New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- India's performance in the ease of doing business (EoDB) strengthened significantly, with the country scheduled to undergo the World Bank's B-READY assessment in 2026.

According to a release from the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, India improved by 79 ranks in the World Bank's Doing Business Report (DBR) over a five-year period, reaching 63rd position in the 2019 ranking.

Following the discontinuation of the DBR in 2020, the World Bank introduced the B-Ready Assessment in 2024 to evaluate more than 180 countries across ten topics spanning the business lifecycle. India was scheduled to participate in the third B-Ready Report due for release in 2026.

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, Minister of State for...