Good Governance Index 2021 released by DARPG

On the occasion of Good Governance Day on 25^th December 2021, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah released the Good Governance Index 2021. 

About the Good Governance Index 2021

• The Report has been prepared by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG)
• 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.

Rankings & Findings:

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

Sectors	Group A	Group B	NE & Hill States	UTs
Agriculture & Allied Sector	Andhra Pradesh	Madhya Pradesh	Mizoram	D & N Haveli
Commerce and Industry	Telangana	Uttar Pradesh	J & K	Daman & Diu
Human Resource Development	Punjab	Odisha	Himachal Pradesh	Chandigarh
Public Health	Kerala	West Bengal	Mizoram	A & N Island
Public Infrastructure and Utilities	Goa	Bihar	Himachal Pradesh	A & N Island
Economic Governance	Gujarat	Odisha	Tripura	Delhi
Social Welfare and Development	Telangana	Chhattisgarh	Sikkim	D & N Haveli
Judiciary and Public Safety	Tamil Nadu	Rajasthan	Nagaland	Chandigarh
Environment	Kerala	Rajasthan	Manipur	Daman & Diu
Citizen Centric Governance	Haryana	Rajasthan	Uttarakhand	Delhi
Composite	Gujarat	Madhya Pradesh	Himachal Pradesh	Delhi

Rajasthan in Good Governance Index 2021

• Rajasthan has secured second rank in Group ‘B’ in this report.
• Rajasthan has shown an incremental growth of 1.7 percent over the GGI 2019 performance.
• The State has topped the Other States (Group B) category in Judiciary and Public Safety, Environment & Citizen Centric Governance.