eBiz Mission Mode Project

Portal to Provide Secure one Stop Shop for all Investment and Business Related Information and Services 24X7

The Ministry for Commerce, Industry & Textiles  launched an eBiz portal at the CII Partnership Summit. The portal is India’s Government-to-Business (G2B) portal developed by Infosys in a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Model. “This Mission Mode Project will mark a paradigm shift in the Government’s approach to providing Government-to-Business (G2B) services for India’s investor and business communities,”

In order to enable businesses and investors to save time and costs and in order to improve the business environment in the country, an online single window was conceptualised in the form of the eBiz Mission Mode Project under the National eGovernance Plan. The “project aims to create a business and investor friendly ecosystem in India by making all business and investment related regulatory services across Central, State and local governments available on a single portal, thereby obviating the need for an investor or a business to visit multiple offices or a plethora of websites.”

The core value of the transformational project lies in a shift in the Governments’ service delivery approach from being department-centric to customer-centric. “eBiz will create a 24x7 facility for information and services and will also offer joined-up services where a single application submitted by a customer, for a number of permissions, clearances, approvals and registrations, will be routed automatically across multiple governmental agencies in a logical manner.” “An inbuilt payment gateway will also add value by allowing all payments to be collected at one point and then apportioned, split and routed to the respective heads of account of Central / State / Para-statal agencies along with generation of challans and MIS reports. This payment gateway is the first of its kind designed in India and can become a universal payment gateway for all eGovernance applications

The Department of Industrial Promotion & Policy, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, is the Nodal Government Agency responsible for the implementation of the eBiz Project. Infosys Technologies Ltd. has been selected as the Concessionaire/ Project Implementation Partner and is responsible for the design, development, implementation and maintenance of the eBiz Solution.

The government is “firmly committed to wide-ranging initiatives aimed at fostering the business environment in the country in a holistic manner. Our approach includes leveraging technology to bring transparency, improve efficiency and promote convenience. eBiz is an important step in this direction and we are pleased to work in partnership with Infosys on this project, which we hope will become a benchmark for successful Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the country.”

eBiz Project is the first of its kind ever implemented in the country. It marks the highest level of maturity in web-based eGovernance applications as it strives to achieve horizontal integration across various verticals of Central government, State governments and Para-statal agencies”.

The first phase of the project, provides an interactive tool that helps investors assess the Licenses and Permits requirements while setting up and operating a business in India. The License & Permit Information wizard will provide authentic information 24X7 to investors and businesses by providing answers to questions in an interview style format.

Objective

Like any other technology driven project, e-Biz too has a clear mandate of addressing several issues that will result in making the industry interactions with the government smooth-seeking approvals and permissions, reducing the points of contact between the business entities and the Government agencies, standardization of information, and reducing the burden of compliance.

Services

The services provided by e-Biz are:

• Issue of Name Availability Letter
• Issue of Director Identification Number
• Issue of Certificate for Corporation
• Issue of Certificate for Commencement of Business
• Issue of Permanent Account Number
• Filing of Returns by Companies (Form 1)
• Tax Deduction Account Number of Income Tax Dept
• Excise Tax Registration (Form R-1)
• Filing monthly returns for production and removal of goods (Form E.R 1)
• Service Tax Registration (Form ST-1)
• Filing Half-yearly Service Tax Returns
• Issue of Industrial Entrepreneur Memoranda
• Issue of Industrial License (DIPP)
• Issue of Importer Exporter Code
• Application for Environmental Clearance
• Filing of FC-GPR (Reporting of Forex Transaction)
• Filing for Employees State Insurance Corporation
• Filing for Employees Provident Fund Organization
• Issue of Registration Certificate under Value Added Tax
• Filing of Returns by Dealers
• Registration of SSI unit under the Industries Development and Regulation Act
• Registration under Shops and Establishment Act
• Issue of license under Factories Act, 1948
• Filing of Annual Returns under Factories Act, 1948
• Payment of Property Tax
• Application for power connection from DISCOM
• Permission to Charge the Line
• No Objection Certificate from
• Registration for Profession Tax