PUBLIC AFFAIRS INDEX

  • October 31, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPN Topics
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Subject : Governance / Report

Context: In the recently released Public Affairs Index-2020, Kerala was adjudged the best governed State in the large States category, while Uttar Pradesh ended at the bottom.

Concept:

  • The index is released by the Public Affairs Centre, a not-for-profit organization, headed by former Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) chairman K. Kasturirangan.
  • The index ranks States based on governance performance giving a composite index in the context of sustainable development.

Performance of different States:

Large State category

  • At the top: Four southern States – Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka stood in the first four ranks in terms of governance.
  • At the bottom: Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Bihar were at the bottom of the ranking.

Small State category

  • At the top: Goa ranked first, followed by Meghalaya and Himachal Pradesh.
  • The worst performers with negative points: Manipur, Delhi and Uttarakhand.

Union Territories

  • Chandigarh emerged at the top in the category of Union Territories followed by Puducherry and Lakshadweep.
  • Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Andaman, Jammu and Kashmir and Nicobar were the worst performers.
Governance PUBLIC AFFAIRS INDEX Report