NITI Aayog Endorses Telangana’s TS‑iPASS as India’s Benchmark for Industrial Approvals

Overview

• NITI Aayog’s MSME convergence report singles out TS‑iPASS as the only Indian model comparable to portals in Canada, Singapore, Germany and Australia.
• The report advises the Union government to create a centralized MSME portal that integrates TS‑iPASS-style workflows with AI-driven recommendations and real-time updates.
• Enacted in 2014, TS‑iPASS established a statutory single window that mandates approvals within 1–30 days with penalties for officials who miss deadlines.
• Departments may request additional information only once within three days, entrepreneurs can demand reasons for delays, and over 25 agencies are integrated for simultaneous, trackable approvals with automatic escalation.
• Cited outcomes include 3,191 projects cleared in FY 2022–23 worth ₹26,791 crore and a cumulative 22,745 industries facilitated, ₹2,60,060 crore invested and 17.54 lakh jobs, with no central implementation decision announced yet.