New Delhi, June 8 -- Union Minister Piyush Goyal launched the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna portal on Monday, framing it as a shift from the land struggles of the 1980s to a plug-and-play era for industry.

Drawing on his own experience of making "over 90 trips" to the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation office in Vakola in the mid-80s for a 2,930 sqm plot in Dombivli, Goyal said the new portal will spare young entrepreneurs and foreign investors that pain through transparent, single-window access.

The portal will integrate Google Maps and satellite imagery so investors can assess connectivity, plot size and neighbouring units before applying. In a forward-looking suggestion, Goyal said: "We could have a premium rate if somebody...