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:

Essential infrastructure

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

1.Power

• T & D losses
• Per capita consumption of power
• Households electrified as a percentage of total

2. Water

• Percentage of households with access to safe drinking water
• Total irrigated area vs total agricultural area
• Existence of water regulatory commission
• Existence of ground water regulation act

3. Roads & Communication

• Surface roads as a percentage of total roads
• Road density per 1,000 sq. km
• Percentage of households with access to cellphone

4. Housing

• No. of pucca houses as a percentage of total
• Slum population as a percentage of total urban population
• Percentage of households with toilets inside premises

Here are the rankings: