Andhra Pradesh topped the chart among all Indian States and Union Territories in the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) 2019 rankings. Uttar Pradesh and Telangana bagged second and third positions respectively.
- The Commerce and Industry Ministry released the ranking of States and Union Territories (UTs) in terms of ease of doing business on September 5, 2020.
- The BRAP ranking aims at triggering competition among states to improve business climate in order to attract domestic and global investors.
- The Business Reform Action Plan 2018-19 includes 180 reform points covering 12 business regulatory areas such as Access to Information, Single Window System, Labour, Environment, etc.
- The parameters include areas such as construction permit, labour regulation, environmental registration, access to information, land availability and single window system.
- The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) conducts the exercise for all States and Union Territories under the Business Reform Action Plan.
- Ranking of States based on the implementation of Business Reform Action Plan started in the year 2015. Till date, State Rankings have been released for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017-18.
(Source: AIR and PIB)
