Ease of doing business ranking of states of India
Ease of doing business ranking of states of India is the annual ease of doing business index of states and union territories of India based on the completion percentage scores of action items points of annual Business Reforms Action Plan under the make in India initiative. This ranking of states has been done by World Bank since 2015 and facilitated by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Government of India based on the progress of states in completing annual reform action plan covering 8 key areas which has a number of points that vary every year, for example 2017 and 2016 reform plan had 372 and 340 action points respectively. The World Bank ranks individual nations on the Ease of doing business index. The ranking of states is not done on same criteria as ranking of nations. Ranking of states does not reflect the level of business-conducive nature of the states, it reflects the willingness of states to reform and attract investments.
India jumped to 100th place out of 190 countries in the World Bank's 2017 ease of doing business index, from 130th in the 2016. In February 2017, the government appointed the United Nations Development Programme and the National Productivity Council "to sensitise actual users and get their feedback on various reform measures". Consequently, now there is competition among the Indian states ranked by ease of doing business|states of India to improve their current ranking on the ease of doing business index. Centre government as well as various states are executing their respective Business Reforms Action Plan to improve their ranking.
The claims for the current rankings submitted by the states for the year 2017 are currently being verified based on the supporting documentary evidence, and the final scores will be readjusted accordingly. 18 states claimed a 100% completion score.
Ranking of Indian states
State or union territory | 2018 ranking | 2015 ranking | called |
Andhra Pradesh | 98.42 | 70.12 | Top Achievers |
Telangana | 98.33 | 42.45 | Top Achievers |
Haryana | 98.07 | 40.66 | Top Achievers |
Jharkhand | 97.99 | 63.09 | Top Achievers |
Gujarat | 97.96 | 71.14 | Top Achievers |
Chhattisgarh | 97.36 | 62.45 | Top Achievers |
Madhya Pradesh | 97.31 | 62.00 | Top Achievers |
Karnataka | 97.40 | 48.50 | Top Achievers |
Rajasthan | 95.69 | 61.05 | Top Achievers |
West Bengal | 94.70 | 46.90 | Achievers |
Uttarakhand | 94.21 | 13.36 | Achievers |
Uttar Pradesh | 92.87 | 47.37 | Achievers |
Maharashtra | 92.71 | 49.43 | Achievers |
Odisha | 92.09 | 52.12 | Achievers |
Tamil Nadu | 90.68 | 44.58 | Achievers |
Himachal Pradesh | 87.90 | 23.95 | Fast Mover |
Assam | 84.75 | 14.84 | Fast Mover |
Bihar | 81.91 | 16.41 | Fast Mover |
Goa | 57.34 | 21.74 | Average Mover |
Punjab | 53.92 | 36.73 | Average Mover |
Kerala | 44.79 | 22.87 | Slow Mover |
Jammu and Kashmir | 33.05 | 05.93 | Slow Mover |
Delhi | 31.60 | 37.35 | Slow Mover |
Daman and Diu | 28.69 | 14.58 | Slow Mover |
Tripura | 22.27 | 09.29 | Aspirers |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 21.28 | 01.79 | Aspirers |
Puducherry | 15.65 | 17.72 | Aspirers |
Nagaland | 14.04 | 03.41 | Aspirers |
Chandigarh | 11.44 | 10.04 | Aspirers |
Mizoram | 03.63 | 06.37 | High Aspirers |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 01.24 | 09.73 | High Aspirers |
Manipur | 00.27 | 01.19 | Very High Aspirers |
Sikkim | 00.13 | 07.23 | Very High Aspirers |
Meghalaya | 00.00 | 04.38 | Very High Aspirers |
Arunachal Pradesh | 00.00 ) | 01.23 | Very High Aspirers |
Lakshadweep | 00.00 | 00.3 | Very High Aspirers |