Public health ministry, Ministry

Union Finance Ministry on Saturday informed that twenty states have completed the "Ease of Doing Business" reforms stipulated by the Department of Expenditure.The states which have implemented the ease of doing business reforms get additional borrowing permission of Rs 39,521 crore through Open Market Borrowings.Five more States namely, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Meghalaya and Tripura have completed the "Ease of Doing Business" reforms stipulated by the Department of Expenditure, said the Ministry."States completing Ease of Doing Business reforms are eligible for additional borrowing of 0.25 per cent of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP)," it said."Accordingly, on receipt of recommendations from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), the Department of Expenditure has granted permission to these 20 States to raise additional financial resources of Rs 39,521 crore through Open Market Borrowings. State-wise amount of the additional borrowing permitted to these 20 States is annexed," read a statement by the Ministry."The ease of doing business is an important indicator of the investment-friendly business climate in the country. Improvements in the ease of doing business will enable faster future growth of the state economy. Therefore, the government of India had in May 2020, decided to link the grant of additional borrowing permissions to states who undertake the reforms to facilitate ease of doing business," the ministry said.According to the statement, the reforms stipulated in this category are completion of first assessment of the 'District Level Business Reform Action Plan', elimination of the requirements of renewal of registration certificates obtained by businesses under various Acts and implementation of computerised central random inspection system under the Acts wherein allocation of inspectors is done centrally, the same inspector is not assigned to the same unit in subsequent years, prior inspection notice is provided to the business owner, and inspection report is uploaded within 48 hours of inspection."In view of the resource requirement to meet the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India had on May 17 2020 enhanced the borrowing limit of the States by 2 per cent of their GSDP. Half of this special dispensation was linked to undertaking citizen-centric reforms by the States. The four citizen-centric areas for reforms identified were Implementation of One Nation One Ration Card System, Ease of doing business reform, Urban Local body or utility reforms and Power Sector reforms," the statement added.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Public Health MinistryFOLLOW

Public health ministry, Latest News

Ecuador registered 26 more Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 12,003, the Ministry of Public Health said, adding that another 1,633 infections were reported in this period, taking the total caseload to 330,388. ...

The government of India procured 78,392 metric tonne (MT) wheat during the ensuing Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2021-22 till March 31, the Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs said on Thursday. ...

Ecuador recorded 2,201 new COVID-19 infections and 34 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of cases to 327,325 and deaths to 11,912, the Public Health Ministry reported on Tuesday. ...

Ecuador recorded 2,795 new COVID-19 infections and 38 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total figures to 321,451 cases and 11,797 deaths, the country's Public Health Ministry has said. ...

Cuba reported on Friday 832 new COVID-19 infections in the last day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 70,634, along with five more deaths to a total of 413, the Public Health Ministry said. ...

After launching 'Mera Mask Meri Suraksha', a campaign aimed at raising awareness about COVID-19 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday urged the citizens to wear masks and follow all COVID-19 protocols. ...

The Sports Ministry has decided to extend the Khelo India scheme from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The Ministry has furnished an Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) memorandum to the Ministry of Finance for extension/continuation of the Khelo India Scheme fro ...

Union Finance Ministry on Saturday informed that twenty states have completed the "Ease of Doing Business" reforms stipulated by the Department of Expenditure. ...