ministry for Commerce and Industry, Textiles and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
- NSWS is linked with India Industrial Land Bank (IILB), which hosts 45 industrial parks of J&K.
- According to the MHA, this will help investors discover available land parcels in J&K.
- As many as 20 ministries/departments have been integrated on NSWS, including Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, etc.
- The 14 states/UTs onboarded on NSWS include Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
Link:
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jammu-and-kashmir-national-single-window-system-7763780/