Energizing Bureaucracy for Start Up India
Energizing Bureaucracy for Start Up India
1. A separate ministry should be formed attached to cabinet minister. The secretary should be responsible to form policies, regulate, dispose and finalize projects, whether it is small, medium or large, irrespective of funds invested
2. Concerned department officials should co-operate with the start-ups in implementing the projects within targeted time failing which each and every employee/officers concerned should be questioned
3. A helpline should be established and complaints should be addressed within 48 hours
4. Bureaucrats must be re-oriented to utilize Indian start-ups as much as possible
5. Common bureaucratic approach of “Why can this not be done?” must be re-oriented to “How can this be done?”
6. Bureaucrats should be made accountable for their actions, wrong actions, and inaction concerning start-ups
7. A 3 member committee should be set up in every Ministry/Department to review Start Up proposals approved by a bureaucrat so the decision is validated and protect bureaucrats from the fear of future undue investigation
8. The resistance from bureaucrats in working with small entities should be questioned and addressed by DIPP Start Up Center
9. A separate authority competent enough to grant all licences and finance in a "single window" scheme must be set up
10. The ministers should undertake regular initiatives to motivate the bureaucrats to work with start ups
11. Start-ups if facing bureaucracy bottlenecks should be able to raise the issue with DIPP Start Up Center
12. Government should identify and promote honest bureaucrats
13. Each department/ministry should be rated based on inputs from all stakeholders. This will be a positive way to encourage our bureaucracy to become partners in progress
14. No files should stay with a bureaucrat for more than 3 days
15. The change in policies and their implementation should be made quicker
16. The charter of duties may be assigned and concerned officer may be fixed accountable as per the requirement
17. The start-up project status should be reviewed every month and help should be extended, if required. more