Latest news with #ManojGovil
Hans India
12-07-2025
- Business
- Hans India
AP leads the way in simplification of laws
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh is leading the way in legal reforms aimed at deregulation and compliance reduction, aligning state laws with national standards to enhance ease of trade and improve public service delivery. At a key meeting held at the Secretariat on Friday, Union secretary (Coordination) of the Cabinet Secretariat and head of the Task Force Committee on Deregulation and Compliance Reduction, Manoj Govil, commended Andhra Pradesh for its proactive efforts. He noted that the state is at the forefront in updating, amending, and simplifying outdated laws to align with the Central government's framework. These measures, he said, are part of a broader national push to reduce regulatory burdens and ensure laws better serve citizens and businesses. Govil stressed the need for full adoption of the National Building Code and urged states to implement stringent fire safety standards in high-rise structures. He added that such compliance reforms, when implemented effectively, will directly benefit citizens and entrepreneurs alike. Chief secretary K Vijayanand said that the state has already initiated significant legal changes under the Central government's Jan Vishwas Act, aimed at trust-based governance. As part of this effort, 76 state laws have been reviewed and simplified — including 18 from the excise department, 19 from mines and geology, 21 from labour, factories and boilers, four from the cooperative department, and three from the energy department. He also noted that the state is embracing technology to streamline governance. Through initiatives like WhatsApp Governance, Andhra Pradesh has made 520 citizen services available online, ensuring faster, more accessible public service delivery. Efforts are ongoing to digitally integrate all departments. Senior officials, including special chief secretary G Anantha Ramu, principal secretaries Kumar Vishwajith and S Suresh Kumar, Secretaries Dr N Yuvaraj and Pratibha Devi, fire services director Murali and Central and state officials took part in the discussions. •State is aligning laws with national standards as part of ease of trade
The Hindu
11-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Central official discusses simplification of laws with Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary
Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand had a meeting with Manoj Govil, Secretary (Coordination) of the Union Cabinet Secretariat, on 'deregulation and compliance reduction for simplification of laws under ease of trade', at the State Secretariat on Friday. Mr. Govil, who is also a member of the Task Force Committee on Deregulation and Compliance Reduction under Ease of Trade, said Andhra Pradesh was at the forefront in making the required changes in laws in line with deregulation and compliance reduction. Steps are being taken to ensure benefits to the people by making changes, additions and simplifications in the old laws in tune with the Central government laws as part of ease of trade, he said. He suggested that the States should strictly adhere to the National Building and take appropriate measures for fire safety in multi- storey buildings. Mr. Vijayanand stated that the State government was taking steps towards deregulation and compliance reduction of various laws. Changes have been made to 76 laws. The government took the lead in bringing technology closer to the people and providing better services timely, espcially through WhatsApp governance through which 520 services have been made available, he said. Steps were being taken to make digital technologies available in every government department. The necessary clearances were being given in a time-bound manner through the single window system to achieve the objective of the Speed of Doing Business. Special Chief Secretary (Environment, Forest and Science & Technology) G. Anantha Ramu, Principal Secretaries Kumar Vishwajeeth (Home), S. Suresh Kumar (Municipal Administration), and Secretary N. Yuvaraj (Industries) and other senior officials took part in the meeting.
Time of India
01-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Digital Competition Law waits its turn
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel New Delhi: The corporate affairs ministry is unlikely to bring in the proposed digital competition legislation this fiscal to regulate large players, as it aims to first introduce amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and the Companies Act , people aware of the development top of that, the ministry is also tied up with plans to expand the PM Internship Scheme for youth by September-October, the people told March 2024, a panel led by then corporate affairs secretary Manoj Govil had suggested a new antitrust law with an ex-ante framework to regulate only "systemically significant digital enterprises" that have a "significant presence" in India. It had submitted with the government a draft digital competition bill, along with its report, for consideration."The ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) has received stakeholder comments on the draft bill. More inter-ministerial discussions would be undertaken to drum up consensus on it," said one of the people. "It may be finalised next fiscal."Last year, senior government officials were expecting the bill to be ready for Cabinet approval by the second half of digital competition is a rapidly-evolving and complex area, the government reckons undue haste in regulations could be counter-productive, said the people cited earlier. The idea is to come out with a law that would prevent large digital players from abusing their dominant position to hurt competition in the market, without hurting innovation or making compliance more burdensome, they ministry is learnt to have apprised the reasons for delay to the parliamentary standing committee on finance in a meeting on April 28.A senior industry executive said the government is also awaiting the conclusion of its ongoing trade negotiations with the US, which has reportedly expressed its reservation on the proposed ministry is preparing to introduce changes to the IBC in the monsoon session of Parliament, likely in July-August. This could be followed by changes to the Companies Act, expected in the winter session, the people said.
