Chandigarh was adjudged the best governed UT in the country, while Nicobar ended at the bottom in the UT category, according to the Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public Affairs Centre (PAC)
In its annual report released, not-for-profit organisation, headed by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K Kasturirangan, said the states and UT’s were ranked on governance performance based on a composite index in the context of sustainable development.
Chandigarh emerged the best governed union territory in the category of UTs with 1.05 PAI points, followed by Puducherry (0.52) and Lakshadweep (0.003).Dadar and Nagar Haveli (-0.69), Andaman, Jammu and Kashmir (-0.50) and Nicobar (-0.30) were the least performers.
On this occasion, Governor V P Singh Badnore tweeted “Kudos to my team of competent officers for their outstanding contribution in achieving this title.”
Honoured to recieve the #PublicAffairsCentre Award for #Chandigarh, the#BestGoverned #UnionTerritory based on #PublicAffairsIndex2020. Kudos to my team of competent officers for their outstanding contribution in achieving this title. pic.twitter.com/82FjTJCvqI
— V P Singh Badnore (@vpsbadnore) January 4, 2021
