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GOOD GOVERNANCE INDEX

• GGI was released by the Government on 25th December which is also celebrated as Good Governance Day.
• Good governance index (GGI) is a tool to help assess the status of governance in the country.
• The index has been formed by dividing states into 3 different categories. 
• The three categories are Big states, North east & Hill states and Union territories. 
• Kerala has topped in the big states category, Himachal Pradesh has topped in North east & Hill states and Pondicherry has topped in Union Territories.

To know the ranking of your state/UT check the below data:

 

• The objectives of GGI are:

1. To provide data to compare the state of governance in all states and UTs.
2. To enable state/UT to formulate suitable strategies for improving governance.
3. To shift to result-oriented approaches and hence improve the standard of administration in the respective state/UT.