Deregulation: Redefining Regulatory Boundaries – EoDB 2.0

The Economic Survey 2025 has given a direction for the next wave of reforms in relation to ease of doing business with quantitative parameters to access the effectives of current regulations. Further, the Union Budget 2025 has taken various steps in this direction. The article examines the need for and impact of deregulation in the light of the Economic Survey and Union Budget of 2025.

India's regulatory framework is undergoing significant transformations as the country is adopting several economic reforms aimed at fostering innovation, technological advancements and global integration. The government is constantly updating laws and policies to strengthen corporate governance norms and create a transparent, investor friendly environment with additional compliance requirements on public disclosure of information and submissions of more detailed annual reports and returns. In the era of DOGE, with special focus on 'Make in India' and policies surrounding 'minimum