Minister Nemcha launches EoDB Manipur web portal
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIPR

Imphal, July 20 2022: Commerce and Industry minister Nemcha Kipgen on Wednesday launched a web portal - eodb manipur.mn.gov.in for Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) at her New Secretariat office.

EoDB means simplifying and rationalizing regulatory processes (registration and inspection processes), introduction of information technology as an enabler to make governance more efficient and effective in a transparent manner.

Soon after the launch, the minister browsed and got hands-on experience of the website.

Nemcha Kipgen stated that in this fast competitive digital era launch of the web portal will serve as a virtual platform to provide online issue of factory permit, factory license, mining lease and mining permit at the click of a button at the convenience of where they are located.

Keeping in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, such a portal will enable entrepreneurs and businessmen to opt for an online version for any of their requirements, the minister opined.

Nemcha informed that various reforms have been carried out by the state government under the leadership of chief minister N Biren Singh with an objective to improve state's ranking in the EoDB.

She highlighted the reforms undertaken by the government, namely Enactment of Manipur Public Services Delivery Guarantee Act 2021, Enactment of Manipur Industrial Single Window Clearance Act, 2021 and Manipur Factories Rules 2021, Enactment of Manipur Public Services Delivery Guarantee Act 2021 (under which time limits have been prescribed for 42 services for delivery to the citizens and investors), Enactment of Manipur Industrial Single Window Clearance Act 2021 which envisages establishment of a Single Window Agency and an online Single Window Clearance System.

Manipur Factories Rules 2021 has been notified and the validity of factory license extended to 10 years from the existing one year and provision for auto renewal of factory license exists under the Manipur Factories Rules 2021, Nemcha added.

The industry minister further announced that the department will develop and launch Online Single Window System very soon, adding that the system will be a One Stop Point for Doing Business, a transparent and corruption free eco-system for investors in the state.

The web portal is developed by Capital Software, a Manipur based IT firm.

It may be noted that India's place has taken a leap from 134 ranking in 2014 to 63 in 2019-20 in the World Bank Report of Doing Business of 190 countries.

The launch programme was also attended by TCI director Y Robita, additional secretary Luckyson Kashung, joint secretary K Bono, officials of the department.

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