Union Minister Piyush Goyal Chairs CEO Roundtable on Ease of Doing Business

India is the world’s best location for setting up data centres, said Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal, at the CEO Roundtable on “Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) for Scaling India’s Data Centre Ecosystem” at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. While Chairing the meeting the Minister said the roundtable provided an engaging and fruitful platform for discussions with stakeholders from the data centre industry on further promoting the sector and enhancing ease of doing business in India.

Shri Goyal expressed confidence in India’s growth prospects amid global uncertainty and volatility and highlighted the country’s 7.8% growth in Q1. He complimented the people of India and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for his decisive leadership and for instilling confidence among every Indian to contribute towards Amrit Kaal and the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.

The roundtable was convened as a follow-up to the inaugural CEO Roundtable to further strengthen the enabling ecosystem for the rapid and sustainable expansion of India’s data centre sector. Discussions focused on Ease of Doing Business and faster deployment of data centre infrastructure, particularly in the areas of power, land, regulatory and fiscal issues. (updated on 2nd Sept. 2026)