Himachal Pradesh Government on Friday said that the state has significantly improved its indicators for ease of doing business. A spokesperson of Industries Department said that the Government had successfully implemented 220 points out of 340 points which comprises environment, labour, construction rules, tax related reforms etc. and the progress on remaining points was in process. He said that Chief Secretary was monitoring this process personally and a review meeting in this regard would soon be held under chairmanship of the Chief Minister. The spokesperson said that in future all the permissions of various departments would be provided through single online web portal in coordination with the Industries Department so that investors do not waste their time for getting permissions.
He hoped that the State would improve its ranking in next evaluation. However simplification of procedures was a continuous process which would gain momentum with the active cooperation and suggestions of entrepreneurs and industrial associations, he added.