Hyderabad, Aug. 11 -- Union Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan today held a video conference with Chief Secretaries of all states and union territories to review the progress of the deregulation and compliance reduction drive across the country.

During the meeting, Telangana Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao informed that out of the 23 priority areas identified for implementation, 12 have already been completed, 10 are in progress, and one falls under the "not willing to implement" category.

On the state's Jan Vishwas Bill, Rao said a preliminary assessment had identified criminal provisions across various secretariat departments, and the findings have been shared with the respective departments. They have been instructed to submit their pr...