(a) he shall receive and process all investment proposals including new investment as well as proposal of modernization , expansion of existing industries ;
(b) he shall be responsible to run the Web Portal of Single Window Agency efficiently, liaise with all competent authorities, preparation of monthly report and get clearances from the competent authority in time ;
(c) he shall coordinate with all efforts of the State Government to encourage new investment and its actual implementation in the state in respect of all sectors of trade, commerce and industry ;
(d) he shall receive or cause to be received applications online for new investment from Private and Public sector, and examine and process the same for all necessary statutory and other approvals ;
(e) he shall issue notices to the competent authority, in case of their failure to provide necessary clearances within the stipulated time and same be intimated to the concerned administrative departments for taking necessary action ;
(f) he shall review the process with the team of officers under him at least twice in a month and sort out any problem faced by them . In case of any critical issue/s, the matter may be referred to the Executive Committee for a suitable solution.
(g) He shall be responsible for carrying such other functions as may be entrusted to him by the Board of Governors.
Time limit for issue of different clearances.
15.
Notwithstanding anything contained in any state law for the time being in force, the Government may prescribe time limits for processing of applications and issuance of clearance/s by different competent authorities under this Act.
Deemed Clearance.
16.
(1) In the event of failure of the respective competent authority to issue the clearance within the time limit prescribed, the requisite clearance shall be deemed to have been accorded to the concerned applicants under various State enactments , provided the applicants have paid requisite fees if any, the applications are complete in all respects and they are free from any material defect:
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Provided that provisions of this section shall not be applicable in the matter of allotment of land, approval for change of land use for industrial purpose and registration of land documents under the Revenue and Disaster Management Department of the State Government:
Provided further that the deemed clearance under this section shall not guarantee issue of subsequent statutory documents unless the entire process of enquiry required for the same is complete.
(2) The Single Window Agency shall inform to the applicant the date on which the application was received by the competent authority and the date on which it was deemed to have been cleared under sub-section (1) of this section .
(3) The applicant may proceed to execute the work or take other necessary action after receiving the information from the Single Window Agency under sub-section (2) of this section.
but not so as to contravene any of the provisions of the relevant Acts, rules or bye-laws made thereunder applicable to such clearances .
(4) The Single Window Agency shall prepare a list of applicants receiving deemed clearances on monthly basis and inform the respective competent authority from time to time for their information and record.
Exemption. 17.
The State Government may, by notification for good and sufficient reasons to be recorded in writing, exempt any clearance from the purview of this Act.
Fund. 18.
(1) For smooth functioning of the Single Window Agency, entire fund shall be provided by the Government through budgetary support.
(2) The Single Window Agency shall maintain a separate Bank Account of its receipts and expenditures in a Scheduled Bank.
(3) The Fund under sub-section (1) shall be utilized for the following :-
(a) Procurement of IT Hardware/Software , cost towards development of software, maintenance of Hardware/Software, payment towards connectivity charges, Annual charges of leased land, furniture and fixtures, procurement of electrical equipments, printing paper, postage and stamps, contingencies, mid term study, preparation of Request for Proposal (RFP) and to defray any other statutory dues etc.
(b) Salary for the officers and staff of the Single Window Agency including outsourced and contractual staff engaged by the Single Window Agency ;
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(c) Cost towards payment of rent, Travelling allowances for the Chief Executive Officer and other officers and staff.
(d) Cost towards printing and stationery, payment of electricity bills, telephone bills, mobile bills, bill for helpline telephone number, etc. and any more head of expenditure approved by the Executive Committee.
Account and Audit.
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(1) The Single Window Agency shall cause to be maintained proper books of accounts and other books as may be prescribed and prepare an annual statement of accounts.
(2) The Single Window Agency shall cause its accounts to be audited annually by the statutory and Government auditors.
The auditors shall have the right to demand the production of books, accounts, connected vouchers, documents and to papers and inspect the office of the Single Window Agency.
(3) As soon as the accounts of the Single Window Agency have been audited, the Single Window Agency shall send a copy thereof together with a copy of the report of the auditor thereon to the State Government.
(4) The Single Window Agency shall comply with such directions as the State Government may, after the perusal of the report of the auditor thinks fit to issue.
Fees. 20.
The State Government may by notification, impose such fees or charges in respect of any service provided under this Act, if so desired.
Delegation of Financial power.