Kerala Goa and Chandigarh best governed states and union

territory, says PAC ranking
Bengaluru, Oct 30 (PTI) Kerala was adjudged the best
governed state in the country while Uttar Pradesh ended at
the bottom in the large states category, according to the
Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public Affairs
Centre here on Friday.
In its annual report released on Friday, the city-based
not-for-profit organisation, , headed by former Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K Kasturirangan, said
the states were ranked on governance performance based on a
composite index in the context of sustainable development.
Four southern states, Kerala (1.388 PAI Index point),
Tamil Nadu (0.912), Andhra Pradesh (0.531) and Karnataka
(0.468) stood in the first four ranks in the large state
category in terms of governance, it said.
Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Bihar were at the bottom of the
ranking, scoring negative points in the category. They got -
1.461, -1.201 and -1.158 points respectively.
In the small state category, Goa ranked first with 1.745
points, followed by Meghalaya (0.797) and Himachal Pradesh
(0.725).
Worst performers who scored negative points are Manipur
(-0.363), Delhi (-0.289) and Uttarakhand (-0.277), according
to the PAC report.
Chandigarh emerged the best governed union territory in
the category of UTs with 1.05 PAI points, followed by
Puducherry (0.52) and Lakshadweep (0.003). Dadar and Nagar
Haveli (-0.69), Andaman, Jammu and Kashmir (-0.50) and Nicobar
(-0.30) were the least performers.
According to the PAC, the governance performance is
analysed in the context of sustainable development defined by
three pillars of equity, growth and sustainability.
Speaking on the occasion, Kasturirangan said: "The
evidence that PAI 2020 generates and the insights that it
provides must compel us to reflect on the economic and social
transition that is underway in India." PTI GMS
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