Lok Sabha Question No. 2792 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: BRAP
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak, Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2792.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 3 RD  AUGUST, 2022.

## BRAP

## 2792.  SHRI MANOJ KOTAK: SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  started  Business  Reforms  Action  Plan (BRAP)  in  the  year  2015  for  ranking  of  States  and  UTs  on  ease  of  doing business;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the ranking of States in the last four years;
- (c) the details of the methodology used for these rankings;
- (d) whether any change  has been observed by the Government  on  the performance of the States, based on rankings; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) & (b): Yes,  Sir.  Department  for  Promotion  of  Industry  and  Internal  Trade (DPIIT), in consultation with the State Governments, started a comprehensive reform ranking exercise called Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) in the year 2015 and so far, five editions of assessment have been released. The year-wise rankings of States/UTs during last 4 editions of the BRAP are given at Annexure .
- (c): The methodologies adopted for assessment of States/UTs during last 4 editions of the BRAP are tabulated below:-
- (d) & (e): The assessment and rankings of States/UTs under BRAP reflects that States/UTs have participated positively by putting in efforts for implementation  of  the  various  reforms  listed  under  the  Action  Plan relating to the business ecosystems in their regions and along with, also attempted to learn and adopt best practices across different States/UTs.

| Name of Exercise                   | Assessment Methodology                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Business Reforms Action Plan, 2016 | Evidence-based Assessment Methodology: States/UTs were evaluated on the basis of assessment of evidences submitted by them across all the reform points. Accordingly, weight-age of 100 % was assigned to |

|                                                                       | evidence-based assessment while calculating the overall score of the States/UTs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Business Reforms Action Plan, 2017-18                                 | Evidence and Feedback-based Assessment Methodology: States/UTs were evaluated on the basis of both the assessment of evidences submitted by them across all the reform points and the feedback score obtained by them across selected reform points. Feedback was obtained from actual users of service offered by respective States/UTs. Accordingly, weight -ages of 89.50% and 10.50% were assigned to evidence-based assessment and feedback-based assessment respectively, while calculating the overall score of the States/UTs. |
| Business Reforms Action Plan, 2019 Business Reforms Action Plan, 2020 | Feedback-based Assessment Methodology: States/UTs were evaluated entirely on the basis of feedback score obtained by them across all the reform points. Feedback was obtained from the users of service offered by respective States/UTs. Accordingly, weight-age of 100 % was assigned to feedback-based assessment while calculating the overall score of the States/UTs.                                                                                                                                                            |

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PARTS (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2792 FOR 03.08.2022.

The year-wise assessment and rankings of States/UTs during last 4 editions of the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) are tabulated below:-

| S. No.   | States/UTs        | Assessment and Rankings of States/UTs   | Assessment and Rankings of States/UTs   | Assessment and Rankings of States/UTs   | Assessment and Rankings of States/UTs   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | States/UTs        | BRAP, 2016                              | BRAP, 2017-18                           | BRAP, 2019                              | BRAP, 2020                              |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 1                                       | 1                                       | 1                                       | Top Achievers                           |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 31                                      | 34                                      | 29                                      | Not Evaluated                           |
| 3        | Assam             | 24                                      | 17                                      | 20                                      | Aspirers                                |
| 4        | Bihar             | 16                                      | 18                                      | 26                                      | Emerging Business Ecosystems            |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 4                                       | 6                                       | 6                                       | Aspirers                                |
| 6        | Goa               | 21                                      | 19                                      | 24                                      | Aspirers                                |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 3                                       | 5                                       | 10                                      | Top Achievers                           |
| 8        | Haryana           | 6                                       | 3                                       | 16                                      | Top Achievers                           |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 17                                      | 16                                      | 7                                       | Achievers                               |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 7                                       | 4                                       | 5                                       | Aspirers                                |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 13                                      | 8                                       | 17                                      | Top Achievers                           |
| 12       | Kerala            | 20                                      | 21                                      | 28                                      | Aspirers                                |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 5                                       | 7                                       | 4                                       | Achievers                               |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 10                                      | 13                                      | 13                                      | Achievers                               |
| 15       | Manipur           | 28                                      | 32                                      | 29                                      | Emerging Business Ecosystems            |
| 16       | Meghalaya         | 31                                      | 34                                      | 29                                      | Emerging Business Ecosystems            |
| 17       | Mizoram           | 29                                      | 30                                      | 25                                      | Not Evaluated                           |
| 18       | Nagaland          | 26                                      | 28                                      | 29                                      | Emerging Business Ecosystems            |
| 19       | Odisha            | 11                                      | 14                                      | 29                                      | Achievers                               |
| 20       | Punjab            | 12                                      | 20                                      | 19                                      | Top Achievers                           |
| 21       | Rajasthan         | 8                                       | 9                                       | 8                                       | Aspirers                                |
| 22       | Sikkim            | 30                                      | 33                                      | 29                                      | Not Evaluated                           |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        | 18                                      | 15                                      | 14                                      | Top Achievers                           |
| 24       | Telangana         | 1                                       | 2                                       | 3                                       | Top Achievers                           |

|   25 | Tripura                                  | 22                                                                                                                   | 25                                                                                                                   | 29                                                                                                                   | Emerging Business Ecosystems   |
|------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|   26 | Uttar Pradesh                            | 14                                                                                                                   | 12                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                    | Achievers                      |
|   27 | Uttarakhand                              | 9                                                                                                                    | 11                                                                                                                   | 11                                                                                                                   | Achievers                      |
|   28 | West Bengal                              | 15                                                                                                                   | 10                                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                                    | Aspirers                       |
|   29 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 31                                                                                                                   | 31                                                                                                                   | 22                                                                                                                   | Emerging Business Ecosystems   |
|   30 | Chandigarh                               | 31                                                                                                                   | 29                                                                                                                   | 29                                                                                                                   | Emerging Business Ecosystems   |
|   31 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Dadra and Nagar Haveli-25                                                                                            | Dadra and Nagar Haveli- 26                                                                                           | Dadra and Nagar Haveli- 23                                                                                           | Emerging Business Ecosystems   |
|   31 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Daman and Diu-23                                                                                                     | Daman and Diu-24                                                                                                     | Daman and Diu-18                                                                                                     | Emerging Business Ecosystems   |
|   32 | Delhi                                    | 19                                                                                                                   | 23                                                                                                                   | 12                                                                                                                   | Emerging Business Ecosystems   |
|   33 | Jammu & Kashmir                          | 31                                                                                                                   | 22                                                                                                                   | 21                                                                                                                   | Emerging Business Ecosystems   |
|   34 | Ladakh                                   | No separate rankings for Ladakh, as it was part of Jammu & Kashmir until its reorganization occurred in August, 2019 | No separate rankings for Ladakh, as it was part of Jammu & Kashmir until its reorganization occurred in August, 2019 | No separate rankings for Ladakh, as it was part of Jammu & Kashmir until its reorganization occurred in August, 2019 | Not Evaluated                  |
|   35 | Lakshadweep                              | 31                                                                                                                   | 34                                                                                                                   | 15                                                                                                                   | Not Evaluated                  |
|   36 | Puducherry                               | 26                                                                                                                   | 27                                                                                                                   | 27                                                                                                                   | Emerging Business Ecosystems   |

## Note:

(i) States/UTs were categorized into 4 Categories based on assessment under BRAP, 2020. (ii)  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Ladakh,  Lakshadweep,  Mizoram  and  Sikkim  could  not  be

- evaluated due to insufficient User Data under BRAP, 2020.
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