Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs, announced the 4th edition of Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) ranking, on Sep 5, 2020 at an event held at the New Media Centre, New Delhi. Ranking of States based on the implementation of Business Reform Action Plan started in the year 2015. Till date, State Rankings have been released for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017-18. The Business Reform Action Plan 2018-19 includes 180 reform points covering 12 business regulatory areas such as Access to Information, Single Window System, Labour, Environment, etc.
The top ten states under State Reform Action Plan 2019, in order are Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Gujarat.
The Press Release may be accessed here.