To put Odisha among the top three States in regard to ‘Ease of Doing Business’, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday asked all concerned authorities to bring more reforms in the sector.
Patnaik directed all concerned departments to implement the pending reforms by December 2015 and complete the next phase of reforms by February 1016.
“I would like our State to be ranked amongst the top three ranked States in the country with respect to ‘Ease of Doing Business’. All concerned departments must learn from the good practices implemented by other States and expedite implementation of reforms,” Patnaik said.
The Chief Minister asked the Chief Secretary to monitor implementation and status of the reforms on a monthly basis, and the progress report should be sent to his office. He said he would review the progress every two months.
Patnaik said, “It is important that these reforms are not just made on paper but also implemented by all concerned in true spirit. The Industries Department should carry out a third-party assessment to ascertain the quality of implementation in the field.”
Odisha was ranked at number seven with 52.12 points in the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ category among 32 States/Union Territories in September 2015.
In January this year, the Centre’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) had shared 98 action points for business reforms to enable ‘Ease of Doing Business.
Now there are 344 action points drafted for next phase of reforms.
Among others, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Bijayshree Routray, Industries Minister Debi Prasad Mishra, Steel, Mines and labour Minister Prafulla Mallick, Housing and UD Minister Puspendra Singh Deo, law Minister Arun Sahoo and Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das and Development Commissioner UN Behera were present.