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. AP, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, MP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana 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
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