Kerala, NaduandTelanganaemerged among the best three performers in terms of overall performance according to theNITI AayogsHealth index, whileUttar Pradeshtopped the table on incremental performance despite being at the bottom.
For the fourth consecutive round, Kerala emerged as the best overall performer. Among smaller states, Mizoram emerged as the best performer in overall performance as well as incremental outcome. Among Union territories (UTs), Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir ranked at the bottom in terms of overall performance but emerged as leading performer in terms of incremental performance.
A vast majority of the states and UTs have recorded a shift in their overall performance rankings from Base Year to reference year. Among the 19 larger states, four improved their rankings while five deteriorated and 10 retained their base year ranks.
Three out of the eight smaller states improved their rankings, four deteriorated while one retained its base year rank. Four UTs improved their ranks while three deteriorated. Assam made the maximum improvement, moving from 15 to 12 while Andaman & Nicobar went down the maximum, from 4 to 7.