By Kelli K. Clark — Status: Not Started — Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in direct business-to-consumer retail e-commerce is currently not allowed unless items are all being sold under a single brand, or inventory is not owned or controlled by…
Gujarat tops ranking on states’ water departments; Andhra creating three state capitals; Maharashtra government hints at cancellation of another major rail project signed by previous government; Odisha commencing drive to cut off delinquent power customers; Punjab relaxes some provisions of…
By Kriti Upadhyaya — Status: Incomplete — The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) handles all cases relating to corporate disputes, and winding up of companies, in addition to insolvency and bankruptcy cases. It also handles some real estate cases, and…
By Afeena Ashfaque — Status: Not Started — The current rate structure of four rates, plus a separate tax rate for gold and a zero percent rate, is overly complicated and should be simplified. High Difficulty: Regulation, No Opposition — Changes to the Goods and Services…
By Aman Thakker — Status: Not Started — While the Indian government has attempted to reduce the amount of time it takes to set up businesses and obtain permits from the government, it still lags behind its self-appointed goal of…
The central government announces a North East Gas grid project affecting numerous states; Madhya Pradesh unveils plan to improve MSME landscape; Kerala hosts investor summit with big commitment from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority; Rajasthan backs down from issuing liquor licenses;…
By Raymond E. Vickery, Jr — Status: Not Started, On Agenda — Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, vowing a robust disinvestment and outright privatization program for government-owned public sector undertakings (PSUs). The flagship for this effort…
By Kelli K. Clark — Status: Not Started –The Major Port Authorities Bill (MPA), 2016 was introduced in the Lok Sabha but never approved. The bill has now lapsed and must be reintroduced, passed by both houses, and signed into…
By Aman Thakker — Status: Not Started — On March 18, 2018, the Ministry of Labour relaxed rules to allow fixed-term, contract employees to work in all sectors. However, restrictions under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 remain unaddressed, and a…
By Richard Rossow — Status: Not Started — India’s business regulators use different formats for public review of draft regulations, often leaving little time for review and comments from stakeholders Medium Difficulty: With Opposition — Adopting a standardized cost-benefit analysis…