New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked top bureaucrats to set up 'deregulation cells' in their offices on the lines of the Cabinet Secretariat to accelerate the reforms agenda and improve ease of living and ease of doing business.

He also urged states to replicate the Centre's Pragati model to review delayed major infrastructure projects, reported TOI.

Push for Deregulation and Faster Reforms

The meeting took note of progress made in ease of doing business over the past year, with Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Tripura completing all 23 identified reforms. Modi said deregulation cells would help remove redundant compliances and speed up decision-making at the state level.

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