Highlights

• West Bengal ranks #7 nationally in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2023.
• A Total of 30 well-performing projects qualified for Deeper Study, out of which 5 were highly impactful and 11 were impactful projects.
• State performed very well in 12 categories.
  1. Tops in the Cooperation category nationally.
  2. Has shown maximum improvement in the District Governance, Police & Safety, General Administration and Power & Energy categories.
  3. Participating first time in Disaster Management, Infrastructure and Housing categories and entered in the top 10 nationally.
  4. Recovers in Animal Husbandry & Fisheries and Transport categories.
• District Governance and Police & Safety submit a larger number of projects for evaluation. Out of these, several well-performing projects are qualified as highly impactful and impactful projects.
• Key achievements
  1. West Bengal bags 30 SKOCH Orders-of-Merit in the SKOCH State of Governance Awards 2023.
  2. Almost half of these are in the Police & Safety and District Governance categories.
  3. Three SKOCH Orders-of-Merit were in the Ease of Doing Business, Power & Energy and Transport categories nationally.
  4. The state won 16 awards – five in GOLD and eleven in the SILVER category.

Governance Score of Top 10 States 2023

• West Bengal ranks #7 in 2023.

Comparison of States 2014-19 & 2020-23

Sector With Maximum Improvement

• In General Administration and Power & Energy, West Bengal improves its rank and ranks to #2 in 2023.
• In District Governance, the state improves from #13 to #3 in 2023.
• The state ranks #4 in 2023 in Police & Safety category.

Sectors with Comeback

• In some categories, West Bengal makes a comeback and ranks within the top ten nationally.
• In the Animal Husbandry & Fisheries category, the state ranks #3 in 2023.
• West Bengal ranks #5 in Transport category in 2023 nationally.

First Time Participants Getting National Rank

• Even though participating for the first time, some sectors of West Bengal are ranked in the top positions.
• West Bengal tops in the Cooperation category nationally.
• The state ranks #2  in the Disaster Management, Infrastructure and Housing categories nationally.

• West Bengal has shown a decline in the score and its rank & reach #7 in 2023.

What needs to be DONE in 2024?

• 80+ well-performing projects required to rank in the top 5 states.
• Alternatively, a higher number of Platinum and Gold performances can improve the ranking.
• Incremental improvements in previously evaluated/awarded projects can be submitted.
• Multiple projects from one department can be submitted.
• Most states have a large number of projects at the District and Municipal levels.
• Most states tend to retain or improve their annual ranks.
• Police and Power & Energy tend to submit a larger number of projects.