CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Rajasthan has topped the Other States (Group B) category in Judiciary and Public Safety, Environment & Citizen Centric Governance. GGI 2021 says that in the North-East and Hill States category, Mizoram and Jammu and Kashmir have registered an overall increase of 10.4% and 3.7% respectively over GGI 2019.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gujarat has topped the composite ranking in the Good Governance Index 2021 covering 10 sectors, followed by Maharashtra and Goa.

Detailed explanation-3: -Karnataka ranked third in economic justice in the Public Affairs Index, 2022. While the BJP-ruled Haryana topped the list of ranking in the Public Affairs Index (PAI), 2022, Karnataka, also ruled by the party, secured the sixth place in delivery of social, economic, and political justice, among 18 large States.

Detailed explanation-4: -58 indicators from 10 sectors have been considered for preparing GGI-2021. Uttar Pradesh has secured 5th rank in Group ‘B’ with a score of 4.628 in the overall ranking of Good Governance Index, while Madhya Pradesh has been ranked first in Group ‘B’.

Detailed explanation-5: -India ranks overall 52, that is, exactly at midpoint of 104 countries ranked.