Gujarat tops the composite ranking in the 58 indicator index followed by Maharashtra and Goa
New Delhi: Gujarat has performed strongly in 5 of the 10 sectors including economic governance, human resource development, public infrastructure and utilities, social welfare and development, judiciary and public safety, followed by Maharashtra and Goa, according to the Good Governance Index 2021 prepared by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) which was released on Good Governance Day here today.
Gujarat registered 12.3 percent increase and Goa registered 24.7 percent increase over GGI 2019 indicators.
Maharashtra performed strongly in agriculture and allied sector, human resource development, public infrastructure and utilities, social welfare and development.
Goa performed strongly in agriculture and allied sector, commerce and industry, public infrastructure and utilities, economic governance, social welfare and development and environment.
In the Union Territories category, Delhi topped the composite rank registering a 14 percent increase over the GGI 2019 indicators. Delhi performed strongly in Agriculture and Allied Sectors, Commerce and Industry, Public Infrastructure and Utilities and Social Welfare and Development.
Good Governance Index, GGI 2021 Framework covered ten sectors and 58 indicators. The sectors of GGI 2020-21 are 1) Agriculture and Allied Sectors, 2) Commerce & Industries, 3) Human Resource Development, 4) Public Health, 5.) Public Infrastructure & Utilities, 6) Economic Governance, 7) Social Welfare & Development, 8) Judicial & Public Security, 9) Environment, and 10) Citizen-Centric Governance. The GGI 2020-21 categorises States and UTs into four categories, i.e., (i) Other States – Group A; (ii) Other States – Group B; (iii) North-East and Hill States; and (iv) Union Territories.
Uttar Pradesh too showed an incremental growth of 8.9 % over GGI 2019 performance. Among the sectors, UP secured top position in Commerce and Industry sector and also showed increase in Social Welfare and Development and Judiciary and Public Safety. UP also performed in citizen centric governance including public grievance redressal.
Jharkhand showed an incremental growth of 12.6 percent over GGI 2019 performance. The state performed strongly in 7 sectors of the 10 sectors. Rajasthan showed an incremental growth of 1.7 percent over the GGI 2019 performance., and topped the Other States (Group B) category in Judiciary and Public Safety, Environment & Citizen Centric Governance.
According to the GGI 2021, in the North-East and Hill States category, Mizoram and Jammu and Kashmir registered an overall increase of 10.4% and 3.7% respectively over GGI 2019. Mizoram performed strongly in commerce and industry, human resource development, public health and economic governance. Jammu & Kashmir performed strongly in Commerce & Industry sector and has improved its scores in Agriculture & Allied Sector, Public Infrastructure and Utilities and Judiciary and Public Safety sectors.
GGI 2021 shows that 20 States improved their composite GGI scores over the GGI 2019 index scores. The sector-wise scores attained by the States and UT’s indicates that strong performance in one or the other sector. Analysis of scoring also suggested that there was a very marginal difference among the States in their composite governance scores. “This indicates that overall governance in the States of India is moving in the positive direction,” the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, stated.
Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, who released the Index, said that there has not been a single corruption charge against the Union government in last seven years “as it is a clean and transparent administration”.
Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Personnel, PG and Pensions said that Good Governance Index would help assess the status of governance in States and Union Territories.
– global bihari bureau
