India

Ease of Doing Business in

India

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for India. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 185 economies) and the rankings by each topic. It also lists the economy's distance to frontier (DTF)** measure. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

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Starting a Business
Dealing with Construction Permits
Getting Electricity
Registering Property
Getting Credit
Protecting Investors
Paying Taxes
Trading Across Borders
Enforcing Contracts
Resolving Insolvency
Region South Asia
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 1,241,491,960
GNI Per Capita (US$) 1,420
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
132 132 0

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
51.9 51.7 down 0.2
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 173 169 up -4
Dealing with Construction Permits 182 183 up 1
Getting Electricity 105 99 up -6
Registering Property 94 97 up 3
Getting Credit 23 23 No change
Protecting Investors 49 46 up -3
Paying Taxes 152 149 up -3
Trading Across Borders 127 125 up -2
Enforcing Contracts 184 184 No change
Resolving Insolvency 116 109 up -7

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The challenges of launching a business are shown below. Included are: the number of steps entrepreneurs can expect to go through to launch, the time it takes on average, and the cost and minimum capital required as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

DB 2013 Rank 173 DB 2012 Rank 169 Change in Rank down-4
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 62.4 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 61.9 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.5
YearNew business densityNumber of new limited liability companies
2011 0.0970,450
Indicator India South Asia OECD

The total number of procedures required to register a firm. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries).

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12 7 5

The total number of days required to register a firm. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments.

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27 19 12

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. It includes all official fees and fees for legal or professional services if such services are required by law.

View methodology Cost (% of income per capita)
49.8 21.6 4.5

The amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita.

View methodology Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
140.1 17.8 13.3
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain director identification number (DIN) on-line 1 day INR 100
2 Obtain digital signature certificate on-line 1 day INR 400 to INR 2650
3 Reserve the company name with the Registrar of Companies (ROC) on-line 2 days INR 1000
4 Pay stamp duties online, file all incorporation forms and documents online and obtain the certificate of incorporation 3-7 days INR 22,300
5 Make a seal 1 day INR 350
6 Visit an authorized franchise or agent appointed by National Securities Depository Services Limited (NSDL) or Unit Trust of India (UTI) Investors Services Ltd to obtain a Permanent Account Number (PAN) 7 days INR 94 for Fee and INR 5 for Application Form, (if not downloaded)
* 7 Obtain a tax account number for income taxes deducted at source from the Assessing Office in the Mumbai Income Tax Department 7 days, simultaneously with Procedure 6 INR 60
* 8 Register with Office of Inspector, Mumbai Shops and Establishment Act 2 days, simultaneous with procedure 7 INR 2,400 (registration fee) + 3 times registration fee for Trade Refuse Charges (INR 7,200)
* 9 Register for VAT online 10 days, simultaneous with procedure 8 INR 500 (Registration Fee) + INR 25 (Stamp Duty) for compulsory VAT registration
* 10 Register for profession tax 2 days, simultaneous with procedure 9 no charge
* 11 Register with Employees' Provident Fund Organization 12 days, simultaneous with procedure 8 no charge
* 12 Register for medical insurance (ESIC) 9 day, simultaneous with procedure 10 no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

** The distance to frontier (DTF) measure shows the distance of each economy to the "frontier," which represents the highest performance observed on each of the indicators across all economies included in Doing Business since each indicator was included in Doing Business. An economy’s distance to frontier is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest performance and 100 the frontier. Read more...

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