Bare ActsThe Meghalaya State Investment Promotion and Facilitation Act, 2024 (Act No. 6 of 2024)

Section 14

Procedure for online application for obtaining clearance in Unified Investment Portal.

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(1) The applicant seeking any investment clearance shall register through the UIP created by the Invest Meghalaya Authority for the investment facilitation and on registration, applicant shall be given a unique ID and password for future reference; (2) The Combined Application Form (CAF) as constituted under section 13, along with prescribed attachment shall be uploaded online as per guidance available in the UIP; (3) On receipt of the Combined Application Form (CAF), the system shall automatically forward it shall be processed directly through UIP to the concerned department for vetting of the project; (4) Upon approval with remarks from the concerned departments, the Authority shall present the project proposal to the High-Powered Committee or State Investment Committee or District Investment Committee (based on the size of the investment) for in principle approval. (5) Post in principle approval, based on the nature of investment, the applicant can apply for relevant requisite clearances or pre establishment approvals through the UIP with additional necessary information; (6) On receipt of the additional information and payment of prescribed fees, the UIP shall automatically forward the same to the concerned competent authority; (7) The Competent Authority shall be provided online access to the UIP through secured user ID and password, to process the application forwarded to them; (8) The competent authority shall process the application and communicate the decision regarding approval or rejection of the request along with comments and upload the same in the UIP within the prescribed time limit as notified by the Government from time to time; (9) At each stage of the application, an e-mail and SMS alerts shall be sent to the applicant; (10) Post obtaining clearance on the application, the applicant can set up the investment and apply for pre-operational approval or clearances as per guidance available in UIP; (11) Post pre- operational approvals and commencement of production or service, the applicant can apply for incentives under concerned sectoral policies or Industrial Policy of the Government as per guidance available in UIP.

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