Uttar Pradesh: UTTAR PRADESH IN TOP TEN

Highlights

• Uttar Pradesh ranks #10 nationally in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2022.
• Total of 17 well-performing projects qualified for SKOCH Order-of-Merit, out of which 3 were highly impactful projects and  6 were impactful projects.
• State performed very well in 6 categories.
  1. Has shown maximum improvement in District Governance and Finance.
  2. Participating first time in Infrastructure and entered in the top 10 nationally.
  3. Recovered in Police & Safety.
• 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. Uttar Pradesh bagged 17 SKOCH Orders-of-Merit in the SKOCH State of Governance Awards 2022.
  2. Almost half of these are in Urban Development, District Governance.
  3. Two SKOCH Orders-of-Merit were in Finance.
  4. The state won 9 awards – three in GOLD and six in SILVER category.

Governance Score of Top 10 States 2022

• Uttar Pradesh ranked #10 in 2022.

Comparison of States 2014-19 & 2020-22

Sectors with Maximum Improvement

• In Finance, Uttar Pradesh has improved its rank from #2 to #1
• In District Governance, Uttar Pradesh has improved its rank from #6 to #5

Sectors with Comeback

• In Police & Safety, Uttar Pradesh has make comeback in ranks to #5 in 2022.

First Time Participants Getting National Rank

• Even though participating for the first time, some sectors of Uttar Pradesh are ranked in the top positions.
• The state was ranked #2 in Infrastructure.

• District Governance, e-Governance, Finance, Infrastructure, Police & Safety and Urban Development are the sectors which have seen enhanced focus in 2022 than from year 2021 and 2020.

• Compared to its score and rank in 2021, Uttar Pradesh has shown a decline in score and its rank and reach #10 position in 2022.

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

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