Which two States have been jointly ranked first in the ease of doing business ranking issued by the World Bank and DIPP in October 2016?
- (a)Gujarat and Telangana
- (b)Telangana and Chhattisgarh
- (c)Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
- (d)Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Correct — D, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In the state Ease of Doing Business assessment released by the DIPP (Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion) with the World Bank on 31 October 2016 — the ranking on the 2015-16 Business Reforms Action Plan — Andhra Pradesh and Telangana shared the top rank, having implemented almost all of the recommended reforms. (Gujarat had topped the earlier, 2015 edition.)
- (a)Gujarat and Telangana — Gujarat led the FIRST (2015) edition, but the 2015-16 ranking was topped jointly by Andhra Pradesh and Telangana — Gujarat was not one of the two toppers here.
- (b)Telangana and Chhattisgarh — Telangana was indeed a co-topper, but its partner at the top was Andhra Pradesh, not Chhattisgarh.
- (c)Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh — Andhra Pradesh was a co-topper, but paired with Telangana; Gujarat had slipped from its 2015 first place.
The DIPP (now DPIIT) and the World Bank rank Indian states on how far they have implemented a common Business Reforms Action Plan — a state-level 'ease of doing business' scorecard covering areas such as single-window clearances, land and construction permits, labour and taxes. This state ranking is separate from the World Bank's global 'Doing Business' country ranking.
The distractors mix the 2015 topper (Gujarat) with the 2015-16 toppers. Fix the two dates: Gujarat was first in 2015; Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were jointly first in 2015-16 (released October 2016).
- The 2015-16 state Business Reforms ranking (DIPP + World Bank) was released on 31 October 2016.
- Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were jointly ranked first.
- Gujarat had topped the earlier 2015 edition.
- This state ranking is distinct from the World Bank's global 'Doing Business' country ranking.
MP 2018 asked the 2015-16 toppers: Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, jointly first.
- Picking Gujarat because it topped the FIRST (2015) edition
- Confusing the DIPP state ranking with the World Bank's global country ranking
MPPSC/state exams ask 'which state(s) topped a given year's ease-of-doing-business ranking'; UPSC asks who publishes the index and what its sub-indices are.
India's ranking in the 'Ease of Doing Business Index' is sometimes seen in the news. Which of the following has declared that ranking?
- (a) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- (b) World Economic Forum
- (c) World Bank
- (d) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Answer(c) World Bank
Same Ease of Doing Business theme — identifies the World Bank as the body behind the ranking (the World Bank co-ran the DIPP state assessment too).
Which one of the following is not a sub-index of the World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business Index’?
- (a) Maintenance of law and order
- (b) Paying taxes
- (c) Registering property
- (d) Dealing with construction permits
Answer(a) Maintenance of law and order
Tests the sub-indices of the World Bank Ease of Doing Business framework — the same reform areas the DIPP state ranking scores.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The state-level Ease of Doing Business ranking of Indian states is based on implementation of which framework?
- (a)Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP)
- (b)Doing Business Index
- (c)Global Competitiveness Index
- (d)Logistics Performance Index
Answer(a) Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) — assessed by DPIIT with the World Bank.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which state topped the first (2015) edition of the DIPP-World Bank state ease-of-doing-business assessment?
- (a)Andhra Pradesh
- (b)Telangana
- (c)Gujarat
- (d)Maharashtra
Answer(c) Gujarat — before Andhra Pradesh and Telangana jointly topped in 2015-16.