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KERALA RISES IN REFORMS BUT GROUND REALITY LAGS
The New Indian Express Hyderabad
|November 17, 2025
K ERALA'S achievement in improving the investment climate is laudable, considering it was long seen as business-unfriendly.
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Yet, the state has much to do to catch up with other truly business-friendly states. Kerala's sustained efforts to enhance its ease of doing business (EoDB) profile are reflected in its billing as a 'top achiever' in the latest rankings. For reforms to yield lasting, practical change, they must be applied fully and institutionalised at all levels of governance. Kerala has emerged as a top performer among the fast-moving states in the latest ease of doing business rankings. It completed an impressive 99.3 percent of the Business Reforms Action Plan for 2024 and advanced stronger digital governance. The evaluation placed the right emphasis where it matters—30 percent on completing reforms and a m
This story is from the November 17, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Hyderabad.
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