forestsclearance.nic.in Single Window Clearance System : Ministry of Environment & Climate Change

Organisation : Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change
Facility : Single Window Clearance System
Applicable For : All India
Website : http://forestsclearance.nic.in/Home.aspx
Terms & Conditions : https://www.statusin.in/uploads/26371-SWCS.pdf

Single Window Clearance System :

Objective :
** Enhance efficiency, transparency and accountability in the Environmental, Forest, and Wild Life Clearance process.

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** Reduction in turnaround time for activity.
** Enhance responsiveness through workflows automation and availability of real time information.

** Enhance ease and convenience of citizens and businesses in accessing information and services.
** Achieve standardization in processes across regional and state level.

Features :
** Submission of all type of proposals (EC, FC, WL) through single window interface.
** A unique-id for each proposal for future reference.
** On-the-fly generation of all required reports.

** Automatic mailer notification to take instant action.
** Delays in the clearance process can be ascertained.
** Facilitate Management in effective monitoring.

** Accessible from any PC having internet facility.
** Eight types of privilege (roles for Forest Clearance Stage-I) for users as per their responsibility.

** Six types of privilege (roles for Forest Clearance Stage-II) for users as per their responsibility.
** Five types of privilege (roles for Wild Life Clearance) for users as per their responsibility.

** Four types of privilege (roles for Environmental Clearance – Category A) for users as per their responsibility.
** Three types of privilege (roles for Environmental Clearance – Category B) for users as per their responsibility.

Eight Roles for Forest Clearance (Stage-I) :
** User Agency
** State Nodal Officer
** DFO/DCF, DC

** CF/ CCF
** State Secretary! State Government
** Regional Office
** RO (HQ) Delhi and Head Office Delhi

Work flow for Forest Clearance process (Stage-I) :
User Agency can register to get the login credentials from efclearance.nic.in. After successful registration, User Agency will get user-id and password for logging in to the portal. After login, User Agency can submit application for seeking prior approval of Central

Government for diverting forest land for non-forestry purposes. There are three types of forms available on the portal. i.e. Form-A which is to be submitted for the allocation of fresh forest land, Form-B which is to be submitted for renewal of lease and third type is Form-C which is to be submitted for taking permission for prospecting of Minerals).

When User Agency submits all these details, an email alert would be sent (by System) to registered email-id of User Agency for the confirmation of the successful submission of the application.

This email alert may contain some information of proposal including unique proposal number generated automatically by the system. User Agency may refer this unique proposal number for future reference.

Once application is submitted, an email alert is sent by system to State Nodal Officer for the intimation. Nodal Officer will scrutinize the proposal (within 10 days) for its completeness and will send an acceptance letter to User Agency, if all relevant documents are uploaded properly by User Agency.

If any document is missing or any other information is needed, Nodal Officer may ask User Agency to upload those missing information.

If proposal is complete in all respect, then Nodal Officer will ask User Agency to submit a signed hard copy of the proposal to the concerned DFOs/DCs and Nodal Officer for further processing.

After that, User Agency will submit the hard copy of proposals to these offices and will upload a copy of acknowledgment slip received from these offices on portal. When, Nodal Officer sends the acceptance letter to User Agency, proposal details are forwarded automatically to concerned DFOs and DCs for further processing.

DFO will further process the proposal and will verify all the details submitted by User agency. After processing it, DFO will upload a copy of site inspection report and recommendation on the portal. When he uploads the recommendation, the proposal will be forwarded automatically to next level (i.e. CF/ CCF level officer).

DC has to upload details related with FRA and NOC from Gram Sabhas etc. CF / CCF level official may also view the proposal and will upload site inspection report (if any) and recommendation on portal.

When he uploads the recommendation, the proposal will be forwarded automatically to next level (i.e. Nodal Officer level).

Nodal Officer may again view the proposal and will upload his recommendation on the portal. When he uploads the recommendation, the proposal will be forwarded automatically to next level (i.e. State Secretary] State Government officer).