States with higher ranking are found to lag others in terms of converting project proposals into actual investments
If PM Modi wants to achieve his government's aim of getting India into the top 50 in the next few years, he might have to aim and jump even higher
Two states with governments supportive of the BJP - the newly born Telangana and Andhra Pradesh - top the rankings.
New ease of doing business index aimed at implementing reforms in agricultural marketing finds Maharashtra, Gujarat ahead of others
State govt also faces challenge of dispersal of investment especially in less developed districts
Second edition of DIPPs state rankings expected to be released later in the day
Disappointed but not discouraged by India's poor showing in latest Doing Business Report 2017 by the World Bank says commerce minister
Latest rankings put in jeopardy PM's plan to push the country among the top 50 nations by 2018
While Brunei sees the biggest improvement, Macedonia enters the top 10
Uttarakhand, Rajasthan lead the reforms implementation charts
Uttarakhand, Rajasthan lead in implementation; Arunachal, J&K and Meghalaya show zero score
The real-time implementation of reforms are captured on an online dashboard where all evidence of reforms done by states gets uploaded
India's rank in the World Bank's Doing Business Report 2016 was was up at 130th from 134th slot in the previous year
DIPP will give a detailed presentation to the team about the initiatives taken by both the central and state governments during the last one year
Efforts are on to give the final touch to the survey report
Instead of ranking states in terms of ease of doing business, the survey will focus on identifying problems and sharing best practices
The country retail sector has expanded at a CAGR of 8.8% between 2013 and 2015
The state fared poorly in the World Bank's country-level rankings announced last year
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley also expressed hope that the GST would be cleared sooner or later
PWD Minister showcases 'unlimited' potential in UP with its large consumer market