TN, Rajasthan push small reforms to boost business

Over the last few months, Rajasthan eased restrictions on night shifts for women; Odisha spruced up building bye-laws so that small enterprises can use space more efficiently, and Tamil Nadu increased the number of industries for which entrepreneurs need not knock at the pollution control boards.

- Aggam Walia & Soumyarendra Barik

Across India, states are advancing small, targeted reforms to cut red tape. While sweeping national reforms inch forward despite renewed calls for bold reforms amid tariff tensions, states are increasingly leading the way, recalibrating business rules on the ground, pointed out government officials.