Highlights

• Kerala ranks #8 nationally in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2023.
• A Total of 27 well-performing projects qualified for Deeper Study, out of which 5 were highly impactful and 11 were impactful projects.
• State performed very well in 11 categories.
  1. Tops in the Finance, General Administration and Social Justice and Security category nationally.
  2. Consistent in performance in Municipal Governance categories.
  3. Participating first time in Disaster Management, Infrastructure and Housing categories and entered in the top 10 nationally.
  4. Recovers in Tourism, e-Governance, Education and Transport categories.
• General Administration and Finance submits 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. Kerala bags 27 SKOCH Orders-of-Merit in the SKOCH State of Governance Awards 2023.
  2. Almost half of these are in the General Administration and Finance categories.
  3. Three SKOCH Orders-of-Merit were in the Social Justice & Security category nationally.
  4. The state won 16 awards – five in GOLD and eleven in the SILVER category.

Governance Score of Top 10 States 2023

• Kerala ranks #8 in 2023.

Comparison of States 2014-19 & 2020-23

Sector With Maximum Improvement

• Kerala tops in Finance in 2023 nationally.

Sectors with Consistent Good Governance

• Kerala maintains its rank in Municipal Governance category nationally.

Sectors with Comeback

• In some categories, Kerala makes a comeback and ranks within the top ten nationally.
• Kerala tops in General Administration nationally.
• In the Tourism category, the state ranks #2 in 2023.
• Kerala ranks #3 in e-Governance, #4 in Education and #7 in Transport respectively.

First Time Participants Getting National Rank

• Even though participating for the first time, Kerala tops in the Social Justice and Security category nationally.

• e-Governance, Finance, General Administration and Social Justice and Empowerment are the sectors with stable focus in the last two years.

What needs to be DONE in 2024?

• 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.