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Kerala Ranked Best Governed State In India, By Public Affairs Index 2018
Kerala has topped the list third time in a row for delivering good governance, while Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Gujarat followed. Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar had to be satisfied with the lowest ranks
Text Credits: Shibul Pavithran
Kerala stands as the best governed state in the country and Karnataka is in the fourth position, said the Public Affairs Index 2018 released by the think-tank Public Affairs Centre (PAC).
“Kerala has topped the Public Affairs Index (PAI) for 2018 as the best-governed state for the third consecutive year since 2016 among large states,” said Bengaluru-based PAC at an event in the city on Saturday evening to release its third annual PAI. Founded in 1994 by renowned Indian economist and scholar late Samuel Paul, the think tank works to mobilise a demand for better governance in the country. Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Gujarat followed Kerala among the top five states delivering good governance, according to the report.
The #PublicAffairsIndex2018 ranks @CMOKerala #TamilNadu and @TelanganaCMO as the top three states in governance @thenewsminute @IDRC_CRDI @onthinktanks @PMOIndia https://t.co/9XX6mm5dsD pic.twitter.com/S5aMTsUN4m
— PublicAffairsCentre (@pacindia) July 23, 2018
Founded in 2014 by well-known economist and scholar Samuel Paul, the think tank works to mobilise a demand for better governance in the country. The think tank has undertaken the study across all the Indian states considering them across 10 themes such as essential infrastructure, support to human development, social protection, women and children as well as law and order.
“The index provides a multi-dimensional and comprehensive matrix that attempts to capture the complexities of governing the plural and diverse people of this sub-continent,” added Senior Fellow at PAC CK Mathew.
The PAC has been releasing the index annually since 2016 and ranks the states according to their socio-economic development. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in a Facebook post on Sunday night that 10 criteria were used to rank the states. Of this, Kerala was able to be at the top in four among the big states.
And also posted on Twitter this morning, saying..
Kerala has been ranked again as the best-governed state by Public Affairs Centre(PAC) in its Public Affairs Index. Among the larger states, Kerala topped the index in providing basic infrastructure. It is also ranked as the most child-friendly state in India. pic.twitter.com/bOO2II4YYO
— CMO Kerala (@CMOKerala) July 23, 2018
The PAC selected Kerala as the best child-friendly state, the CM said. The state also bagged the top post in providing the best facilities to children, he said. In crime, law and order, the state stood overall sixth and second among the big states.
Nagaland, Manipur and Meghalaya were ranked at the bottom of the list.
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