Karnataka ranks #9 nationally in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2022.
Total of 40 well-performing projects qualified for SKOCH Order-of-Merit, out of which 15 were impactful projects.
State performed very well in 21 categories.
Has shown maximum improvement in Municipal Governance and Health.
Participating first time in Horticulture, Sports & Youth, Minority Affairs, Revenue and Tourism & Culture, Ease of Doing Business, Rural Development and Police & Safety and entered in the top 10 nationally.
Recovered in Agriculture, e-Governance, General Administration, Irrigation, Skill Development and Water.
Health, Municipal Governance and Skill Development submitted a larger number of projects for evaluation. Out of these, several well-performing projects were qualified as highly impactful and impactful projects.
Key achievements
Karnataka bagged 40 SKOCH Orders-of-Merit in the SKOCH State of Governance Awards 2022.
Almost half of these are in e-Governance, Skill Development, Health and Municipal Governance.
Three SKOCH Orders-of-Merit were in District Governance and Water each.
The state won 15 awards – one in GOLD and fourteen in SILVER category.
Governance Score of Top 10 States 2022
Karnataka has improved its position from #16 in 2021 to #9 in 2022.
Comparison of States 2014-19 & 2020-22
Sectors with Maximum Improvement
2022
2021
Health
2
3
Municipal Governance
5
7
In Health, Karnataka has improved its rank from #3 to #2
In Municipal Governance, Karnataka has improved its rank from #7 to #5
Sectors with Comeback
2022
General Administration
3
Irrigation
4
Skill Development
4
Water
4
e-Governance
5
Agriculture
6
In General Administration, Karnataka has make comeback in ranks to #3
In Irrigation, Karnataka has make comeback in ranks to #4
In Skill Development, Karnataka has make comeback in ranks to #4
In Water, Karnataka has make comeback in ranks to #4
In e-Governance, Karnataka has make comeback in ranks to #5
In Agriculture, Karnataka has make comeback in ranks to #5
First Time Participants Getting National Rank
2022
Horticulture
2
Sports & Youth
2
Minority Affairs
3
Revenue
3
Tourism & Culture
3
Ease of Doing Business
5
Rural Development
5
Police & Safety
13
Even though participating for the first time, some sectors of Karnataka are ranked in the top positions.
The state was ranked #2 in Horticulture and Sports & Youth, #3 in Minority Affairs, Revenue and Tourism & Culture, #5 in Ease of Doing Business and Rural Development and #13 in Police & Safety.
Agriculture, Ease-of-doing business, General Administration, Horticulture, Irrigation, Minority Affairs, Police & Safety, Revenue, Rural Development, Skill Development, Sports & Youth, Tourism & Culture, and Water are the sectors which have seen enhanced focus in 2022 than from year 2021 and 2020.
Health, District Governance and Social Justice & Security are the sectors with stable focus in the last two years.
Compared to its score and rank in 2021, Karnataka has shown a significant improvement in score and improved its rank to reach at #9 position in 2022.
Impactful & Well-Performing Projects of Karnataka in State of Governance 2022
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What needs to be DONE in 2023?
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