Private sector investments imperative for growth: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday told Silicon Valley corporate leaders and investors that for growth to gain traction increase in private sector investments was imperative, even as he cautioned that ease of doing business would need constant monitoring and improvement.
Jun 23, 2015, 14:18 PM IST
Ease of doing business: DIPP initiates extensive survey in states
The questionnaire also include queries on land banks available for industrial use, digitised land records at local municipality office and provision for e-filing for commercial disputes at district courts, among others.
Jun 15, 2015, 19:29 PM IST
Govt proposes to relax labour laws for contract workers hiring
To improve ease of doing business, government is proposing relaxed set of labour laws for hiring of contract workers with greater flexibility to companies and a proposal on this may soon be taken to the Cabinet.
Jun 10, 2015, 18:39 PM IST
India seeks better ranking on World Bank's 'ease of biz' list
Pitching for a better ranking on ease of doing business for India, government officials Tuesday apprised the World Bank about various reform measures taken in the past one year including relaxation in company laws.
Jun 09, 2015, 21:38 PM IST
No FIPB nod required for M&As in sectors under automatic route
The government has said that FIPB's approval will not be required for merger and acquisitions in sectors where FDI is allowed under automatic route, a move aimed at further improving the ease of doing business in the country.
May 27, 2015, 16:31 PM IST
RBI simplifying forex regulations to improve ease of doing biz
The Reserve Bank on Thursday said it is working with the government to simplify and liberalise procedures related to foreign exchange regulations to facilitate ease of doing business in the country.
May 21, 2015, 20:01 PM IST
DIPP asks Secretaries, states to simplify regulatory environment
The DIPP has asked all secretaries of central ministries and chief secretaries of the states and Union Territories to simplify regulatory environment and to introduce online filing of forms so as to improve the ease of doing business on "priority basis".
May 20, 2015, 20:37 PM IST
Reasonable taxation, ease of doing business government's priority: FM Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday outlined the road map for the second year of the NDA government which includes making taxation more reasonable and improving the ease of doing business in India.
May 17, 2015, 14:24 PM IST
Indian economic reforms on right track: US
A series of reforms unleashed by India in recent months are "important steps" around open, predictable and rules based reforms, a senior American trade official has said, but insisted that more needs to be done to attract foreign investments in particular those from the US.
Apr 14, 2015, 11:43 AM IST
Commerce Ministry to take steps to improve ease of doing biz for SEZs
As the removal of MAT and DDT is unlikely, the Commerce Ministry has initiated the exercise to facilitate ease of doing business for special economic zones (SEZs) to revive the interest of investors.
Mar 31, 2015, 14:29 PM IST
'Ease of doing business talk must move beyond ranking'
Emphasising on the need for India to achieve higher growth trajectory, a senior government official today said that ease of doing business must be ensured for the country's own sake and not just for achieving higher ranking on this index at the global level.
Mar 16, 2015, 22:38 PM IST
Govt to ease process of doing business in India: Jaitley
Jaitley stressed that the new government's priority was to improve the credibility of the Indian economy.
Mar 14, 2015, 14:04 PM IST
Ease of Doing Biz: Only 3 documents needed for imports, exports
The move will also lead to reduction in transaction cost and time. Currently, around 10 documents are needed to fulfil the official obligations.
Mar 12, 2015, 20:50 PM IST
Ease of doing biz: Exporters can use credit cards to pay fee
To further improve the ease of doing business in India, the Commerce Ministry is taking steps that include allowing exporters and importers to make the payment of fee through debit or credit cards.
Feb 03, 2015, 13:37 PM IST
Cabinet clears changes to Companies Act for ease of doing biz
Within months of the new Companies Act coming into force, the government on Tuesday cleared a slew of changes to this law to make it easier for corporates to do business and to ensure severe punishment for those raising illegal deposits from the public.
Dec 02, 2014, 22:26 PM IST
Ease of doing biz report doesn't represent whole India: Nirmala
India has objected to the World Bank ranking the country at a poor 134th on the ease of doing business index saying study of two urban centres cannot be a representative of a vast country.
Nov 26, 2014, 21:31 PM IST
India ranking to improve if states' best practices included: WB
The World Bank, which recently ranked India 142nd in its ease of doing business list, Tuesday said the ranking will improve by at least 50 notches if one includes the best practices followed at the state level.
Nov 04, 2014, 23:02 PM IST
India ranks 142 in latest "Ease of Doing Business" report: WB
India ranked 142 among the 189 countries surveyed for the latest World Bank's "Ease of Doing Business" report released Wednesday, a drop by two places from the last year's ranking.
Oct 29, 2014, 08:57 AM IST
