Andhra Pradesh ranks #3 in the SKOCH State of Governance 2023

Highlights

• Andhra Pradesh ranks #3 nationally in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2023.
• A Total of 74 well-performing projects qualified for Deeper Study, out of which 6 were highly impactful and 12 were impactful projects.
• State performed very well in 16 categories.
  1. Tops in Rural Development, Revenue and Housing categories nationally.
  2. Consistent in performance in Agriculture, Police & Safety and Urban Development categories.
  3. Participating first time in Finance and Women & Child Development categories and entered in the top 10 nationally.
  4. Recovers in Education and Health Categories.
• Municipal Governance and Police & Safety submit a larger number of projects for evaluation. Out of these, several well-performing projects are qualified as highly impactful and impactful projects.
• Key achievements
  1. Andhra Pradesh bags 74 SKOCH Orders-of-Merit in the SKOCH State of Governance Awards 2023.
  2. Almost half of these are in Police & Safety and Municipal Governance.
  3. Eight SKOCH Orders-of-Merit were in the Rural Development category nationally
  4. Seven SKOCH Orders-of-Merit were in the Revenue category nationally.
  5. The state won three SKOCH Orders-of-Merit in District Governance, Education and Power & Energy categories each.
  6. The state won 18 awards – two in PLATINUM, four in GOLD and twelve in the SILVER category.

Governance Score of Top 10 States 2023

• Andhra Pradesh ranks #3 in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2023. The state improved its position from #4 in 2022 to #3 in 2023.

Comparison of States 2014-19 & 2020-23

Sectors with Consistent Good Governance

• Andhra Pradesh tops in Rural Development and Revenue categories nationally.
• Andhra Pradesh maintains its rank #2 in Agriculture and Police & Safety and #3 in Urban Development respectively.

Sectors with Comeback

• Andhra Pradesh makes a comeback in Education and Health categories nationally.
• The state is in the Top Five in Education and ranks #3.
• In the Health category, the state ranks #4 in 2023.

First Time Participants Getting National Rank

• Even though participating for the first time, some sectors of Andhra Pradesh are ranked in the top positions.
• Tops in the Housing category nationally.
• The state is in the top 5 in the Finance and Women & Child Development categories nationally.

• Rural Development, Education, Revenue, Finance, Health, Housing, Women and Child Development, Municipal Governance, Skill Development and Power & Energy are the sectors that have seen enhanced focus in 2023.

• Andhra Pradesh has shown a significant improvement in score and improved its rank to reach at #3 position in 2023.

What needs to be DONE in 2024?

• 100+ well-performing projects required to become #1 in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2024.
• 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.