Andhra Pradesh tops ‘ease of doing business’

New Delhi, September 5

Andhra Pradesh for the third time in a row has topped in the 'ease of doing business' annual ranking of states and UTs by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.

The ranking is based on the implementation of the business reform action plan, 2019.

Registering a jump of 10 places in the rankings, Uttar Pradesh occupied the second position in 2019 as against 12th in 2018. Telangana slipped to the third position from second in 2018 followed by Madhya Pradesh (4th), Jharkhand (5th), Chhattisgarh (6th), Himachal Pradesh (7th), Rajasthan (8th), West Bengal (9th) and Gujarat (10th).

Delhi's position improved to 12th from 23rd in the last edition while Gujarat slipped from 5th place in 2018. Among the laggard states/UTs in the ranking, Assam was at 20th, Jamp;K 21st, Goa 24th, Bihar 26th and Kerala 28th place. Tripura was ranked at the bottom 36th.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said they were working on creating a single-window system for approvals. The Business Reform Action Plan 2018-19 includes 181 reform points covering 45 regulatory areas such as access to informatio and single-window system. — PTI

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