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 DEFINING EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

Doing Business : How easy or difficult it is

for a local entrepreneur to open and run a
small to medium-size business when
complying with relevant regulations.

The World Bank Doing Business 2017 survey

measure and tracks changes in regulations
affecting 11 areas in the life cycle of a
business

Labour market regulation (11th) was not

included in the overall ranking
INDIA DOING BUSINESS 2017 RANK
2017: Overall India Rank 130 out of 190 countries
Improved over 2016 from 131
DISTANCE TO FRONTIER SCORES ON
DOING BUSINESS
 ASSESSMENT OF STATE IMPLEMENTATION OF 98
POINT BUSINESS REFORMS 14TH SEPTEMBER
2015, DIPP
 IMPLEMENTED REFORMS-1
1. Single Window Systems: Provision for filing applications, payment,
status tracking, online scrutiny and approval of applications.
AP, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, MP, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan,
Telangana, Uttarakhand
2. Tax reforms: Mandating e-registration VAT, Central Sales Tax,
Professional Tax, Entry tax, etc, allowing online payment and return filing;
providing e-filing support through service centers and helpline and risk-
based tax compliance inspections.
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, MP, WB, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
3. Construction permits: Apply online and upload building plans for
automated construction permit approval. Several states have developed
AutoCAD-based systems that automatically scan building plans and
monitor compliance with the building bye-laws and building codes in
force.
AP, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, MP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttrakhand
 IMPLEMENTED REFORMS-2 (DIFFERENT FROM
EODB DATA)
4.Environment and labour reforms: Automated solutions to environmental and
pollution related applications and approvals. hassle free, 24 X 7 e-access to apply
online, track applications, file returns/statements and get online permissions
under various Acts and regulations.
AP, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, MP, Maharashtra, Odisha,
Punjab, Rajasthan, TamilNadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
5. Inspection Reforms: Labour, tax and environment related
compliances introduced for inspection requirements in a user friendly
manner. To bring in transparency, published comprehensive procedures
and checklist for various inspections and online systems for allocation
of inspectors to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the procedure.
AP, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, MP, Odisha, Punjab,
Rajasthan, Punjab, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
6. Commercial disputes and paper-less courts: Judicial reforms thru
passage of the Commercial Courts, Commercial Divisions and
Commercial Appellate Divisions Act. To address the concern of time
and costs associated with various legal processes, District Courts have
made the provision of making online payments, e-filing and e-
summons. Few States have also filled up vacancies in District
Courts/commercial courts to ensure availability of adequate capacity
for dealing with various cases.
 DOINGBUSINESS.ORG
Country data:
http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/
http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/data
State data:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slidesh
ows/economy/world-bank-survey-indias-
top-10-states-on-the-ease-of-doing-
business-ranking/top-10-states-on-the-
ease-of-doing-business-
ranking/slideshow/48970836.cms
 DOING BUSINESS EXERCISE, MARCH 16
1. Choose a website on Doing Business
2. Choose a few countries or states. Explain logic of
choice of country or state.
3. Choose indicators of doing business. Describe what
these chosen indicators include. (See Ease of Doing
Business 2017 report uploaded on Moodle)
4. In case of countries choose years, 2017, 2010, 2007
(current, before and after crisis).
5. Create Report / Create Graph
6. Describe what reforms have been undertaken under
each indicator or state.
7. Make a presentation to the class on your analysis.
 ASSIGNMENT 2 (20 MARKS) (STEPS)
1.Choose an Industry for study: Engineering, Chemical/Pharma, Software
developer, Construction, Retail trade, Wholesale trade, Hotel/Hospitality,
Hospital, Tourism/travel
2.Identify probable EODB Indicators for the chosen industry and prepare a
questionnaire: Examples-Entry/Exit, Insolvency, Registration of the
enterprise, licenses, Tax compliance, Credit, Trade (export/import),
Electricity, property. Prepare a list of these indicators (3 marks).
3.Contact 3-4 Enterprises in the chosen industry and administer the
questionnaire. Conduct and prepare case studies on each enterprise based
on the indicators identified and the questionnaire. Prepare detailed report
on each case (5 marks).
4.Prepare an overall report on all cases together about the EODB in the
chosen industry (5 marks). Submission date April 10
5.Prepare a ppt and present to the class in Sessions 19-20 on April 13 and
17, 2017 (5 marks).
6.Class participation and questions to the presenting team (2 marks).
Hint: Website provides good forms for various indicators:
http://dipp.nic.in/English/Investor/feedback_eodb.aspx