Kerala improves in the SKOCH State of Governance 2022

Highlights

• Kerala ranks #16 nationally in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2022.
• Total of 20 well-performing projects qualified for SKOCH Order-of-Merit, out of which 5 were impactful projects.
• State performed very well in 11 categories.
  1. Topped in Cooperation and Food & Civil Supplies categories nationally.
  2. Maximum improvement in District Governance category.
  3. Participating first time in Animal Husbandry & Fisheries, Women & Child Development and Rural Development categories and entered in the top 10 nationally.
  4. Recovered in Finance & Water categories.
• Police & Safety, District Governance and Municipal Governance submitted a larger number of projects for evaluation. Out of these, several well-performing projects were qualified as impactful projects.

Key achievements

1. Kerala bagged 20 SKOCH Orders-of-Merit in the SKOCH State of Governance Awards 2022.
2. The state won 5 awards – all five in SILVER category.

Governance Rank & Score 2022

• Kerala ranks #16 in 2022.

Comparison of States 2014-19 & 2020-22

Sectors with Maximum Improvement

• In District Governance, Kerala has improved its rank from #17 to #12

Sectors with Comeback

• In Finance, Kerala has make comeback in ranks to #2 in 2022.
• In Water, Kerala has make comeback in ranks to #5.

First Time Participants Getting National Rank

• Even though participating for the first time, some sectors of Kerala are ranked in the top positions.
• The state was ranked #1 in Cooperation and Food & Civil Supplies, #3 in Animal Husbandry & Fisheries, #4 in Women & Child Development and #7 in Rural Development.

• Education, Environment, Finance, Forest, Housing, Minority Affairs, Power & Energy, Skill Development, Tourism & Culture and Women & Child Development are the sectors that have seen enhanced focus in 2022.

Impactful & Well-Performing Projects of Kerala 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