Lok Sabha Question No. 2927 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Implementation of Ease of Doing Business
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Md. Rakibul Hussain

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2927. TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 18 TH  MARCH, 2025.

## IMPLEMENTATION OF EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

## 2927.  MD. RAKIBUL HUSSAIN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  recently  decided  to  make  'Ease  of  Doing Business' in every district of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the strategies to be adopted in this regard;
- (c) whether 'Ease of  Doing  Business'  has  shown  any  positive  results  since  its implementation; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) & (b): Since,  year  2014,  the  Government  of  India  has  been  actively  engaged  in improving  the  Ease  of  Doing  Business  environment  in  the  entire  country. Central Government  has  taken  several  initiatives under  the flag-ship programme  of  Ease  of  Doing  Business  which  includes  Business  Reform Action  Plan  (BRAP),  the  Business-Ready  assessment,  Jan  Vishwas  and Reducing Compliance Burden on Businesses and Citizens. Government is also conducting Cost of Regulation (CoR) exercise which aims to identify and reform  the  areas  of  pain-points  in  terms  of  administrative  costs  for  the services.

Under, the Regulatory Compliance Burden (RCB) initiative, more than 43,000 compliances  have  been  reduced  under  670  acts  nationwide.  Further,  to enhance  the  Ease  of  Living  and  Ease  of  Doing  Business,  the  Central Government, through the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, 19

has decriminalized 183 provisions across 42 Central Acts from Ministries/Departments.

Business  Reforms  Action  Plan  (BRAP)  initiative,  launched  in  2014  by  the Central Government, aims to reduce obstacles and enhance the transparency and efficiency of clearance and regulatory processes, thereby minimizing time

|             | and costs for businesses in the country. States are assessed based on evidence and user feedback to ensure effective implementation of reforms in the states. So far, six editions of BRAP (2015, 2016, 2017-18, 2019, 2020, and 2022) have been completed, and the States/UTs have been assessed accordingly. The seventh edition, BRAP 2024, is currently in progress. Government has also launched National Single Window System (NSWS) in September, 2021, which is a one-stop digital platform for facilitating Government to Business (G2B) approvals and investor-related clearances for industry. It streamlines the G2B approvals process by creating information symmetry and minimizing the need to visit multiple Departmental portals. Currently, 32 Central Ministries/Departments and 29 States/UTs are   |
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|             | integrated with NSWS with access to 278 Central G2B services and 2977 State G2B services. Additionally, Know Your Approvals (KYA) module is live for 668 Central G2B services and 6,806 State G2B services to facilitate free flow and access of information for business enterprises.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|             | Central Government has also launched PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) in October, 2021 which is a transformative approach for Infrastructure development to ensure multi-modal, first and last mile connectivity for seamless movement of people and goods. Complementing PM GatiShakti, National Logistics Policy has also been launched to bring efficiency in services, processes, technology adoption, human resource development and catalyzing integrated planning.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| (c) & (d) : | The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is the nodal department spearheading these initiatives. This effort has yielded positive results since its inception. Notably, India advanced significantly in the World Bank's Doing Business Report rankings, climbing from 142nd in 2014 to 63rd in 2019, prior to the report's discontinuation. Under the Business Reforms Action Plan, DPIIT has diligently focused on creating a more business-friendly regulatory framework, attracting investments, boosting economic growth, and enhancing the overall business environment.                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

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