Ease Of Doing Business  

With just days left before Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivers the Union Budget 2021-22 in Parliament, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry has come out with a list of expectations drawn up on the basis of a survey done among economists. Here's what the economists believe should be the thrust areas for the Finance Minister to drive growth and development of the country. 

Addressing the National Conference on Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, PM Modi said inaction on corruption in one generation had emboldened the next generation to indulge in further corruption.

World Bank suspends ease of doing business report amid concerns of data manipulation. A statement issued by the World Bank Group read, "A number of irregularities have been reported regarding changes to the data in the Doing Business 2018 and Doing Business 2020 reports, published in October 2017 and 2019. The changes in the data were inconsistent with the Doing Business methodology." Reports suggest data of 4 countries - China, Azerbaijan, UAE & Saudi Arabia - manipulated. While #India ranked 63, China stood at 31, Azerbaijan at 24, UAE at 16 and Saudi Arabia at 62.

Showing a significant improvement since 2014, the Economic Survey 2019-20 tabled by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that India has moved up 79 places in the World Bank's ease of doing business rankings

Telangana also has filed a case with the Cyber Crime cell against Andhra Pradesh for copying their web designs and data formats