PAC press release

Public Affairs Centre releases Annual Public Affairs Index – 2020

Bengaluru, Oct 31: Annual Public Affairs Index 2020, released by Public Affairs Centre (PAC) for states of India based on governance performance. The basis of ranking is made on composite index in the context of sustainable development defined by 3 pillars – Equity, Growth and Sustainability; 5 Themes; 13 SDGs and 50 indicators.

The states of southern India – Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are the top four ranking states in large state category. Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Bihar were at the bottom in the list with negative points.

Large States list of PAI 2020 Index. Credits:pacindia.org

Goa led the small state category with Manipur being last in the list.

Top 10 Small States of PAI 2020 Index. Credits:pacindia.org

Chandigarh was way ahead of its counterparts in Union Territory category with Dadra and Nagar Haveli huffing and puffing in the end.

List of Union Territories based on PAI Index 2020

PAC is a not-for-profit think tank established in 1994 with a mission of improving the quality of governance in India. It focuses on action-based research in Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

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