- Posted by One India, last updated on 08 August, 2022

India

oi-Jyoti Bhaskar

Hyderabad, August 08 : So far, 19,454 industries have received Single Window Clearance through the TS-iPASS initiative in Telangana. Of these, operation has started in 15,660 industries. Single-window approval for industries is being given under the Telangana State Industrial Project Approval and Self-Certification System (TS-iPASS). This has increased investment in Telangana with the opening of thousands of industries.

According to the Telangana government, 3,938 new industries were started in 2021-22. 17,867 crore was invested. Employment was created for 96,863 people. Overall, TS-iPASS attracted an investment of Rs 2.32 lakh crore and created employment for 16.48 lakh people.

According to the government, Telangana is the only state in the country that has been empowered to get clearance for industrial clearances with the use of TS-iPASS. Approvals are based on self-certification. The Common Application Form has been designed to meet the needs of all the departments. Approvals are under the purview of TS-iPASS, with 27 departments providing 39 types of pre-establishment and pre-operational approvals. Clearance is granted within a stipulated time frame ranging from seven days to a maximum of 30 days, depending on the complexity of the clearance. Failure to do so is considered approved.

For large projects i.e., projects with an investment of more than Rs 200 crore, provisional or provisional clearance is issued within 15 days based on the self-certificate submitted by the applicants. Formal approval is given before starting the operation in the unit. All approvals under TS-iPASS are through end-to-end online system. E-mail and SMS alerts are sent at all stages of the application process. The TS-iPASS Act also stipulates the imposition of fine at the rate of Rs 1,000 per day on officers who fail to give clearances within the stipulated time frame.

Story first published: Monday, August 8, 2022, 16:55 [IST]