Cabinet Secretariat asks states to flag deregulation issues

“In the second half of December, a national conference of all chief secretaries is expected to be held.

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The states have been asked to do ‘maximum implementation’ before this meeting,” a second government official told Business Standard. State governments have submitted their action plans for the phase-1 PAs, including milestones and timelines for each. They have been asked to conduct “regular monitoring” of these milestones and timelines.

State governments have also been asked to inform the Cabinet Secretariat's deregulation cell about all “pending issues” with any central government ministry that relate to any of the PAs, the government officials said. During the November 14 meeting, it was observed that Tripura and Madhya Pradesh have made the most progress on implementing the phase-1 PAs. “These two states have already implemented 21 out of 23 phase-1 PAs,” a third government official mentioned. Business Standard’s queries to the Cabinet Secretariat did not elicit a response till press time.

The phase-2 priority areas