Only four Indian states, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Gujarat have been included in the list of Top 10 states under State Reform Action Plan 2019. While Tamil Nadu occupies the 14th spot, Karnataka is ranked on the 17th position. Haryana remains at the 16th position while Punjab takes the 19th spot. These state rankings will help attract investments, foster healthy competition and increase ease of doing business in each state.
The 4th edition of Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) was issued by the Indian government recently. It includes 180 reform points covering 12 business regulatory areas such as access to information, single window system, labor and environment, etc.
The plan sought to achieve the larger objective of attracting investments and increasing ease of doing business in each state by introducing an element of healthy competition through a system of ranking states based on their performance in the implementation of BRAP.
