Lok Sabha Question No. 693 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Ease of Doing  Business
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Kanakmal Katara

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 693. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 07 TH  FEBRUARY, 2024.

## EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

## 693.   SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL: SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the key measures that the Government has taken to promote ease of doing business in India; and
- (b) the manner in which these measures contributed to the improvement of the ease of doing business in India?

## 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): Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is the Nodal Department for coordinating the initiatives under Ease of Doing business environment. Some of the steps taken by DPIIT in enhancing ease of

Business which are aimed at creating a conducive doing business are as under:

India  ranks  63rd  in  the  World  Bank's  Doing  Business  Report  (DBR), 2020 published in October, 2019 before its discontinuation by the World Bank. India's rank in the DBR improved from 142 nd  in 2014 to 63 rd  in 2019, registering a jump of 79 ranks in a span of 5 years.

DPIIT  is  spearheading  the  dynamic  reform  exercise  of  Business Reforms  Action  Plan  (BRAP),  wherein  all  the  States  and  UTs  in  the country are assessed on the basis of reforms implemented by them on designated  parameters.  The  focus  of the reforms  has  been  on streamlining  the  existing  regulations  and  processes  and  eliminating unnecessary requirements and procedures.  BRAP covers reform areas such as Information Wizard, Single Window Systems, Online Building Permission System, Inspection Reforms, Labour Reforms, etc. BRAP exercise  has  helped  in  building  knowledge  base  as  well  as  instilling competition within states/UT's in improving their business environment.

DPIIT also coordinates with Ministries/Departments and States/UTs for initiatives to  reduce  compliance  burden  on  citizen  and  business activities. The  objective  of  this  exercise  is  to  improve  Ease  of  Doing Business and Ease of Living by Simplifying, Rationalizing, Digitizing and

Decriminalizing Government to Business and Citizen Interfaces across Ministries/States/UTs.

The key focus areas of the initiative are:

- (i) Simplification of procedures related to applications, renewals, inspections, filing records, etc.
- (ii)  Rationalization  of  legal  provisions,  by  repealing,  amending  or omission of redundant laws,
- (iii) Digitization of government processes by creating online interfaces, and
- (iv) Decriminalization of minor, technical or procedural defaults.

The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 was passed in Lok Sabha  on  27th July 2023 and Rajya Sabha  on 2nd August 2023. The  Assent  of  the  President  was  received  on  11th August 2023. The Act decriminalized 183  provisions of 42 Central Acts administered by 19 Ministries/Departments.

The Act has helped in rationalizing criminal provisions and ensuring that citizens, businesses and the government departments operate without fear of imprisonment for minor, technical or procedural defaults. The Act has  paved  the  way  for  rationalizing  laws,  eliminating  barriers  and bolstering growth of businesses.

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