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By Bharti Jain, TNN | 22 Oct, 2014, 10.52AM IST

NEW DELHI: In order to make India a better place to do business, the government is
working to cut down the time for registering a business from 27 days to a single day.
Towards this end, it has readied a raft of measures, such as, single registration for all labour
laws, overhaul of tax systems, reduction in the number of permits required, easing up
property registration, quick electricity connection and property registration - measures that
are expected to make the country a friendlier investment destination.
Currently, India has the reputation of being a notoriously difficult place to do business.
According to The World Bank's " Ease of doing business" index, India ranked 134 out of 189
countries in 2014, behind China (ranked 96) and behind neighbours Pakistani (110) and
Bangladesh (130). During the launch of the 'Make in India' campaign, Narendra Modi had
announced that his government would take steps to bring the country's ranking among the
top 50.
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has been made the nodal agency
for pushing these procedural reforms. In turn, DIPP has set a time frame of 3-6 months for
implementing the changes. It has asked all ministries to come on board and work to reform
the regulatory structure and overhaul the investment climate. States are also being
encouraged to join the Centre's efforts to improve the regulatory structure and cut down

During the launch of the 'Make in India' campaign, Narendra

Modi had announced that his government would take steps to
bring the country's ranking among the top 50.

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Among the focus areas are reforms of the tax system. It has been suggested that the
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education cess, dividend and withholding taxes can be incorporated under corporation tax
to simplify the process, officials said. The Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) for developers of
special economic zones (SEZs) and units in SEZs is proposed to be abolished. There is
emphasis to expeditiously implement the Direct Tax Code and goods and service tax (GST).

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"To achieve all this, the government, along with the states, will need to carry out radical
measures on a war footing," said an official, who did not wish to be named.

The DIPP has set timelines for various reforms for ministries and departments. For example, it has been suggested that there should be
no inspection for low risk business and computer based selection for high risk ones. There is also a proposal for a uniform policy and
procedure for all states so as to enable the single-window clearance system, along with a combined application form with an institutional
mechanism to provide various approvals.
The DIPP has cited examples from various countries such as Malaysia, New Zealand, Canada, Rwanda, Turkey and UAE for easing up
the processes and reduce delays. It has also been suggested that the requirement of minimum paid-up capital for starting a business
should be done away with, as 90 countries have no such requirement.
For removing hurdles in getting electricity for businesses several measures have been identified which include removing the requirement
of pollution control certificates for providing a connection. State electricity boards and the power ministry have been asked to simplify
procedures of getting an electricity connection.

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