Ease of Doing Business: India Needs Jan Vishwas Reforms

New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI) NITI Aayog member Rajiv Gauba on Thursday said that ease of doing business is a work in progress and stressed on the importance of reforms at the municipal level within states.
Addressing 'Workshop on Ease of Doing Business and Investment Promotion', Gauba urged all states to undertake their own version of Jan Vishwas-type reforms, aimed at reducing regulatory overreach and fostering business confidence.
According to an official statement, deliberations were held across seven core reform areas vital to investment facilitation and improving the ease of doing business at the sub-national level.

These included decriminalisation of laws, deregulation and compliance burden reduction, business reform action plan (BRAP) implementation, development of industrial infrastructure, single window clearance systems, financial and taxation reforms and investment promotion strategies, the statement said.
The discussion underscored the need to convert minor business offences into civil penalties, while also streamlining compliance mechanisms to reduce the burden on entrepreneurs, it said.
A key takeaway from the session was that long-term investor trust depends not only on facilitation at entry, but also on consistent post-establishment support, including timely grievance redressal, policy stability, and seamless coordination across departments, it added.
The event also saw participation from DPIIT, Department of Revenue, Ministry of MSME, and representatives of leading industry bodies including CII, FICCI, and FISME.