Azad to take ‘single window’

private or the public sector,’’ he says. ‘‘But due to a perceptible improvement in the security environment here, it has been possible to revive industrial activity over the last three or four years. ’’

To reassure NRIs they would not be first-timers risking their pockets in what is still perceived as a strife-torn state, Azad says that J&K has already succeeded in attracting investment to the tune of around

Rs 3,500 crore in the industry sector ‘‘despite the perception that the security situation in the state was fragile’’.

In the effort to give J&K an investor-friendly climate, Azad is looking at a Single Window Clearance System for the fast-track processing of NRI project proposals. ‘‘We are determined to make things easy and transparent for the investor. As a step forward, we are trying to improve the state’s work culture,’’ he said.