Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding RAJ NIVESH Portal of Rajasthan ?
- (1)RAJ NIVESH portal provides a single point (online) interface and a time bound clearance system by acting as a one-stop information/registration/approval /tracking centre for clearances/ approvals.
- (2)It is a “One Stop Shop” (OSS) facility directly under Chief Minister to facilitate large investment proposals more effectively and expedite requisite approvals / clearances for the same under one roof.
- (3)Rules for the One Stop Shop has been notified on 26.11.2020.
- (4)The portal also provides updated information relating to relevant rules, regulations, orders and policy initiatives and schemes for guidance of investors.
Answer
Why
Correct — option (2), It is a “One Stop Shop” (OSS) facility directly under Chief Minister to facilitate large investment proposals more effectively and expedite requisite approvals / clearances for the same under one roof.
The stem asks for the incorrect statement. Three options match the RAJ NIVESH portal's own description almost word for word; one changes a single detail.
Option (2) is that one. The portal says the One Stop Shop was set up in the Bureau of Investment Promotion (BIP) — not directly under the Chief Minister. Everything else in the sentence (large investment proposals, approvals under one roof) matches the official text.
The OSS came from the Rajasthan Enterprises Single Window Enabling and Clearance (Amendment) Act, 2020, enacted on 16 September 2020 to strengthen the existing Single Window Clearance System.
Option (1) is the portal's description of itself, option (3) gives the correct date for the OSS rules, and option (4) restates the portal's information role.
The idea to remember: when statements are built from an official text, look for the one detail that differs — here, the office that houses the OSS.
Why the others are wrong
- (1)RAJ NIVESH portal provides a single point (online) interface and a time bound clearance system by acting as a one-stop information/registration/approval /tracking centre for clearances/ approvals. — This statement is correct, so it is not the answer to an "incorrect" question.
It repeats the portal's own description: a single point (online) interface and a time-bound clearance system, acting as a one-stop information, registration, approval and tracking centre. The portal also offers online submission, tracking and e-payments.
- (3)Rules for the One Stop Shop has been notified on 26.11.2020. — This statement is correct. The RAJ NIVESH portal states that the rules for the One Stop Shop were notified on 26 November 2020.
That followed the Rajasthan Enterprises Single Window Enabling and Clearance (Amendment) Act, 2020, enacted on 16 September 2020, which set up the OSS. The Act came first, then the rules.
- (4)The portal also provides updated information relating to relevant rules, regulations, orders and policy initiatives and schemes for guidance of investors. — This statement is correct. The portal says it provides updated information on rules, regulations, orders, policy initiatives and schemes for investors' guidance.
Its other modules include "Know Your Approvals", which lists the state approvals a business needs, and a list of incentives — all part of its guidance role.
Concept
A single window system lets an investor apply for the many state approvals a project needs — land, power, water, environment, labour and others — through one channel, instead of visiting each department.
Rajasthan's legal base for this is the Rajasthan Enterprises Single Window Enabling and Clearance Act, 2011. RAJ NIVESH is its online portal: one interface to apply, pay fees, track applications and download certificates, run by the Bureau of Investment Promotion (BIP) in Jaipur.
In 2020 the State amended the Act to add a One Stop Shop (OSS) in BIP. The OSS handles large investment proposals and aims to get their approvals under one roof. Its rules were notified on 26 November 2020.
RPSC's 2024 Prelims syllabus lists "Major Agricultural, Industrial and Service Sector Issues" under the Economy of Rajasthan head. Investment facilitation — portals, single window laws and promotion agencies — sits in the industrial part of that line.
Institutional detail matters in this area: which body runs a facility, under which law, and from which date. Swapping an agency, a date or a level of government makes a description of the facility wrong.
The official source for the RAJ NIVESH details is the portal's own About Us page.
Key facts
- The Rajasthan Enterprises Single Window Enabling and Clearance Act, 2011 (Act No. 7 of 2011) is the legal base of the state's single window system.
- Its Amendment Act, 2020, enacted on 16 September 2020, set up a One Stop Shop (OSS) in the Bureau of Investment Promotion.
- Rules for the One Stop Shop were notified on 26 November 2020.
- RAJ NIVESH provides a single online interface and a time-bound clearance system for approvals, with online submission, tracking and e-payments.
- The Bureau of Investment Promotion (BIP) is located at Udyog Bhawan, Tilak Marg, Jaipur.
Source: About Us text on rajnivesh.rajasthan.gov.in.
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Common traps
- The OSS sits in the Bureau of Investment Promotion. A statement placing it directly under the Chief Minister changes the institution while keeping the rest of the official wording.
- Two dates belong to the OSS: the Amendment Act (16 September 2020) and the OSS rules (26 November 2020). Keep them apart.
- The principal single window law dates from 2011; the One Stop Shop came only with the 2020 amendment. Check which year a statement attaches to which.
A question can give four statements drawn from an official description and ask which is incorrect, with the wrong one keeping the official phrasing but changing a single element — here, the agency.
A question in the same format can change a date or the scale of projects instead, so each statement has to be checked detail by detail.
Related PYQs
UnlockIAS will link similar questions from RAS Pre 2016 here once that paper is published on this site.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
In Rajasthan, the One Stop Shop (OSS) facility for large investment proposals was established in –
- (a)Bureau of Investment Promotion (BIP)
- (b)Rajasthan Financial Corporation
- (c)Chief Minister's Office
- (d)District Industries Centres
Answer(1) — The Rajasthan Enterprises Single Window Enabling and Clearance (Amendment) Act, 2020 set up the OSS in the Bureau of Investment Promotion. Option (2) is a state financing body, option (3) is the error used in the 2024 question, and option (4) names district-level offices, not the OSS. - practice — not a real PYQ
The One Stop Shop facility in Rajasthan was created by amending which Act?
- (a)Rajasthan Guaranteed Delivery of Public Services Act, 2011
- (b)Rajasthan Enterprises Single Window Enabling and Clearance Act, 2011
- (c)Rajasthan Right to Hearing Act, 2012
- (d)Rajasthan Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Facilitation of Establishment and Operation) Act, 2019
Answer(2) — The OSS came through the Rajasthan Enterprises Single Window Enabling and Clearance (Amendment) Act, 2020. Option (1) guarantees time-bound public services, option (3) gives a right to a hearing on complaints, and option (4) concerns MSMEs — none of them was the Act amended for the OSS.