Project Motoring Group in Cabinet Secretariat has set up an online digital platform (e-Nivesh) through which it proposes to monitor the processing of 88 different types clearances / approvals granted by various Central Government Ministries/Department. The exact number of clearances required by investor depends on a number of factors including investment in plant & machinery, member and class of employees, and the sector concerned.

 Out of the 88 clearances, 80 clearances have been digitized and 4 clearances in respect of Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Home Affairs are not proposed to be digitized due to security reasons. Digitization of the remaining 4 clearances is nearing completion by various Ministries and Departments. In addition to the above mentioned 88 clearances, 5 clearances are available on the portal of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.

 This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

Digital clearance monitoring: e-Nivesh streamlines processing of numerous central approvals, with most approvals digitized and some excluded. Introduction of e-Nivesh establishes a centralized digital monitoring mechanism for processing multiple central government clearances required by investors. Most listed clearances have been digitized and placed on the platform; certain clearances tied to defence and internal security are excluded from digitization for security reasons, while digitization of remaining items is underway. An additional set of clearances is hosted on the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion portal.