Andhra Pradesh and Telengana have jointly topped the 2016 all-India State/Union Territory-wise Ease of Doing Business rankings, while last-year's topper Gujarat slipped to the third spot. The World Bank said it was looking into India's suggestion that the World Bank Group's global Doing Business rankings need to consider reforms undertaken across the country and not just in Mumbai and Delhi as is being done currently. Ms. Sitharaman said, “There is a healthy competition among States on ease of doing business. These submissions were reviewed by the World Bank team and validated by the DIPP. The next category of 'aspiring leaders' with an implementation rate of 70-90 per cent include Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar.

Source: The Hindu October 31, 2016 07:55 UTC