Andhra Pradesh Top State In Ease Of Doing Business

Andhra Pradesh has topped the country in the latest ease of doing business rankings, according to the State Business Reform Action Plan 2020 (State BRAP) ranks released on 5th September 2020.
Andhra Pradesh is followed by U.P. and Telangana at the second and third spots, respectively.
Ease of Doing Business (EODB) is a joint initiative by the Department for Promotion of Industries and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and the World Bank to improve the overall business environment in the States.
The State has stood first in the overall ranking of the State business process reforms undertaken during 2019.
The Business Reform Action Plan 2019 released by DPIIT contains a list of 80 reforms (187 reform action points) to be implemented by 19 State departments and Andhra Pradesh had achieved 100% compliance.