Ease Of Doing Business
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Delhi LG orders departments to fast-track pending reforms, says citizen convenience must be priority
Delhi | Aug 21, 2026, 04:14 PM ISTDelhi LG TS Sandhu sets an August-end deadline for pending deregulation reforms to improve Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Living in Delhi. The review covers Master Plan Delhi-2047, urbanisation of 48 villages, licensing reforms, time-bound services and Phase-II compliance reduction measures.
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Chhattisgarh becomes first state to adopt risk-based business approval system
chhattisgarh | Jul 16, 2026, 09:32 PM ISTIndustries and commercial establishments will be classified based on their size and risk profile, allowing low-risk businesses to receive faster approvals, while high-risk projects will continue to undergo technical scrutiny and physical inspections.
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Chhattisgarh Cabinet approves Ease of Doing Business Bill 2026 to boost investments, job creation
chhattisgarh | Jul 09, 2026, 04:08 PM ISTThe Bill introduces a series of reforms designed to eliminate procedural delays and ensure time-bound delivery of government services. A key feature is the provision for deemed permission, under which applications pending beyond the prescribed timeline will automatically be treated as approved.
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PM Modi to meet secretaries of all Central Ministries at 4 pm: Here's what's on agenda
India | Jun 30, 2026, 11:48 AM ISTReforms and improving the ease of doing business are expected to be the key agenda items of the meeting. PM Modi is expected to discuss various issues, including reform initiatives taken to improve ease of living and ease of doing business.
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'World-class infrastructure, strong law and order': Piyush Goyal commends UP's growth under CM Yogi
India | Nov 17, 2025, 11:50 PM ISTHailing the law and order of the state, Goyal said UP has become a conducive place for doing business. He said people in the state aspire to build a better future for their children and families.
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SEBI pushes for ease of doing business, approves relaxations for FPIs, AIFs, fund-raising entities
Business | Mar 16, 2024, 07:50 AM ISTIn a move aimed at ensuring compliance as well as providing ease of doing business, Sebi has mandated that an Alternative Investment Fund, its manager and key management personnel should carry out "specific due diligence" of both their investors and investments.
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Ease of doing business: Centre to help states in simplifying provisions through Jan Vishwas Bill
Business | Aug 03, 2023, 07:31 PM ISTSecretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Rajesh Kumar Singh said that Parliament passed a bill which seeks to promote ease of doing business by decriminalising minor offences through amendments in 183 provisions of 42 Acts.
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PM Modi unveils GatiShakti-National Master Plan to boost infrastructure development
India | Oct 13, 2021, 12:43 PM ISTPM GatiShakti is the result of the PM's constant endeavour to build Next Generation Infrastructure which improves Ease of Living as well as Ease of Doing Business.
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Four more states complete ease of doing business reforms
Business | Feb 07, 2021, 09:27 AM ISTFour more states -- Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab have undertaken "Ease of Doing Business" reforms stipulated by the finance ministry.
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Andhra Pradesh no. 1 state in ease of doing business; UP, Telangana follows on 2nd, 3rd
Business | Sep 05, 2020, 05:54 PM ISTAndhra Pradesh has emerged as the best state in ease of doing business ranking, retaininig its top position in the ranking of states and union territories (UTs) based on the implementation of the business reform action plan, according to a report released by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.
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India ranked 63 on World Bank's ease of doing business ranking
World | Oct 24, 2019, 11:09 AM ISTIndia made trading across borders easier by enabling post clearance audits, integrating trade stakeholders in a single electronic platform, upgrading port infrastructures, and enhancing the electronic submission of documents, the report said.
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Ease of Doing Business: 'Within 4 years, there has been 180 degree change in country', says PM
India | Nov 19, 2018, 07:35 PM IST"As per the analysis of Moody and World Economic Forum the position of India has either gone up or is rising. Now our efforts are to take India to the 5 trillion dollar club. To achieve this, we have to improve in all the sectors of the economy," he further said.
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World Bank's 'Ease of Doing Business Index': India jumps 23 spots to 77th position
News | Oct 31, 2018, 08:40 PM ISTIndia has jumped 23 spots to 77th rank in World Bank's 'Ease of doing business' index announced on Wednesday. In 2017, India was placed at the 100th spot.
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Foreign Portfolio Investors now need only one form for registration, bank accounts and PAN
Business | Aug 26, 2018, 01:11 PM ISTEarlier, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) had to file a separate form to register themselves with the market regulator Sebi.
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India to be engine of world growth for 3 decades: PM Modi at Red Fort
Business | Aug 15, 2018, 09:39 AM ISTThe government's motto is reform, perform and transform. Red tape has been replaced with 'red carpet', propelling India on the ease of doing business ranking, PM said.
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India will be in top 50 in global ease of doing business ranking within 2 years: Amitabh Kant
Business | Nov 04, 2017, 10:09 PM ISTIndia jumped 30 places to rank 100th in the World Bank's 'ease of doing business' ranking, helped by a slew of reforms in taxation, licensing, investor protection and bankruptcy resolution.
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Ease of doing business is only for creamy layer of businesses, says Congress
National | Nov 04, 2017, 10:01 PM ISTKapil Sibal said the two factors taken into consideration for the report were e-filing, which he said was started by the UPA government, and Insolvency Act which was also conceived by the Congress-led UPA.
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Those who worked with World Bank are now doubting its ranking, says PM Modi
Business | Nov 04, 2017, 03:19 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi is attending the presentation of India's Business Reforms at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in Delhi.
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Economy making 'tremendous' progress, says Indra Nooyi after India's leap in 'ease of doing business'
Business | Nov 01, 2017, 11:42 PM ISTIndia, which was ranked 142nd when Narendra Modi government took office in 2014 and 130th last year, is the only large country this year to have achieved such a significant shift.
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Wealth of investors crosses Rs 1-lakh crore mark as markets hit record high
Business | Nov 01, 2017, 10:24 PM ISTStock investors on Wednesday became richer by over Rs 1 lakh crore helped by a robust broader market show where the BSE 30-share index shot up 387 points to a record high.