NEW DELHI, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is theNodal Department for coordinating the initiatives under Ease of Doing Business(EoDB) which are aimed at creating a conducive business environment in India. Series of steps have been taken to enhance EoDB in India by Ministries/ Departments and States/Union Territories (UTs).These include:

i.Reducing Compliance Burden on Businesses and Citizens by Simplifying, Rationalizing, Digitizing and Decriminalizing Government to Business and Citizen Interfaces. ii.Assessment of States/UTs on the basis of implementation of designated reform parameters under annual exercise called Business Reform Action ...