India’s rise in international ease of doing enterprise rankings could look spectacular on paper, however for entrepreneurs working by way of real-life authorities portals, the expertise is way extra sophisticated.
Govardhan Reddy, a Bengaluru-based startup founder, just lately took to LinkedIn to focus on what many enterprise house owners quietly face day-after-day — navigating a number of on-line authorities methods that don’t all the time work collectively.
In a put up titled “What’s Unsuitable with India’s Portals?”, Reddy shared how a easy password reset on Karnataka’s PTO-007 portal led to 6 visits to authorities places of work and nonetheless didn’t get resolved.
However the difficulty, he factors out, goes far past one portal. Throughout main platforms — PAN, Aadhaar, GST, Passport — every follows its personal algorithm on how names are entered and saved, resulting in mismatches and countless paperwork.
“PAN desires First Identify, Center Identify, Final Identify. Aadhaar says Surname, Center Identify, Final Identify. GST has its personal logic. Passport? God solely is aware of what they’re asking,” Reddy writes.
He additionally factors to how regional variations in naming conventions add to the confusion. “First Identify” in North India typically means one thing completely different in South India, the place initials are widespread.
The true problem, Reddy says, is an absence of coordination between departments. “PAN says surname begins from the fifth character. Aadhaar disagrees. Banks and companies battle to reconcile these variations, and entrepreneurs spend months making an attempt to repair primary mismatches,” he explains.
Calling for a sensible resolution, Reddy suggests bringing collectively all key departments — PAN, Aadhaar, GST, Earnings Tax, Passport, Banks — to agree on one naming customary.
“One India, One Naming Conference, Zero Chaos,” he says. “Entrepreneurs want clear methods that work collectively — not months of backwards and forwards over a reputation.”
