Lok Sabha Question No. 2211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: Performance of States on EODB
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY, HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2211.

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 24 TH  DECEMBER, 2018.

## PERFORMANCE OF STATES ON EODB

## 2211.  SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY: DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether about a dozen States have implemented 75 per cent or more of the 340 reform areas chosen to rank States on 'business reforms action plan' as part  of  the  Centre's  the  'ease  of  doing  business'  initiatives  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  invites  more  investments,  reform  in  construction permit,  environmental  and  labour  norms,  obtaining  electricity  connection, online tax return filing, inspection reforms, access to information and transparency,  single  window  mechanism,  land  availability  and  commercial dispute  resolution  to  make  it  more  successful  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof; and
- (c) whether some States need to speed up the implementation of reforms in order to  attract  more  investments  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  steps  being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज् यमंत्री (श्री सी.आर. चौधरी) (SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a): Yes Madam, based on Implementation Score in Business Reform Action Plan 2016,  16  States  have  implemented  75%  or  more  of  the  340  reforms. Subsequently  in  Business  Reform  Action  Plan  2017-18,  18  States  have achieved a combined score (Reform evidence score and Feedback score) of more  than  75%. The  names  of  the  States  and  UTs  are  attached  at
- Annexure.
- (b): The ease of doing business initiative of the government is achieved through Business Reform Action Plan wherein the endeavor is to make the processes simpler and transparent, reduce the timelines for various regulatory approvals and  eliminate  physical  interface  between  the  department  and  the  business

with the ultimate aim of increasing investments in the States/ Union Territories (UTs). As a result of the Business Reform Action Plan Exercise 2017-18:

-  19  State/UTs  -  Established  specialized  Commercial  Courts  in  major towns/clusters in the State
-  22 State/UTs - Reduced the number of documents required for obtaining electricity connection to only 2 as against 16 in 2016
-  21 State/UTs- Designed and implemented online Single Window System with functionality for online application submission, payment and approvals
-  12 State/UTs - Created online single window system for uploading building plans and providing construction permits
-  21 State/UTs -Digitized land transaction deeds of last 2 years at all subregistrar offices
- (c): Yes,  16  States  and  UTs  have  a  combined  score  of  less  than  50%  under Business  Reform  Action  Plan  2017-18.  In  this  regard,  DIPP  has  taken numerous initiatives in 2017-18 such as:
-  DIPP along with the World Bank conducted a nationwide workshop in July 2017 and 8 State/UT level workshops to share good practices and provide guidance on implementing reforms.
-  In  2017,  DIPP  organized  dedicated  Video  Conferences  with  North  East States to help them in understanding the Business Reform Action Plan.
-  In October - December 2018, workshops were conducted in each Union Territory to address challenge faced by them in implementing reforms.
-  DIPP also adopted handholding method of partnering leading States with low scoring States so that the latter could learn from the former.
-  2  regional  workshops,  one  each  in  Guwahati  and  Lucknow,  have  been conducted.  In  the  following  weeks,  3  more  such  workshops  will  be conducted in Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2211 FOR ANSWER ON 24.12.2018.

Business Reform Action Plan 2017-18 Combined Score Card of Reform Evidence and Feedback

| TOP ACHIEVERS (ABOVE 95%)   | TOP ACHIEVERS (ABOVE 95%)   | TOP ACHIEVERS (ABOVE 95%)   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| RANK                        | STATE                       | SCORE (%)                   |
| 1                           | ANDHRA PRADESH              | 98.30                       |
| 2                           | TELANGANA                   | 98.28                       |
| 3                           | HARYANA                     | 98.06                       |
| 4                           | JHARKHAND                   | 98.05                       |
| 5                           | GUJARAT                     | 97.99                       |
| 6                           | CHHATTISGARH                | 97.31                       |
| 7                           | MADHYA PRADESH              | 97.30                       |
| 8                           | KARNATAKA                   | 96.42                       |
| 9                           | RAJASTHAN                   | 95.70                       |

| ACHIEVERS (90 - 95%)   | ACHIEVERS (90 - 95%)   | ACHIEVERS (90 - 95%)   |
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| RANK                   | STATE                  | SCORE (%)              |
| 10                     | WEST BENGAL            | 94.59                  |
| 11                     | UTTARAKHAND            | 94.24                  |
| 12                     | UTTAR PRADESH          | 92.89                  |
| 13                     | MAHARASHTRA            | 92.88                  |
| 14                     | ODISHA                 | 92.08                  |
| 15                     | TAMIL NADU             | 90.68                  |

| FAST MOVERS (80 - 90%)   | FAST MOVERS (80 - 90%)   | FAST MOVERS (80 - 90%)   |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| RANK                     | STATE                    | SCORE (%)                |
| 16                       | HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 87.90                    |
| 17                       | ASSAM                    | 84.75                    |
| 18                       | BIHAR                    | 81.91                    |

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