States’ performance in ease of doing business shows significant progress: CII

11 Jul 2018 Evaluate

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has said that performance of states and Union Territories (UTs) in the ease of doing the business ranking by the World Bank and the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) shows that over the previous four years significant progress has been made in improving climate and the results are now visible on the ground.

Andhra Pradesh, with a score of 98.42 percent, has topped the ease of doing business ranking among all states and UTs, while neighbouring Telegana has been ranked second with Haryana at the third spot. Others in the top ten are Jharkhand (4), Gujarat (5), Chhattisgarh (6), Madhya Pradesh (7), Karnataka (8), Rajasthan (9) and West Bengal (10). Meghalaya was ranked last at 36th position.

CII President Rakesh Bharti Mittal has stated that the innovative partnership between the Central and state governments in a spirit of cooperative and competitive federalism to facilitate investments across the country is yielding notable results.  Besides, parameters on which the states and UTs are ranked include reforms they’ve undertaken and the feedback from the government they’ve incorporated in their policies. DIPP in collaboration with the World Bank conducts an annual reform exercise for all states/UTs under the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP).


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