As a part of Government`s initiative to improve the business environment and the ease of doing business in the country, the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry launched the eBiz portal on 28.01.2013 comprising Licenses and Permits Services component that will allow business users to obtain a customized list of licenses, permits, and regulations that they require or need to comply with across all levels of government.

eBiz will serve as a 24X7 online single-window system for providing efficient and convenient Government to Business (G2B) services to the business community, by reducing the complexity in obtaining information and services related to starting businesses in India, and dealing with licenses and permits across the business life-cycle. It will function as one-stop-shop for obtaining information and forms; submission of forms/applications; online payment and routing of fees; and routing of forms/applications and fees to various departments for licenses, permits, registrations, approvals, clearances, permissions, periodic filings, and compliances throughout the life-cycle of a business entity.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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Government to Business single-window streamlines licensing and compliance through an online portal nationwide for businesses. The eBiz portal establishes a Government to Business single-window providing a 24x7 online system that supplies customized lists of required licenses, permits and regulations, enables access to information and forms, accepts application submissions and online payments, and routes applications and fees to relevant departments to manage licences, permits, registrations, approvals, clearances and periodic filings across the business life-cycle.