Kerala, Tamil Nadu And Goa - Best Governed States: PAI

• 02 Nov 2020

• The Public Affairs Index-2020 report was released on 30th October 2020 by a Bengaluru-based not-for-profit organisation Public Affairs Centre.
• The annual report on governance considers three broad parameters — equity, growth and sustainability.
• Former ISRO chairman, Dr K Kasturirangan, is the chairman of PAC.

Key Findings

• Larger States: According to the report, Kerala topped the list in the category of large states followed by Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Bihar were at the bottom of the ranking.
• Smaller States: In the small states category, Goa topped the list followed by Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim. The worst performers in the index with negative points were Manipur, Delhi and Uttarakhand.
• Union Territories: Chandigarh emerged at the top in the category of Union Territories followed by Puducherry and Lakshadweep. Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Andaman, Jammu and Kashmir and Nicobar were the worst performers.