Business reforms: Andhra, Gujarat, Haryana among ‘Top Achievers’

Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh are in the ‘Achievers’ category, while Assam, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Jharkhand, Kerala, Rajasthan and West Bengal have been placed in the ‘Aspirers’ category. Andaman & Nicobar, Bihar, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry and Tripura have been clubbed under the ‘Emerging Business Ecosystems’ category.

Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman announced the assessment of states/union territories under the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) 2020, the fifth edition of the BRAP, in New Delhi last week.

The BRAP 2020 includes 301 reform points covering 15 business regulatory areas such as access to information, single-window clearance system, labour, environment, land administration and transfer of land and property, utility permits, and others. As many as 118 new reforms were included, as well as sectoral reforms with 72 action points spread across nine sectors. Areas like cinema halls, hospitality, movie shooting and tourism were introduced for the first time.

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