Sources have stated that Gujarat and Delhi are India's most investment-friendly states and Bihar and Jharkhand are the worst. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are the most corrupt states for doing business whereas West Bengal is the most difficult for land acquisition, environmental clearances and approvals.
It is stated that these are the findings of the recent "The NCAER State Investment Potential Index", released by the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER), which evolved an index to grade states on five main issues: Labour, infrastructure, economic climate, political stability and governance, and perceptions of a good business climate.
During May 2016, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) listed how Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party was making it easier to do business, adding that the Centre was working with Delhi and Maharashtra to propel India's rank into the Top 50 in global ease of doing business rankings.
In terms of getting approvals for business, West Bengal was, again the worst, with 68.6% reporting a "severe" problem; 5.7% has said it was not a problem where Himachal Pradesh has performed the best with no respondent (0 per cent) reporting approval problems.
