Opening businesses will become easier under the national retail policy, as per a senior government official. Under the policy, the compliance burden and number of licenses needed to open a retail outlet will reduce. Helping traders become digitally sound and pushing for regulatory reforms will be the major focus of the national retail policy. ‘First one is ease of doing business,’ Anil Agrawal, joint secretary at the department for the promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) said while addressing industry leaders during a virtual retail summit.