NSWS will give a big boost to auto sector by bringing 32 ministries under one portal: Anurag Jain – Times of India

The Government of India has recently launched the National Single Window Scheme.nsws) Portal where businesses can digitally identify and apply for licenses or approvals at one place instead of visiting different government departments separately. The portal currently hosts applications for 24 central departments and 16 state governments.
speaking on the 62nd Siam Annual ConferenceShri Anurag Jain, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India said, “At present, we plan to bring 32 central ministries under the NSWS scheme. We already have 24 departments working with us and the remaining 9 ministries are also likely to participate by December 2022. The NSWS scheme will provide a simple and streamlined platform for the stakeholders of the automotive industry to obtain their licenses and permissions. This will boost business development, R&D and innovation.

How does this work?
Businesses can map out the exact approvals required from different ministries using the Know Your Approval tab of the website after which they can apply for multiple licenses or approvals under the same business ID. Once they submit their single application, businesses will also be able to track the status of their approvals and receive them through the portal. It simplifies the process of interacting with ministries and obtaining approvals.
Jain further added that NSWS is in line with the Government’s Vision India 47 to formulate a robust plan for the automotive sector to become one of the top two automotive manufacturing countries in the world over the next 25 years. The Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry expects the Indian economy to become an optimistic US$ 32 trillion by 2047 and the auto sector could be at US$ 7 trillion of that figure.

Commenting on the digital nature of the NSWS solution, Jain also told the stakeholders that as the country and the industry progress, the interdependence between the two auto industry And the IT industry is bound to grow. “We have already seen how the IT industry affects the auto industry. lack of semiconductors, Similarly, the automotive industry has an impact on IT in terms of logistics and cost. As the industry is already moving towards connected cars, stakeholders need to upgrade their R&D and innovation to stay relevant and survive.