3,615 Units come to the fold of GO SWIFT within 30 Days of Launch

Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri Naveen Patnaik launched the first-of-its-kind single window portal for industries called GO SWIFT (Government of Odisha Single Window Investor Facilitation and Tracking) on November 16, 2017. With its launch, Odisha has made a landmark development from a pre-dominantly paper based system to an end-to-end online system for all major clearances and support sought by industrial units during the entire investment life cycle of their projects. The portal has received an overwhelming response and 3,615 industrial units have come into the fold of GO SWIFT within just 30 days of its launch.

Speaking at a press conference organized alongside the Workshop on GO-SWIFT, to apprise industry associations of the unique features of the portal, Shri Niranjan Pujari, Minister (Industries) said that “GO SWIFT is first-of-its-kind portal by any State in the country and I would encourage all companies from and outside Odisha to take benefit of the same. Going into the next year, we will be introducing more progressive reforms as well as intensify our investor reach out activities within the country and outside. As per ASSOCHAM, we have the highest implementation rate of industrial projects among all States in the country.  Under the guidance of Hon. Chief Minister, Odisha is today the most preferred investment destination in the country”

Using GO SWIFT, new industrial units can obtain all necessary information regarding investible projects, applicable incentives and clearances required through an interactive tool called Info-Wizard. Further, units can select suitable industrial land on a Geographic Information System (GIS) based platform, GO PLUS (Govt. of Odisha – Portal for Land Use and Services). GO SWIFT also facilitates online approval from the Single Window Authority and Land allotment from IDCO. Industrial units can apply, make payment, track the status of their applications and obtain approvals for 32 G2B services from 15 State Government Departments. The Industries Department is in the process of bringing more services under the ambit of GO SWIFT.

Existing industrial units in the State can also apply to regulatory agencies for renewal of licenses, take advantage of risk-based synchronized inspections using GO SMILE (Govt. of Odisha – Synchronized Mechanism for Inspection of Licenced Enterprises), avail post land allotment services from IDCO using APAA (Automated Post Allotment Application), resolve issues with Government Departments using State Project Monitoring Group (SPMG) Portal and dovetail CSR activities with the developmental goals of the State using GO CARE (Govt. Of Odisha – CSR Administration and Responsive Engagement). New and existing industrial units can also apply for applicable incentives and get sanctions under the Industrial Policy Resolution (IPR) 2015 using GO SWIFT.

Shri Sanjeev Chopra, Principal Secretary, Industries Department, said “We are committed to ensure investor delight in Odisha. GO SWIFT has seamlessly integrated all existing technological applications of the Industries Department via the Single Sign-On (SSO) Framework to provide unmatched facilitation to new as well as existing industries in the State. An investor can now make online application for land allotment, new power and water connection, take online approval for building plans, get permission for road & tree cutting from concerned departments and agencies, receive all required consents from State Pollution Control Board and avail all key licenses from Labour Directorate and Directorate of Factories and Boilers among other approvals and support required through the life cycle of an industrial project through this single portal”.

 With its launch, the state government is committed to reaffirm Odisha’s position as a ‘leader’ in ease of doing business reforms.