West Bengal tops DIPP's Business Reforms Action Plan 2017
Kolkata, Jan 13 (PTI) West Bengal currently tops thelist of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion'sBusiness Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) 2017, comprising 36 statesand Union Territories.
The eastern state's 'implementation scorecard' stoodat 86.18 per cent, the same as neighbouring Jharkhand,followed by Gujarat at 82.38 per cent, according to DIPP data.
The development comes as a shot in the arm for WestBengal, days before it hosts the Bengal Global Business Summit(BGBS).
The rankings, however, are based on implementationonly and scores of feedback evaluation "have not" beenconsidered, a communication issued by DIPP said.
In 2017, there were 103 new set of reforms (out of405) focusing on central inspection system, online landallotment system, online single-window system for grantingconstruction permits, and registration under Inter-StateMigrant Workmen (RE&CS) Act, 1979 among others, it said.
BRAP 2017 also includes two new sectors -- healthcareand hospitality.
In 2016, West Bengal was at 15th position in the BRAPrankings. PTI BSMRBT.
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