Assam slipped to #11 in the SKOCH State of Governance 2022

Highlights

• Assam ranks #11 nationally in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2022.
• Total of 25 well-performing projects qualified for SKOCH Order-of-Merit, out of which 7 were impactful projects.
• State performed very well in 13 categories.
  1. Topped in Transport category nationally.
  2. Participating first time in Labour, Tourism & Culture, Forest, Sports & Youth, Skill Development and Women & Child Development. and entered in the top 10 nationally.
  3. Recovered in e-Governance, Finance, and Health.
• District Governance submitted a larger number of projects for evaluation. Out of these, several well-performing projects were qualified as impactful projects.
• Key achievements
  1. Assam bagged 25 SKOCH Orders-of-Merit in the SKOCH State of Governance Awards 2022.
  2. Almost half of these are in Finance, Forest, and District Governance.
  3. Two SKOCH Orders-of-Merit were in Health, Skill Development and e-Governance each.
  4. The state won 7 awards – two in GOLD and five in SILVER category.

Governance Rank & Score 2022

• Assam ranks #11 in 2022.

Comparison of States 2014-19 & 2020-22

Sectors with Maximum Improvement

• In Transport, Assam has improved its rank from #3 to #1.

Sectors with Comeback

• In Finance, Assam has make comeback in ranks to #3
• In Health, Assam has make comeback in ranks to #6
• In e-Governance, Assam has make comeback in ranks to #10

First Time Participants Getting National Rank

• Even though participating for the first time, some sectors of Assam are ranked in the top positions.
• The state was ranked #2 in Labour, #3 in Tourism & Culture, Forest, and Sports & Youth, #5 in Skill Development and #8 in Women & Child Development.

• e-Governance, Finance, Forest, Health, Labour, Skill Development, Sports & Youth, Tourism & Culture, and Women & Child Development are the sectors which have seen enhanced focus in 2022.

Impactful & Well-Performing Projects of Assam in State of Governance 2022

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What needs to be DONE in 2023?

• 50+ well-performing projects required to rank in the top 10 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