Kolkata: West Bengal has formed a State-Level Investment Synergy Committee (SLISC) to boost the ease of conducting business in the state.
The notification followed the assurance given by the CM Mamata Banerjee during the Bengal Global Business Summit about the creation of a panel of this nature.
The SLISC will provide a central platform as a single user interface for all business and investment related proposals which need to be granted within a one month time period.
An online grievance redressal and feedback mechanism with real-time monitoring coupled with integration of data across platforms will be introduced too as part of SLISC.
The committee aims to streamline the process of obtaining approvals for investments and projects in West Bengal.
SLISC aims to integrate with the portal www.silpasathi.wb.gov.in to simplify the application and approval process.
Consequently SLISC aims to eliminate bottlenecks across manufacturing, IT/ITES, healthcare, real estate and services. Accordingly, SLISC will be chaired by the Chief Secretary and include heads of 19 departments including industry, commerce and enterprises, environment, finance, labour and urban development. Heads of other relevant departments will be included as per requirement.
The committe will meet fortnightly to review pending applications and address issues and the investors and entrepreneurs can join these meetings to explain obstacles faced.
In addition to SLISC, investment synergy committees (ISCs) led by DMs will be formed at the district level. These committees will coordinate with SLISC to resolve local issues and ensure smooth implementation of the projects.
