Ease of Doing Business: Strengthening India’s Business Framework

• Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) = composite of regulatory simplification, decriminalisation, digital governance and trust-based administration to reduce cost/time of doing business.
• Driven by DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
• UPSC relevance: GS-III (economy/industry/investment), GS-II (governance, e-gov), and Prelims (BRAP, Jan Vishwas, B-READY).