Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
15-March-2017 16:17 IST
The Central Government is committed to give a helping hand to states, so that India’s business regulatory environment can be further improved.
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion organized a Brain Storming Session on 16th November 2016 to discuss “Assessment of State Implementation of Business Reforms, 2017” on the following issues:
i) Suggestions on next set of reforms - Addition, Deletion and Modification
ii) Evaluation methodology for the ranking
iii) Incorporation of private sector feedback on the implemented reforms
Further, states with more than 90% implementation of reforms have been requested to handhold and guide the reform process in States/UTs with less than 40% implementation of reforms as detailed below:-
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S.NO.
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Partner States (with more than 90% implementation score)
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States (with less than 40% implementation score)
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1.
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Telangana
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Tripura
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2.
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Andhra Pradesh
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Kerala and Puducherry
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3.
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Gujarat
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Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Andaman and Nicobar Island
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4.
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Chhattisgarh
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Mizoram
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5.
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Madhya Pradesh
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Daman and Diu
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6.
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Haryana
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Meghalaya
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7.
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Jharkhand
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Sikkim
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8.
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Rajasthan
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Lakshadweep
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9.
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Uttarakhand
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Assam
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10.
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West Bengal
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Nagaland
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11.
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Odisha
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Manipur
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12.
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Bihar
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Arunachal Pradesh
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13.
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Punjab
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Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh
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14.
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Maharashtra
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Goa
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These states have been requested to provide technical guidance and arrange workshops to ensure the implementation of reforms. This handholding will not only hasten business reform implementation across the country, it will also help states to learn from each other.
Central Government has been assisting all States/UTs through many ways, which include organizing workshops and video conferences for better understanding of reform measures, facilitate learning from each other as well as sharing of good practices. Jharkhand has been participating in such interactions and necessary assistance and way forward has been provided by the Central Government for implementation of reforms and improving the regulatory environment of the State.
This information was given by the Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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