Meghalaya, 31st October: Meghalaya has been selected as the second best-governed state in India of the Small States Category, with a Public Affair Index 2020 (PAI) of 0.797 after Goa (1.745).
According to an annual report released by PAI, a city-based non-profit organisation headed by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K Kasturirangan, the states were ranked on governance performance based on a composite index in the context of sustainable development.
Chief Minister of Meghalaya Conrad K Sangma expresses his happiness while sharing the post on Facebook.
He wrote, “Proud to share that #Meghalaya has ranked the 2nd Best Governed State in #India in the Small States Category based on the Public Affairs Index 2020 (PAI 2020) of the Public Affairs Centre (PAC) which is an annual ranking of the states of India on governance performance. The states are ranked on Governance performance based on a Composite Index. The governance performance is analyzed in the context of sustainable development defined by 3 pillars – Equity, Growth and Sustainability; 5 Themes; 13 SDGs and 50 indicators.”
Meghalaya rated second best-governed state in India, after which Himachal Pradesh bagged the third position with 0.725, Sikkim came fourth with 0.602, Tripura (0.145) and Arunachal Pradesh (0.048).
According to the report, the worst performers who scored negative points are Mizoram (-0.055) Nagaland (-0.116) followed by Uttarakhand (-0.277), Delhi (-0.289) and Manipur (-0.363).
