On the basis of works carried out in Madhya Pradesh in the year 2018, the State has bagged fourth place in the country in the ranking of Ease of Doing Business-2019. Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana are at first, second and third positions respectively.
The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman announced the ranking of Ease of Doing Business-2020 in an event of the fourth edition of the Business Reforms Action Plan, held at New Media Centre of New Delhi on September 5, 2020. The Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Hardeep Singh Puri and Som Prakash were also present at the programme.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed pleasure for receiving 4th place in the ranking of Business Reforms Action Plan-2019. He said that Madhya Pradesh has been successful in receiving this honour for its excellent works, carried out in 12 different fields, prescribed under the national ranking. All the departments connected to these fields have accomplished a good work, which was evaluated and lauded by the Central Government. Chief Minister Chouhan said that Madhya Pradesh has secured hundred percent implementation score in terms of business reforms.
It is noteworthy that the states’ ranking was started in the year 2015 based on the implementation of the Business Reforms Action Plan. There were 187 points prescribed for reforms during the period 2018, which were evaluated for the ranking. The evaluation was based on users’ feedback. Madhya Pradesh has jumped 3 positions compared to the previous ranking and this time it has risen from seventh to fourth position in the national ranking. The top 10 States in the Business Reforms Action Plan 2018-19 include Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Gujarat.