Constitution, powers and functions of Investor Facilitation Agency.

(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint an Investor Facilitation Agency at the State level, which shall be a cell headed by the Industries Commissioner with such other supervisory and secretarial staff as may be required. The Investor Facilitation Agency shall act as a nodal agency for the purposes of this Act.

(2) The functions of the Investor Facilitation Agency shall, among others, include the following, namely:-

(a) to guide and assist entrepreneurs to set up industries in the State;

(b) to carry out investment promotion activities;

(c) to render necessary assistance in policy formulation for industrial progress;

(d) to co-ordinate with various State Government departments for investor applications, integration of websites with Investor Facilitation Portal and any such support as may be required for the smooth functioning of the Investor Facilitation Portal;

(e) to resolve investor grievances related to any approvals/ incentives/ land related issues/ technical issues and any other issues in the manner as may be prescribed;

(f) to perform such functions as may be prescribed including budgeting, sourcing of manpower, infrastructure which is to be extended up to the district level;

(g) in consultation with the Government of Gujarat, communicate with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Government of India for Ease of Doing Business matters;

(h) to provide secretarial support to the State Level Facilitation Committee, Single Window Facilitation Committee or, as the case may be, the District Level Facilitation Committee;

(i) under the superintendence, direction and control of the State Level Facilitation Committee, Single Window Facilitation Committee or, as the case may be, the District Level Facilitation Committee, the Investor Facilitation Agency shall arrange to issue combined application form, acknowledge all applications filed before the concerned Committee. The Investor Facilitation Agency shall pursue the clearance of the applications with the competent authorities;

(j) to perform any other function as may be entrusted to it by the State Government.

(3) The Investor Facilitation Agency shall, in addition to the functions referred to in sub-section (1), shall also prepare and regularly update an Entrepreneurs Guide providing complete particulars relating to -

(a) State and Central Industrial policies.

(b) procedure to obtain the required clearances from the departments and authorities.

(c) information on industrial status and advantages existing in the State.

(d) salient features of Acts and the rules made thereunder applicable to an industrial undertaking, and

(e) any other information useful to the entrepreneurs.