Chandigarh, July 21 -- Haryana has emerged as one of the leading states in the Centre's compliance reduction and deregulation initiative, with 21 of the 28 priority reforms either approved or under implementation to make the regulatory environment simpler, faster and more business-friendly, an official spokesperson said on Monday.

Chief secretary Anurag Rastogi, who reviewed the progress of Phase-2 of the compliance reduction and deregulation exercise, directed all departments to expedite implementation of the remaining reforms and ensure timely uploading of documentary evidence on the portal so that Haryana's progress is accurately reflected at the national level.

Rastogi said that the Centre's deregulation cell has already approved si...