Their research shows that the pathway to improving regulatory conditions will vary from state to state. This is demonstrated in the focus on Andhra Pradesh, which scored 99.73% on the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion’s ‘ease of doing business’ ranking. To streamline the land market further, the state government needs to move towards a conclusive land titling system. So far, the state revenue department has completed survey activities under the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP) for just 131villages (0.75%). The researchers analyse Rajasthan (goo.gl/bjbsPP), currently ranked sixth by the DIPP ‘ease of doing business’ index.

Source: Economic Times May 25, 2018 17:48 UTC