As per the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Ranking, India’s rank h

As per the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Ranking, India’s rank has improved from 142 in 2014 to 63 in 2019. During this period, in which of the following parameters has India’s rank deteriorated?

Ease of starting a business
Getting electricity
Registering property
Paying taxes
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2020
India’s overall rank in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business improved significantly from 142 in 2014 to 63 in 2019 (DoDB 2020 report). This improvement was driven by reforms across multiple parameters. However, India’s performance in some specific parameters was less impressive or even saw a decline in rank relative to other countries.
While parameters like ‘Starting a Business’, ‘Getting Electricity’, and ‘Paying Taxes’ saw substantial improvements in India’s rank during this period, the parameter ‘Registering Property’ showed a deterioration in rank. This suggests that reforms related to property registration did not keep pace with the improvements seen globally or in other areas within India.
Specific ranks in the DoDB 2020 report (reflecting 2019 status) show India’s rank in ‘Registering Property’ at 154, which was worse than its rank in the DoDB 2015 report (reflecting 2014 status), where it was around 120. This contrasts sharply with parameters like ‘Getting Electricity’ (rank 25 in DoDB 2020 vs ~137 in DoDB 2015).