Four southern states becomes best-governed state

Bengaluru, October 31: In a major development, as per Public Affairs Index-2020 ranking, four southern states including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka as the best-governed state in the country while Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, and Bihar are at the bottom in the PAC ranking 2020.

According to the PAC rankings, Kerala (1.388 PAI Index point), Tamil Nadu (0.912), Andhra Pradesh (0.531), and Karnataka (0.468) occupied the top four slots in the large state category in terms of governance.

While Goa ranked first in the small state category with 1.745 points, followed by Meghalaya (0.797) and Himachal Pradesh (0.725). As per the PAC ranking, Manipur (-0.363), Delhi (-0.289) and Uttarakhand (-0.277) stood as the worst-performing states.

Moreover in the list of Union Territories, Chandigarh emerged the best governed UT 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.

In its annual report, the PAC said the states were ranked on governance performance based on a composite index in the context of sustainable development. The not-for-profit organisation is headed by former ISRO chairman K Kasturirangan.