Good Governance Index:Gujarat tops, UP shows incremental growth

Gujarat has topped the composite ranking in the Good Governance Day Index-2021 covering 10 sectors, followed by Maharashtra and Goa. Delhi topped the Union territories category composite ranking.  Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched the indicator in New Delhi. Uttar Pradesh showed an 8.9 per cent incremental growth in the period 2019 to 2021 while the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir registered an improvement of 3.7 per cent in the same period. Among the sectors, UP has secured top position in Commerce and Industry sector and has also shown increase in Social Welfare and Development and Judiciary and Public Safety.
In the North-East and Hill States category, Mizoram and Jammu and Kashmir have registered an overall increase of 10.4 percent and 3.7 percent over GGI 2019. In the Union Territories category, Delhi tops the composite rank registering a 14 percent increase over 2019 indicators. In hiss address Amit Shah has said that people's faith in democracy has enhanced since 2014, as they started getting benefits of development undertaken by the Modi government. Giving example of good governance, Mr Shah said that there has not been a single corruption charge against the Modi government in last seven years as it is a clean and transparent government.

Top ranking States in the Sectors as well as in Composite Ranks is as follows:

The Good Governance Index 2021 prepared by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances. Good Governance Index (GGI) 2021 Framework covered ten sectors and 58 indicators including Agriculture and Allied Sectors, Commerce and Industries, Public Health Economic Governance and Environment. As per the GGI, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa topped the composite rank score covering 10 sectors.