DISSERTATION 2020
SPA DELHI
Kerala ranked first among the nations, with a score of 70. With 69, Himachal Pradesh came second. Within several union territories, Chandigarh secured the top spot with a score of 70 while Puducherry ranked second with 66. Delhi rated as fifth amongst other nine Union Territories with a rating of 61. Bihar ranked last among all the states and there are not any such improvements seen from the past 1 year. The biggest improvement was achieved by Uttar Pradesh, In 2018 report, Uttar Pradesh secured last rank and In 2019 reports it jumps in rank from 29th to 23rd. There are a total 8 states which scored more than 65 and considered to be Front Runner and rest 20 states are lagging behind and they are considered as performers.
4.1.3 Union Territories There are a total 8 union territories in this country in which Chandigarh secured first rank, Pondicherry secured 2nd rank. Jammu and Kashmir ranked last among all the union territories. There are a total 2 union territories which are able to score more than 65 and considered to be as Front Runner and rest 6 union territories are lagging behind and they are considered as performers.
4.1.5 Progress of Sustainable Development Goals. After achieving the progress on Sustainable Development Goals NITI Aayog formed indexes on Innovation, School Education, Water Management, Health and Energy for the growth and prosperity for India. And these Indexes create an extensive framework for betterment of the environment of 29states and seven union territories. Delhi is considered as one of the most innovative UT’s in India and also secured top rank among all the states and UT’s of India. And to evaluate the performance of the school education sector SEQI (School Education Quality Index) was formed and focuses on learning outcomes, access outcomes infrastructure & facilities for outcomes. And In 2017, the State Health Index was formed in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family welfare to measure the performance of state and union territories. In addition, State Energy Index were formed to compare the energy accessibility, affordability and reliability. 47
