Uttar Pradesh Jumps To Position 2nd in Ease of Doing Business Rankings

Uttar Pradesh made its entry into the top ranks of states that have become better destinations to do business in 2019, jumping 10 positions to displace Telangana as the second best performer, shows a government assessment released Saturday.

Uttar Pradesh:

The state rose up the ranks based on its ability to better implement a range of reforms ranging from single-window clearances to easier access to information. Factoring in user feedback to check progress on reforms was a key change in the methodology this year. And some states that slipped attributed their low ranks to that.

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“UP has jumped from the 12th position in Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) 2017-18 to the second position in BRAP 19. State has left behind several leading states. Such as Gujarat, Telangana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra etc in the EoDB annual rankings,” said a spokesman of the state government.

UP is second only to Andhra Pradesh (AP).

The UP government, in a release, said it has implemented 186 of the reforms suggested by DPIIT, underlining that its “Nivesh Mitra” single-window portal was also “one of the main catalysts” for its rank seeing a jump.

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Lakshadweep, Delhi and UP saw the most improvement, moving up the ranks by 19, 11 and 10 positions respectively.

Himachal Pradesh and Andaman & Nicobar improved by nine ranks each. Lakshadweep placed 15th in the overall state ranking in 2019, while Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Andaman & Nicobar ranked 12th, 7th and 22nd respectively.

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Rankings:

States were ranked based on their performance on 180 reforms initiatives across 45 business regulatory areas. Including easy access to information, paying taxes, obtaining utility permits. Also, contract enforcement, labour and construction permit enablers, single-window approval systems and land administration.

States had to upload evidence for verification. And provide a sufficient list of users that would allow “at least 20 respondents” to verify that each action point had been implemented, said an official.

Indeed, one “major change” in the current rankings is the government’s decision to link the state’s performance “exclusively” to user feedback, said Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra.

This means that, unless the impact of the reform is felt on ground, it is not accepted. In addition, over 35,000 users were contacted to gather this feedback.

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CM Hails state's Achievement:

CM Yogi Adityanath has congratulated investors, entrepreneurs and the public for Uttar Pradesh’s (UP) second position in the ease of doing business (EoDB) annual rankings.

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