From one of the bottom-ranked states in the last ranking,Odishahas now been marked as an Achiever along with some of the industrially developed states like Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh in the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) 2020 assessment report of the department for promotion of Industry and internal trade (DPIIT), under the Union ministry of commerce.
Other states in the achiever category include Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, read the report released by Union finance ministerNirmala Sitharaman.
The report is a boost to the state and comes a day after chief ministerNaveen Patnaikheld his first overseas investors meet in Dubai to showcase Odishas business ecosystem and manufacturing prowess and invited investors from the region to invest here. The state also received Investment intents of more than Rs 21,000 crore from the meet.
States like Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab,Tamil Naduand Telangana have been categorized as Top Achievers in the ranking.
Odisha had got 29th rank (placed among the bottom states) in the Ease of Doing Business ranking as per the previous BRAP evaluation report, released in September 2020. Odisha has shown remarkable progress in the current cycle by implementing over 90% of the 301 reforms suggested by DPIIT and achieving more than 80% positive user feedback, said state industries secretary Hemant Sharma.