Punjab has ranked #20 in the SKOCH State of Governance 2021 report card. The Top 5 states are classified as ‘Star’ states. The next 5 states are classified as ‘Performer’ states. The next five states are listed in the ‘Catching Up’ category. The remaining states are catalogued as ‘Others’. Punjab at #20 is classified as one of the ‘Others’.
Punjab’s performance over the 2018-2021 period shows many fluctuations, shifting between great potential and significant setbacks. In 2018, Punjab was one of the Top 10 states, ranked at #7. The following year, in 2019, Punjab fell nine places to the #16 rank. The state showed signs of getting back on the right track in 2020, climbing up four places to the #12 rank but in 2021, has once again experienced a decline to the #20 spot.
Punjab ranked #3 in Finance & Revenue, #3 in Water, #4 in Rural Development, #4 in Transport and #16 in District Administration.
Sectors | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
District Administration | 16 | 16 |
• In District Administration, Punjab has sustained its rank No 16 in 2020 & also No 16 in 2021
Sectors | 2021 |
|---|---|
Finance & Revenue | 3 |
Tranport | 4 |
• In Finance & Revenue, Punjab has make comeback in ranks to No 3 in 2021.
• In Transport, Punjab has make comeback in ranks to No 4 in 2021.
| Project Name | Organisation | Category | Beacons of Hope Project Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| e-sewa Service Delivery | District Administration Gurdaspur | District Administration | View Page |
| Gian Da Jharna-The Community Library Project | District Administration Rupnagar | District Administration | View Page |
| Integrated Human Resource Management System(iHRMS) Punjab | Department of Finance,,Government of Punjab | Finance & Revenue | View Page |
| Khedo Punjab Application | Department of Sports, Government of Punjab | Sports & Youth | View Page |
| Mobilizing Communities for Transforming Rural Water Supply in District Amritsar | Department of Water Supply and Sanitation, Government of Punjab | Water | View Page |
| Next Gen Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) Punjab | Department Of Finance Government of Punjab | Finance & Revenue | View Page |
| Real-time monitoring of Water Aupply Schemes | Department of Water Supply and Sanitation, Government of Punjab | Water | View Page |
| Rejuvenation Of Ponds | Deputy Commissioner Office, Barnala | District Administration | View Page |
| Response to COVID-19 | Department of Rural Development and Panchayats, Government of Punjab | Rural Development | View Page |
| Revenue Monitoring and Budgeting System | Department of Water Supply and Sanitation, Government of Punjab | Water | View Page |
| Rolling Weekly e-Auction of Reserved registration Numbers for Vehicles | State Transport Commissioner, Government of Punjab | Transport | View Page |
| SAMPAN (Severe Acute Malnourished: Progressive & Accentuated Nurturing) Application | District Administration Rupnagar | District Administration | View Page |
| Water Tariff Policy for Sustainable Large Surface Water Supply Projects in Rural Punja | Department of Water Supply & Sanitation (DWSS), Government of Punjab | Water | View Page |
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