Andhra Pradesh emerged as the top ranked state in the Union government’s latest ease of doing business index for states.
The index is jointly prepared by the World Bank and the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Govt. of India.
Andhra Pradesh is followed by neighbouring Telangana, and Haryana is in third place.
Jharkhand and Gujarat stood fourth and fifth, respectively.
The aim of this exercise is to improve delivery of various Central government regulatory functions and services in an efficient, effective and transparent manner.
This year's top five states figure ahead of the industrialised states such as Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu was ranked 15th with a reform evidence score of 95.93 per cent and a feedback score of 43.90 per cent.
In 2017, it was stated that Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Gujarat continued to be the three best-performing states.