Odisha: ODISHA #1 IN WATER & IRRIGATION

Highlights

• Odisha ranks #5 nationally in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2022
• Total of 36 well-performing projects qualified for SKOCH Order-of-Merit, out of which 5 were highly impactful and 11 were impactful projects.
• State performed very well in 14 categories.
  1. Topped in Irrigation and Water categories nationally.
  2. Has shown maximum improvement in District Governance, e-Governance and Tourism & Culture.
  3. Consistent in performance in Education and Geology & Mining categories.
  4. Participating first time in the Revenue category and entered in the top 10 nationally.
  5. Recovered in Health and Police & Safety.
• District Governance and Water have 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
  1. Odisha bagged 36 SKOCH Orders-of-Merit in the SKOCH State of Governance Awards 2022.
  2. Almost half of these are in Water and District Governance.
  3. Three SKOCH Orders-of-Merit were in the Health category.
  4. The state won two SKOCH Orders-of-Merit in education, e-Governance and Municipal Governance each.
  5. The state won 16 awards – one in PLATINUM, four in GOLD and eleven in SILVER category.

Governance Score of Top 10 States 2022

Comparison of States 2014-19 & 2020-22

Sectors with Maximum Improvement

• In District Administration, Odisha has improved its rank from #13 to #4
• In e-Governance, Odisha has improved its rank from #7 to #4
• In Tourism & Culture, Odisha has improved its rank from #3 to #2

Sectors with Consistent Good Governance

• In Irrigation and Water, Odisha has sustained its rank #1 in 2022.
• In Education and Geology & Mining, Odisha has sustained its rank #2 in 2022.

Sectors with Comeback

• In Health, Odisha has make comeback in ranks to #4
• In Police & Safety, Odisha has make comeback in ranks to #10

First Time Participants Getting National Rank

• Even though participating for the first time, some sectors of Odisha are ranked in the top positions.
• The state was ranked #3 in Revenue.

• District Governance, Education, e-Governance, Health, Police & Safety, Revenue, Skill Development, Tourism & Culture and Women & Child Development are the sectors which have seen enhanced focus in 2022.

• Municipal Governance and Irrigation are the sectors with stable focus in last two years.

• Compared to its score and rank in 2021, Odisha has shown a decline in in score and its rank and reach #5 in 2022.

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

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What needs to be DONE in 2023?

• 100+ well-performing projects required to improve the state’s rank in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2023.
• 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