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- Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, released the final rankings of States in Ease of Doing Business.
- The top rankers are Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Haryana. Jharkhand and Gujarat stood fourth and fifth respectively.
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- DIPP, in collaboration with the World Bank, conducts this annual reform exercise for all states and Union territories under the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP).
- The assessment under the BRAP 2017 is based on a combined score consisting of ‘reform evidence score’ that is based on evidence uploaded by states and Union territories.
- It also take into account the ‘feedback score’ that is based on response garnered from the actual users of the services provided to the businesses.
- The aim of this exercise is to improve delivery of various Central Government regulatory functions and services in an efficient, effective and transparent manner.
- States and UTs have conducted reforms to ease their regulations and systems in areas such as labour, environmental clearances, single window system, construction permits, contract enforcement, registering property and inspections.
- States and UTs have also enacted Public Service Delivery Guarantee Act to enforce the timelines on registrations and approvals.
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PIB