Question : Public Affairs Centre (PAC) has recently launched the Public Affairs Index 2021 (PAI 2021), the annual ranking of the states of India on governance performance.Which one of the following statement is correct option regarding PAI 2021 ?
(a) Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have taken the top three slots among the large states
(b) Sikkim, Goa and Mizoram have emerged as losers among the small states
(c) Both a & b
(d) None of the above
Answer (a)
Related facts —
- PAC has recently(October 2021) launched the Public Affairs Index 2021 (PAI 2021), the annual ranking of the states of India on governance performance.
- The Public Affairs Centre (PAC) is a not-for-profit research think tank situated in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- Public Affairs Index(PAI) 2021 —
- The key points of the Index are given as below –
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have taken the top three slots, emerging winners among the 18 large states in governance performance.
- Gujarat ranks fifth, Karnataka seventh and Maharashtra 12th in the ranking.
- PAI is an annual assessment of the adequacy and quality of governance in states, and it has also assessed the states on the basis of their implementation of the centrally sponsored-programmes of rural employment guarantee scheme, national health mission, integrated child development service, Samagra Siksha Abhiyan and mid-day meal scheme.
- While Sikkim, Goa and Mizoram have emerged winners among the small states, Puducherry, Jammu & Kashmir and Chandigarh are the toppers among the union territories.
- Telangana, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh have performed better than their parent States.