Earning laurels to NIC, the Kerala - Single Window Interface for Fast and Transparent Clearance (K-SWIFT) project (Ease of Doing Business), developed by NIC Kerala State Centre, has been selected as the winner of ET DigiTech 2019 Award under “eGovernance Initiative of the Year” category. The Award was received by Smt. Kasthuri M, Sr. Technical Director, NIC Kerala from Shri Avtar Singh, Hon’ble Mayor, New Delhi during DigiTech Conclave organized by the Times Group at Hotel Hyatt Regency, New Delhi on 14th June 2019. K-SWIFT is a unified platform that enables entrepreneurs to apply for all requisite clearances to start industry without any procedural delays in getting statutory clearances from various authorities, concerned throughout the life cycle of projects. It facilitates single point contact for entrepreneurs across multiple departments, Common Application Form (CAF) across multiple departments with a unique identification number, online tracking of applications and approval within fixed time limit, real-time notifications and alerts via email, SMS & dashboard, automated fees calculation by the system against each service, and much more.