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.

Economy Overview

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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Getting Electricity

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The challenges required for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection for a newly constructed warehouse are shown below. Included are the number of steps, time, and cost.

DB 2013 Rank 105 DB 2012 Rank 99 Change in Rank down-6
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 65.5 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 65.6 Improvement in DTF** (% points) down-0.1
Indicator India South Asia OECD

The number of procedures to obtain a permanent electricity connection. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company employees or the company’s main electrician with external parties.

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Procedures (number)
7 6 5

The number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.

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Time (days)
67 148 98

The cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Costs are recorded exclusive of value added tax.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
247.3 1,894.9 93.0
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit application to Brihan Mumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) and await site inspection 7 calendar days INR 50.0
2 Receive external site inspection from BEST and await estimate 8 calendar days no charge
3 Submit electrical contractor's wiring and test report and estimated amount to BEST 1 calendar day INR 45,000.0
4 Electrical contractor conducts external connection works 7 calendar days INR 8,000.0
5 BEST inspects wiring and installs meter 7 calendar days no charge
6 BEST inspects and tests installation 7 calendar days no charge
7 Submit meter security deposit, receive external connection and electricity starts flowing 30 calendar days INR 123,444.3

** 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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