According to the annual ranking Released today by the Department for the Promotion of Industry and Domestic Trade (DPIIT), Andhra Pradesh retained the top spot for the third time in a row, while Telangana slipped one spot to rank third.
“Uttar Pradesh ranking second in the ‘Ease of doing business’ ranking is proof of the state’s drive to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of Atmanirbhar Bharat“Prime Minister Yogi Adityanath tweeted shortly after the ranking was released.
In a series of tweets from its official handle, the Uttar Pradesh government highlighted several reasons behind its marked improvement in rankings and said its performance indicates that entrepreneurs are receiving the benefits of the reforms implemented by the prime minister.
“UP has outpaced several leading states like Gujarat, Telangana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, etc. in this ease of doing business ranking,” he said.
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The state government tweeted that it has implemented 186 of the 187 reforms suggested by the DPIIT.
He said that the reforms were extended to various areas, such as labor regulation, online single window, access to information and transparency, land administration, building permit, trade disputes, inspection enablers, etc.
“More than 20 departments such as Invest UP (Udyog Bandhu), Department of Labor, Pollution Control Board, Business Tax, Energy, Stamps and Registration, IDAS, Special Taxes, Food Safety and Medicines and many others were part of this trip to implement these reforms, “the state government tweeted.
The Yogi-led government said it has successfully introduced several IT-driven modules to make the state business-friendly and cited “Nivesh Mitra” as one of the main reasons behind its performance. ‘Nivesh Mitra’ is a one-stop shop platform that launched during the UP Investors Summit in 2018.
“In a period of 2 years, ‘Nivesh Mitra’ received around 2,29,936 requests for Certificates of No-objection (NoC), of which Nivesh Mitra has already eliminated 94% of the requests to grant NOC / Licenses to entrepreneurs “, said. .
“The maximum approval of the BRAP 19 reforms and a higher record of user feedback satisfaction on the Nivesh Mitra portal have played a critical role in achieving this remarkable milestone for UP,” said Alok Kumar, Chief Secretary Additional Infrastructure and Industrial Development.
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