According to the 2020 Public Affairs Index released by the Bangalore Public Affairs Center on Friday, Kerala has been named the most governed state in the country and Uttar Pradesh was the last in the major state categories. In an annual report released Friday, a city-based nonprofit led by former Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) chairman K Kasturirangan states according to governance based on composite indicators related to sustainable development, it said.
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The four southern states of Kerala (1.388 PAI Index Point), Tamil Nadu (0.912), Andhra Pradesh (0.531)b, and Karnataka (0.468) are among the top four in governance in the large state category. Uttar Pradesh, Orissa and Bihar are at the bottom of the rankings and scored negative points in this category. We scored 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).
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The worst performers who scored negative points are Manipur (0.363), Delhi (0.289), and Uttarakhand (0.277), according to the Public Affairs Center report. Chandigarh emerged as 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 Public Affairs Centre (PAC), the governance performance is analyzed 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.”
