India’s Hydrocarbon Outlook 2024 195 A Report on Exploration & Production Activities 8.4 Coordination with State Governments: DGH has pursued the pending clearances (environment, forest and wildlife, CRZ) and licenses (PEL/PML) with the various State Governments. Since 2023, aprox. 120 clearances and licenses have been resolved as of now. There are approx. 132 cases where DGH is continuing its endeavours for facilitation of the approvals from the State and Centre. In addition to regular coordination meetings with the State Government(s), DGH regularly attends the Fortnightly Regional Co-ordination Meeting (FRCM) between IROs with the State authorities and user agencies and monthly Inter- Ministerial coordination meeting(ICMC) in MoEFCC to expedite the clearance proposals related to oil and gas sector. 8.5 Urja Pragati Portal: DGH aims to enhance E&P activities in India by fostering deeper stakeholder engagement. The ‘Urja Pragati’ portal, developed by the Environment division of DGH, expedites clearances and facilitates coordination between E&P operators and State Officials. This webbased portal serves as a single point for filing grievances. It offers a single-window interface for stakeholders and addresses bottlenecks in statutory and regulatory clearances, ensuring transparency, accountability, and responsiveness through features like issue tracker, document repository, and e-communication module.
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