What is the news?

=> On the occasion of the Good Governance Day (25th December), the government released the Good Governance Index 2021.

=> The index was prepared by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.

=> GGI is a comprehensive and implementable framework to assess the State of Governance across the States and UTs which enables ranking of States/Districts.

Basis of the Ranking:

=> It is based on ten sectors and 58 indicators. The sectors 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

10. Citizen-Centric Governance

Ranking of the States:

The Index categorises States and UTs into four categories, i.e.

1. Union Territories:Delhi tops the composite rank

2. North-East and Hill States:Himachal Pradesh topped the list followed by Mizoram and Uttarakhand.

3. Other States – Group A:Gujarat has topped the composite ranking

4. Other States – Group B:Madhya Pradesh tops the list

Assam’s Performance:

=> Quality of education in Assam has recorded a growth rate of 0.40 per cent

=> Assam has also registered an industrial growth rate of 18.02 per cent from GGI 2019 to GGI 2020-21.

=> The Gender Parity Index also witnessed a marginal increase from 1.02 per cent to 1.04 per cent in the State.

=> However, the enrolment ratio of SC& ST has witnessed a marginal decrease of 0.62 per cent from 0.76 per cent.