Govt launches index to rank states, UTs on good governance parameters

A good governance index (GGI) was launched on Wednesday by the central government to assess the state of governance in the country, according to a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry.

The objectives of GGI are to provide quantifiable data to compare the state of governance in all states and Union territories, enable them to formulate and implement suitable strategies for improving governance and shift to result oriented approaches and administration, the statement said.

Various principles have been kept in mind while selecting the indicators, i.e. it should be easy to understand and calculate, citizen-centric and result driven, leading to improved results and applicable to all states and UTs, among others, it said.

"The good governance index is a uniform tool across states to assess the status of governance and impact of various interventions taken up by the state government and union territories," the statement said.

The GGI takes into consideration 10 sectors -- agriculture ..