Tamil Nadu significantly improves ranking in the SKOCH State of Governance 2022

Highlights

• Tamil Nadu ranks #2 nationally in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2022.
• Total of 82 well-performing projects qualified for SKOCH Order-of-Merit, out of which 9 were highly impactful and 15 were impactful projects.
• State performed very well in 22 categories.
  1. Topped in e-Governance, Municipal Governance, Tourism & Culture and Urban Development categories nationally.
  2. Has shown maximum improvement in District Governance and Police & Safety.
  3. Participating first time in Power & Energy, Social Justice & Social Security, Cooperation, Environment, Revenue, Forest and Handlooms & Textiles and entered in the top 10 nationally.
  4. Recovered in Education, Finance, General Administration, Health, Rural Development, Skill Development, Transport and Water.
• District Governance and Urban 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
  1. Tamil Nadu bagged 82 SKOCH Orders-of-Merit in the SKOCH State of Governance Awards 2022.
  2. Almost half of these are in Health, District Governance and Urban Development.
  3. Three SKOCH Orders-of-Merit were in Tourism & Culture and Power & Energy each.
  4. The state won six, five and four SKOCH Orders-of-Merit in e-Governance, Water and Police & Safety, respectively.
  5. The state won 24 awards – nine in GOLD and fifteen in SILVER category.

Governance Score of Top 10 States 2022

Comparison of States 2014-19 & 2020-22

Sectors with Maximum Improvement

• In Municipal Governance, Tamil Nadu has improved its rank from #6 to #1
• In District Governance, Tamil Nadu has improved its rank from #9 to #2
• In Police & Safety, Tamil Nadu has improved its rank from #6 to #3

Sectors with Comeback

• In Education, Tamil Nadu has make comeback in ranks to #7
• In e-Governance, Tamil Nadu has make comeback in ranks to #1
• In Finance, Tamil Nadu has make comeback in ranks to #4
• In General Administration, Tamil Nadu has make comeback in ranks to #8
• In Health and Water, Tamil Nadu has make comeback in ranks to #3
• In Rural Development and Skill Development, Tamil Nadu has make comeback in ranks to #6
• In Transport, Tamil Nadu has make comeback in ranks to #5

First Time Participants Getting National Rank

• Even though participating for the first time, some sectors of Tamil Nadu are ranked in the top positions.
• The state was ranked #1 in Tourism & Culture and Urban Development, #2 in Cooperation and Handlooms & Textiles, #3 in Power & Energy and Environment, #4 in Social Justice & Social Security and #6 in Revenue and Forest.

• Cooperation, e-Governance, Environment, Finance, Forest, General Administration, Health, Handlooms & Textiles, Power & Energy, Rural Development, Revenue, Skill Development, Social Justice & Security, Tourism & Culture, Transport, Urban Development and Water are the sectors which have seen enhanced focus in 2022 than from year 2021 and 2020.

• Compared to its score and rank in 2021, Tamil Nadu has shown a significant improvement in score and improved its rank to reach at #2 position in 2022.

Impactful & Well-Performing Projects of Tamil Nadu in State of Governance 2022

What needs to be DONE in 2023?

• 100+ well-performing projects required to become #1 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