Go Swift Portal of the Industries Department, Government of Odisha Bags National e-Governance Award

Award presented by Government of India’s Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances

by Suman Gupta

Bhubaneshwar, February , 2020, The Government of Odisha today announced that, in a major achievement for its Department of Industries, the state’s Single Window Investor Facilitation & Tracking popularly known as GO SWIFT has bagged the National e- governance Silver award for the year 2019-20 under the Category-1 ‘Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation’ by the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances of the Government of India (e-Governance division). The award was presented during the 23rd National conference on e-governance currently on in Mumbai.

The, GO SWIFT portal goes beyond just the Single Window, One-stop Solution for approvals & clearances for Industrial projects, by providing the necessary support to the investors in the entire investment lifecycle.

One of the USPs of this portal is the GO-PLUS tool which is an online GIS based Industrial Land bank which helps investors, located anywhere around the globe, select suitable land parcels for their projects and GO SMILE, which ensures hassle free Synchronized Inspection of Industries by different departments in the same time frame, saving time and resources for the investor companies. Odisha is the only state to have this solution which has been received very well by the Industries of the state.

The incentive administration is also online through this portal, so also the post allotment services by IDCO through GO-iPASS.

Odisha is one of the few states in the country which has extended the industrial facilitation to the CSR administration by the Industries, through the GO CARE portal which is part of the GO SWIFT.

GO SWIFT has been acknowledged as a digital transformation tool that  has changed  an  offline and manual intervention based process, involving undefined timelines and procedural delays, into  a hassle free  and paperless system that assures the user a responsive  and transparent system  delivering timely assistance through well synchronized team work. This system has reduced the single window approval time to just 20 days on an average from 390 days a few years back.

Such innovative steps have started yielding results by the virtue of which, Odisha cornered 18 per cent of the virgin investments drawn by all states and also edged past Maharashtra as the most attractive destination for investments during H1 or the April-September period of FY20 which is a huge achievement for the State.

The Government of India had already recognised GO SWIFT as a best practice and advised other states to emulate the same.

About Odisha: Located on the east coast of India, Odisha has a coastline of 480 kms along the Bay of Bengal. The modern State of Odisha was formed on 1 April, 1936 but its history dates to the era of Kalinga mentioned in the Mahabharata. Over the years the state has maintained a unique cultural identity distinct from all of its neighbouring States.

Traditionally, the State has been known for its mineral and mining strength. Since the turn of the millennium, the focus of the State has shifted to manufacturing and services industrial growth. The State Government has also taken several unique initiatives to ensure that a hassle-free and conducive business environment is provided to the investors setting up units in the State. This website is a one-stop location for all such information.

About IPICOL: Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha (IPICOL) is the single point of contact for all industrial investments in the State. IPICOL is responsible for devising the investment promotion, facilitation and aftercare strategy for The state of Odisha. IPICOL, as the investment promotion agency of the State of Odisha undertakes all activities to promote Odisha as the investment destination of choice