India hopes to further improve its rank in World Bank’s Doing Business report this year

09 May 2019 Evaluate

Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Ramesh Abhishek has said India is hoping to further improve its rank in World Bank’s Doing Business report this year especially in indicators of paying taxes, insolvency resolution, trading across borders, issue of building permits and starting a business.  Improving ranking helps a country to provide a better investment climate for investors. The next report is expected to be released in October 2019. India improved its ranking by 23 places to the 77th position in the 2018 report. India is aiming to improve its ranking to the top 50th in the coming years.

The World Bank in its annual Doing Business report ranks nations based on 10 parameters relating to starting and doing business in a country. These parameters include ease of starting a business, construction permits, getting electricity, getting credit, paying taxes, trade across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency.

The government's initiatives such as relaxed norms for company incorporation and removing the requirement of a bank account for GST registration may help India further improve its ranking.  Other steps, which the government has taken, include clubbing of several forms into one; elimination of fee for incorporation of companies where authorised capital is up to Rs 15 lakh, removal of company seal or rubber stamp and combined registration for EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation) and Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC).

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