Madhya Pradesh has been honored by the Central Government in the ‘Top Achiever Category in Citizen Services" for the successful implementation of the Business Reforms Action Plan-2022. Union Commerce Minister Shri Piyush Goyal presented the honor to the Principal Secretary of Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion Shri Raghavendra Singh at a function organized in New Delhi.

The innovations and process simplification by Madhya Pradesh for industries and civic facilities have been appreciated by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) of the Central Government.

The award has been given to the state based on an evaluation of services available on online portals implemented by various departments of Madhya Pradesh state like Shram Seva Portal, Invest Portal, e-Nagar Palika, RCMS, Cyber ??Tehsil, Sampada, MPE District Portal, etc.

Efforts are being made by all the departments to further strengthen “Ease of Living” and “Ease of Doing Business” in Madhya Pradesh.

Acts and rules are being simplified by the departments. New upgraded systems like Cyber Tehsil and Sampada 2.0 are helpful in this.

It may be noted that the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) is a program of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, which makes assessments of the reforms done in business and civic amenities by Indian States and Union Territories (UTs). The goals of BRAP include the single window system, online building permit system, inspection reforms, labor and environment reforms.

Under the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) 2022, the Central Government has categorized the states scoring more than 95 percent in 25 reform areas (15 business and 10 citizen-centric) in the ‘Top Achievers’ category. Madhya Pradesh has been honored for its excellent work in ‘Empowering citizens through streamlined employment services’.