State Rankings

2015: Assessment of State implementation of Business Reforms, Sep 2015

The Assessment Report was conducted by World Bank to evaluate the status of reforms implemented by States between January 2015 and June 2015 following the adoption of the 98 point action plan for Ease of Doing Business.

The assessment was conducted by collecting data from States through structured questionnaires which were verified by rules, notifications, circulars, website screenshots and other documents. The following are the 8 parameters on which States were assessed :

  • Setting up a business
  • Land allotment and obtaining of construction permits
  • Compliance with environment procedures
  • Complying with labour regulations
  • Obtaining infrastructure related utilities
  • Registering and complying with tax procedures
  • Carrying out inspections
  • Enforcing contracts

State

Rank

Score

Status

Gujarat

1

71.14%

Aspiring Leader

Andhra Pradesh

2

70.12%

Aspiring Leader

Jharkhand

3

63.09%

Aspiring Leader

Chhattisgarh

4

62.45%

Aspiring Leader

Madhya Pradesh

5

62.00%

Aspiring Leader

Rajasthan

6

61.04%

Aspiring Leader

Odisha

7

52.12%

Aspiring Leader

Maharashtra

8

49.43%

Acceleration Required

Karnataka

9

48.50%

Acceleration Required

Uttar Pradesh

10

47.37%

Acceleration Required

West Bengal

11

46.90%

Acceleration Required

Tamil Nadu

12

44.58%

Acceleration Required

Telangana

13

42.45%

Acceleration Required

Haryana

14

40.66%

Acceleration Required

Delhi

15

37.35%

Acceleration Required

Punjab

16

36.73%

Acceleration Required

Himachal Pradesh

17

23.95%

Jump Start Needed

Kerala

18

22.87%

Jump Start Needed

Goa

19

21.74%

Jump Start Needed

Puducherry

20

17.72%

Jump Start Needed

Bihar

21

16.41%

Jump Start Needed

Assam

22

14.84%

Jump Start Needed

Uttarakhand

23

13.36%

Jump Start Needed

Chandigarh

24

10.04%

Jump Start Needed

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

25

9.73%

Jump Start Needed

Tripura

26

9.29%

Jump Start Needed

Sikkim

27

7.23%

Jump Start Needed

Mizoram

28

6.37%

Jump Start Needed

Jammu & Kashmir

29

5.93%

Jump Start Needed

Meghalaya

30

4.38%

Jump Start Needed

Nagaland

31

3.41%

Jump Start Needed

Arunachal Pradesh

32

1.23%

Jump Start Needed

 

National Average

Best performing State

Setting Up a Business

31.91%

Punjab (81.48%)

Complying with Environment Procedures

31.61%

Gujarat (100.00%)

Complying with Labour Regulations

33.81%

Jharkhand (100.00%)

Obtaining Infrastructure related Utilities

32.01%

Maharashtra (88.89%)

Registering and Complying with Tax Procedures

48.61%

Karnataka (97.73%)

Carrying Out Inspections

19.45%

Jharkhand (72.00%)

Enforcing Contracts

16.49%

Maharashtra (55.56%)

 

Rank

Setting Up a Business

Land Allotment and Obtaining Construction Permits

Complying with Environment Procedures

Complying with Labour Regulations

Obtaining Infrastructure related Utilities

Registering and Complying with Tax Procedures

Carrying Out Inspections

Enforcing Contracts

1

Punjab (81.48%)

Madhya Pradesh
(72.73%)

Gujarat
(100.00%)

Jharkhand
(100.00%)

Maharashtra (88.89%)

Karnataka (97.73%)

Jharkhand
(72.00%)

Maharashtra
(55.56%)

2

Andhra Pradesh
(78.57%)

Gujarat
(72.41%)

Andhra Pradesh
(85.19%)

Gujarat
(76.47%)

Gujarat
(75.00%)

Andhra Pradesh
(90.63%)

Gujarat
(71.74%)

Madhya Pradesh
(44.44%)

3

Chhattisgarh
(77.78%)

Maharashtra
(70.27%)

Rajasthan
(70.37%)

Chhattisgarh
(76.47%)

Madhya Pradesh
(75.00%)

Rajasthan
(89.47%)

Andhra Pradesh
(62.00%)

Gujarat
(33.33%)

4

Odisha
(71.43%)

Rajasthan
(63.64%)

Punjab
(70.37%)

Andhra Pradesh
(75.00%)

Delhi
(68.75%)

Odisha
(85.29%)

Chhattisgarh
(58.00%)

Chhattisgarh
(33.33%)

5

Rajasthan
(65.38%)

Andhra Pradesh
(62.16%)

Madhya Pradesh
(66.67%)

Uttar Pradesh
(70.59%)

Andhra Pradesh
(60.00%)

Madhya Pradesh
(82.50%)

Rajasthan
(50.00%)

Tamil Nadu
(33.33%)
  • The Report found validation to the States' commitment to streamlining regulatory burdens on businesses in India.
  • On an average 32% of the proposed reforms have been implemented in various stages across the country. 
  • The most widely implemented reform is that of e-filing of VAT returns which is now allowed by 30 States.
  • No State has so far compiled a fully comprehensive list of all licenses, NOCs and registrations required by a business to start and operate.
  • All 7 Aspiring Leader States have a single window system which is backed by a legislation or a notification.
  • Only 3 States – Odisha, Rajasthan and West Bengal – issue a single Tax ID to cover all State taxes.

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