In order to facilitate 'Ease of Doing Business', the Government has launched a single window government-to-business (G2B) portal for 11 central government services. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley made the portal public today.

"We are firmly commited to wide ranging initiatives aimed at fostering the business environment in the country in a holistic manner," he said while adding that the Government's aporoach includes leveraging technology to bring transparency, improve efficiency and promote convenience.

Present on the occassion, the Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that now irrespective of the level of computerisation at the Department's end, whether online or not, eBiz platform will provide online submission and processing of forms including online payment.

The services, available on the portal, www.ebiz.gov.in, include those from Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).

Services from MCA include name availability, Director Identification Number (DIN), certificate of incorporation and commencement of business. Similarly, process such as foreign collaboration through general permission route from RBI, issue of explosive licences from DIPP, to know importer-exporter code (IEC) from DGFT, to get PAN and TAN from CBDT and to complete employer’s registration can be completed through the new portal.