The Public Affairs Centre, a not for profit organisation, assessed states and union territories using data available in the public domain in key areas of governance and came out with ‘Public Affairs Index’, presenting an inter-state comparison. The states were compared on 10 areas each and were given scores between 0 and 1, with 0 being the lowest score and 1 being the highest. Here’s a look at:

Fiscal management

It comprised of two focus subject (and their indicators):

1. Fiscal responsibility and budget management indicators

• Revenue surplus/deficit (percent of gross state domestic product)
• Fiscal surplus/deficit (percent of gross state domestic product)
• Debt burden (percent of gross state domestic product)

2. Resource generation & development expenditure

• Per capita development expenditure
• State’s own tax revenue growth

Here are the rankings: