SKOCH Ratings 2025
SKOCH STATE OF GOVERNANCE
INDEX INDICATORS*
| Agriculture Power & Energy | Power & Energy |
| Animal Husbandry & Fisheries | Revenue |
| Consumer Affairs | Skill Development |
| Cooperation | Tourism & Culture |
| District Governance | Transport |
| e-Governance | SOCIAL INCLUSION INDEX INDICATORS |
| Environment | Education |
| EoDB/MSME | Health |
| Finance | Housing |
| Food & Civil Supplies | Labour |
| General Administration | Rural Development |
| Geology & Mining | Sanitation |
| Handlooms & Textiles | Social Justice & Security |
| Horticulture | Sports & Youth |
| Infrastructure | Urban Development |
| Irrigation | Water |
| Municipal Governance | Women & Child Development |
| Police & Safety | Disaster Management |
SKOCH STATE OF SOCIAL INCLUSION
INDEX 2014-22*
| Rank | State | Score |
| 1 | Gujarat | 114.95 |
| 2 | West Bengal | 106.25 |
| 3 | Andhra Pradesh | 101.65 |
| 4 | Tamil Nadu | 68.8 |
| 5 | Odisha | 60.25 |
| 6 | Rajasthan | 58.45 |
| 7 | Uttar Pradesh | 48.25 |
| 8 | Madhya Pradesh | 47.9 |
| 9 | Telangana | 43.7 |
| 10 | Maharashtra | 42.9 |
| 11 | Punjab | 28.2 |
| 12 | Chhattisgarh | 25.5 |
| 13 | Delhi | 23.35 |
| 14 | Kerala | 22.8 |
| 15 | Karnataka | 21.2 |
| 16 | Jharkhand | 20.1 |
| 17 | Bihar | 17.75 |
| 18 | Assam | 15.85 |
| 19 | Haryana | 12.75 |
| 20 | Arunachal Pradesh | 12.4 |
| 21 | Sikkim | 11.2 |
| 22 | Uttarakhand | 7.5 |
| 23 | Himachal Pradesh | 6.1 |
| 24 | Jammu & Kashmir (UT) | 5.9 |
| 25 | Chandigarh (UT) | 3 |
Top Performing States in ‘SKOCH State of Governance
Index 2025’ Assessment
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➥ METHODOLOGY
- Well-performing projects are submitted by nominees for evaluation.
- First round of vetting and shortlisting is done by SKOCH research analysts.
- Overall impact is assessed for new projects whereas ongoing projects are evaluated on incremental improvement.
- Shortlisted projects undergo primary evaluation through a presentation to a Jury of independent and senior domain experts.
- A simultaneous peer evaluation is conducted by those undertaking similar projects.
- Each project therefore receives a comprehensive score. A total of these decide state, central and sectoral performances.
- These projects are put to a popular vote by registered users on the SKOCH web portal.
- Based on an average score, a cut-off threshold is determined and a second shortlist is derived.
- Based on the cut-off, the projects qualify for the Semi-Final Order of Merit.
- The Semi-Finalist nominees are given additional options to participate in fee-based online exhibition and various ICE activities.
- Field research may be undertaken for select projects to evaluate impact through intervention outcomes and benefits received.
- All scores are confidential.
➥LIMITATIONS
- Ratings and ranks are limited by submissions made by the states and their interest in getting the incremental progress in their governance measured in India’s oldest time-series Governance Index.
- Our methodology is unique and has been fine-honed over decades of primary and secondary research. The results are not comparable with any other methodology that is either government/multi-lateral or sponsor funded secondary research based indices.
- Only projects submitted by governments and private sector organisations are rated and recognised. Individuals cannot apply for any personal recognition or rating.
- Revenue is generated through commercial activites related to Information, Communication and Education (ICE). This includes advertising, exhibitions and sponsorships.
- No rating or ranking can be determined based on any commercial considerations outside of SKOCH’s stated Methodology and Ethics Policy.