Haryana Ranks #16 in the SKOCH State of Governance 2023

Highlights

• Haryana ranks #16 nationally in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2023.
• A Total of 10 well-performing projects qualified for Deeper Study, out of which 4 were impactful projects.
• State performed very well in 7 categories.
  1. Tops in the Irrigation category nationally.
  2. Has shown maximum improvement in the Ease of Doing Business category.
  3. Consistent in performance in the Education category.
  4. Participating for the first time in the Women & Child Development category and entered in the top 10 nationally.
  5. Recovers in Police & Safety and Municipal Governance categories.
• Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and EoDB submit a larger number of projects for evaluation. Out of these, several well-performing projects are qualified as impactful projects.
• Key achievements
  1. Haryana bags 10 SKOCH Orders-of-Merit in the SKOCH State of Governance Awards 2023.
  2. Two SKOCH Orders-of-Merit are in the Ease of Doing Business, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Fisheries categories nationally.
  3. The state won 4 awards – two in GOLD and two in the SILVER category.

Governance Score of Top 10 States 2023

• Haryana ranks #16 in 2023.

Comparison of States 2014-19 & 2020-23

Sector With Maximum Improvement

• In Ease-of-doing Business, Haryana improved its rank from #8 to #7 in 2023.

Sectors with Comeback

• In some categories, Haryana makes a comeback and ranks within the top ten nationally
• In the Police & Safety category, the state ranks #9 in 2023.
• Haryana ranks #11 in Municipal Governance Category.

First Time Participants Getting National Rank

• Even though participating for the first time, Haryana tops in the Irrigation category nationally.
• In the Women & Child Development category, the state ranks #3 in 2023.

What needs to be DONE in 2024?

• 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.