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UP tops deregulation rankings; New Phase-II Reforms set to cut compliance further

Lucknow, Jan 16 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh continues to strengthen its position as one of India's most business-friendly states, with focused efforts underway to make business operations simpler, more transparent, and investor-centric.
In this regard, a Government of India panel led by Meeta Rajivlochan, Lead Member for Uttar Pradesh in the Task Force on Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) and Secretary, National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, visited Lucknow on Friday. She was accompanied by Rahul Sharma, Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat.
In the morning, the delegation held a detailed meeting with the state Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, S.P. Goyal, along with ACS and Principal Secretaries of all departments at the Chief Secretary's Office. The meeting included an orientation session on Phase-II of EoDB reforms, focusing on the roadmap for next-level compliance reduction and deregulation.
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