Centre's district-level playbook to steer business reforms in states

The DPIIT has told states to conduct a training need assessment (TNA) every year for officers and staff involved in investment promotion and facilitation

With the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) pushing for improved ease of doing business at the state level, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has asked states to implement a sweeping set of district-level reforms. These range from appointing facilitation officers for investments above ₹50 crore and setting up startup cells, to ensuring easier access to loans for startups and updating geo-tagged industrial land banks. 

These directions were issued in the last week of October under the Centre’s newly conceptualised District Business Reform Action Plan (DBRAP), Business Standard has learnt. 

In its communication to state governments, the