India has made significant progress in Ease of Doing Business over the past five years, improving by 79 ranks in World Bank assessments. DPIIT’s Business Reforms Action Plan, RCB initiatives, and Jan Vishwas Acts have reduced regulatory compliance, digitized approvals, and simplified business procedures.
DPIIT Launches Business Reforms Action Plan
New Delhi: India has made significant improvements in the Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) over the past five years. India has gained 79 ranks in the Doing Business Report (DBR) published by the World Bank. India was ranked 63rd in the 2019 report. After the DBR ended in 2020, the World Bank launched the B-Ready Assessment. India will be included in the third edition of this report in 2026.
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) launched the BRAP as part of the Ease of Doing Business reforms. BRAP aims to simplify regulations for businesses, adopt digital solutions, and simplify permitting processes. The plan includes a single window system, simplified building permit procedures, inspection reforms, and digitization of various business processes.
Seven editions of the BRAP have been completed so far, with states and union territories implementing a total of over 9,700 reforms.
Over 47,000 compliances have been reduced under the RCB initiative over the past five years. Of these, 16,109 were simplified, 22,287 were digitized, 4,623 were decriminalized, and 4,270 were removed. Under RCB+, 4,846 compliances were reduced across 23 laws.
The Public Trust (Amendment Provisions) Acts 2023 and 2025 reform 355 provisions and decriminalize 288 provisions across 42 and 16 central laws. The aim is to simplify the process of doing business and make it investment-friendly.
Through the NSWS, businesses are able to track and monitor the timely progress of central and state approvals. Currently, 32 central ministries/departments and 33 states/union territories are connected to the NSWS, simplifying over 300 central and 3,000 state approvals.
These reforms have increased investor confidence in India and reduced both the cost and time of starting and operating a business. The government aims to make India an attractive investment destination and create a business-friendly environment.
