Context:

The government in Rajasthan has decided to execute the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) on time this year.

Details:

• The move is aimed at facilitating ease of business in order to maintain the State’s ranking as one of the top achievers in the field.
• The World Bank has been giving the ranking to the States in consultation with the Union Government since 2015.
• It was said that the works and services for improving the ease of business would be completed by June 15 to ensure high ranking in the key areas, involving 80 action points laid down this year, on which the feedback would be obtained.
• It is also found that as many as six departments of the State government were involved in the implementation of BRAP.
• Rajasthan was one among the Top achievers in Ease of doing business ranking of states of India 2018.
• The 2018 list was topped by Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Haryana.

Ease of doing business ranking of states of India:

• It is the annual ease of doing business index of states and union territories of India based on the completion percentage scores of action items points of annual Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) under the make in India initiative.
• This ranking of states has been done by World Bank since 2015 and facilitated by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions of Government of India based on the progress of states in completing annual reform action plan covering 8 key areas which has a number of points that vary every year.
• The World Bank ranks individual nations on the Ease of doing business index.
• The ranking of states is not done on same criteria as ranking of nations.
• Ranking of states does not reflect the level of business-conducive nature of the states, it reflects the willingness of states to reform and attract investments.