The Nodal Agency shall, in addition to the functions assigned under section 15 of the Act, exercise the following functions, namely :—
(a) To coordinate between applicant, competent authority, Empowered Committee, Supervisory Committee, and various Departments for effective implementation of the Act.
(b) To monitor the status of applications, from time to time, and shall submit the report with observations, suggestions and recommendations to the Empowered Committee.
(c) To resolve the queries raised by entrepreneurs or investors within seven working days in coordination with the Competent Authority.
(d) To place the unresolved queries before the Empowered Committee, if required.
(e) To function, in co-ordination with Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), for investment promotion by,—
(i) raising awareness and facilitating investors coming to the State;
(ii) conducting roadshows across districts, States and chosen international destinations in collaboration with MIDC;
(iii) collaborating with National and foreign Embassies, Consulates, Industry Associations, Ministries of other countries to identify potential investors and generate potential investments in the State;
(iv) setting up of Country desks / Sectoral analysis to determine global sectoral trends;
(v) creating and publishing marketing collaterals – reports, compendium, journals, articles, and other Information, Education and Communication (IEC) material;
(vi) signing, Tracking and Monitoring of potential MoUs, followed by assistance in establishment of investments;
(vii) collaborations with Trade Bodies to identify and assist potential leads with investment related information;
(viii) establish connects with Venture Capitalists/ Angel Investors;
(ix) establish connect with Marathi diaspora living abroad and encourage them to invest in Maharashtra;
(x) create and promote a platform to establish Buyer-seller connect.
(f) To facilitate investors for setting up their businesses in Maharashtra by,—
(i) publishing information on ‘land bank’ in association with MIDC (of MIDC and non – MIDC available land parcels.);
(ii) assisting the investors in identification of suitable land for investment;
(iii) providing assistance towards identification of Government to business (G2B) services/approvals/ clearances/ permissions/ NOCs and support in filing of applications;
(iv) providing information on various policy and responding to queries raised by investors;
(v) serving as a Knowledge Centre for investors with all kinds of information related to investment (land bank, policies, permissions required, etc.);
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(vi) establishing a call centre to facilitate the investors in setting up their businesses in Maharashtra.
(g) To develop a Grievance Redressal mechanism by,—
(i) creating an online grievance redressal platform to the investors;
(ii)co-ordinating with complainant and Competent Authorities for timely redressal;
(iii) escalating the grievances to the Empowered Committee for necessary and timely intervention;
(iv) preparation of FAQs, handouts, developing a dashboard for providing updates and to create facility for tracking grievance of the investors;
(v) communicating resolutions for redressals to the complainant.
(h) To establish a cell dedicated to Export Promotion and facilitate exporters from the State by,—
(i) preparing vision document and annual export plan for the State. The cell will also facilitate all the districts to prepare annual export plan for the districts;
(ii) co-ordinating with International Trade Bodies, Export promotion Councils, Educational Institutions, and Buyers and Sellers;
(iii) Facilitating districts to establish National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories ( NABL) accredition for certification of the products;
(iv) facilitating exporters in obtaining Quality certifications and Certificate of Origin;
(v) supporting exporters in designing, packaging, branding, and marketing of products as per the global demand;
(vi) capacity building of exporters, producers, manufacturers, and stakeholders;
(vii) publishing data and reports after research and analysis of Global Supply-Chain demands;
(viii) organizing buyer-seller meet, conferences, exhibitions and awareness campaigns;
(ix) providing financial assistance to exporters and exhibitors for participation in national and international exhibitions and expos;
(x) promoting One-District-One-Product.
(i) Policy and research.—
(i) to conduct policy impact analysis year-on-year basis and review of progress or performance of existing policies;
(ii) to conduct study for Benchmarking Policies of other States and Countries, along with Benchmarking of Impact Analysis;
(iii) to prepare and submit the policy draft;
(iv) to conduct stakeholder consultations, collect and submit the feedback or suggestions or gap analysis report on policy drafts;
(v) to identify and prepare Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and Roadmap for action areas for effective implementation of the policies.
(j) Ease of Doing Business and Business Reforms.—
(i) to conduct detailed study of provisions/ requirements under various Acts/ Rules/ Regulations/ Notifications, both at the State-level and Central-level in Consultation with Industries/ Industry Associations;
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(ii) to prepare benchmarking study report for globally recognized best practices;
(iii) to conduct analysis and assist concerned authorities for necessary actions for implementation of Ease of Doing Business reforms as per recommendations by Central Government;
(iv) to conduct de-novo analysis on different service processes, forms, document requirements, notified timelines and statutory fee of various services, along with recommendations for improvement;
(v) to simplify the processes for approval or licenses or permissions for setting up business in coordination with various department, competent authorities and stakeholders;
(vi) to conduct study on Cost of Doing Business and Cost of Regulation across the State and suggest the corrective measures/ necessary actions to the concerned authority.
(k) Digital Transformation.—
(i) to develop and maintain an online portal for single window system to facilitate investors.
(ii) to integrate online single window system (MAITRI portal) with relevant agencies, department, and Central Government portals;
(iii) to identify and onboard new G2B services required for setting up industries under various policies.
(l) Budget and Administration.—
(i) to prepare and submit annual budget for approval of the Government for each financial year;
(ii) to make necessary provisions for availability of funds for various initiatives and activities and routine expenses;
(iii) to maintain accounts or records for the incurred expenses and Management Information System;
(iv) to manage human resource related matters, including recruitment, remunerations, benefits and entitlements, etc.;
(v) to carry out day to day business and co-ordination with relevant stakeholders.